Words to live by????

Hey there! Between workplace conferences, webinars, meetings, and life, this last week or two has felt a little breathless. I needed some calming words to help me stop that burnout creep (don't we all?), and I found them in our top news story: Pause. Notice. Choose.?Elsewhere, email newsletters (just like this one), avoiding greenwashing, and comms jobs in 2023.?Let's dive in!?

Three small words, one big idea???

The most common cause of stress and burnout is work. Sorry, work, but it's true. If you want to thrive, it's worth developing simple strategies that help you manage workplace stress. This Harvard psychologist breaks down into three things. Pause. Notice. Choose.

Your corporate Comms career????

I truly and sincerely hope you're happy in your current job - you deserve it! If you are a communicator looking at possible roles elsewhere though, Ragan has published this thoughtful rundown of the jobs market for professionals right now.

Using pronouns at work?????

Though it's become far more common now, organizations and individuals have different approaches to pronoun use. If you've been tasked with encouraging a culture of pronoun usage, here are some tips .??

A newsletter as good as this one????

OK, so the Roundup isn't an internal comms newsletter, but I'm a communicator too and I write it, so...it counts. Kind of. If you're looking to create or refresh your own employee newsletter, why not take a look at these handy tips .

Sustaining sustainability???

We've posted about ESG and sustainability comms before, but this article caught my eye this week. It's aimed at external communicators, but avoiding greenwashing is just as important for delivering on your values and culture internally .

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