Mavie Blog
With our articles on mental health and well-being we wish to inspire everyone to develop a deeper understanding of this topic with tips for everyday life, exercises, experience reports and advice from our counsellors and psychologists.
Mavie editorial team
·21/05/2024
4 arguments to convince your management of the benefits of EAP
To introduce an EAP (Employee Assistance Program) in your company, your management needs convincing arguments as to why this investment in employee health is worthwhile. We have collected facts and figures that you can present to your management.
10 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·27/03/2024
5 tips for more employee commitment
When employees feel connected to the company, they are happier, more productive and stay in their job longer. But how do you increase and maintain a team's commitment? We reveal 5 measures that lead to greater employee loyalty.
9 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·26/01/2024
Employee motivation: a question of meaning
What intrinsically motivates people in their job is meaning. Anyone who understands the meaning of their own work will work with enthusiasm. Find out how managers can promote a sense of meaning.
1 minute reading time
Mavie editorial team
·19/12/2023
How to achieve your goals
Exercising regularly, having less stress, eating healthily – how to implement good resolutions and integrate them permanently into everyday life.
4 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·01/12/2023
Change processes: This is how teams cope with change
Changes are unavoidable in business, but the word “change” usually causes discomfort at first. Here you can find out why this is the case and how managers can still safely navigate their teams through change processes.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·15/11/2023
This is how self-realization works
How can you grow beyond yourself and develop further? How do you live your dreams and goals? Maslow's hierarchy of needs offers insight into our basic needs and shows what we still lack for self-realization.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·24/10/2023
Sport & Nutrition: How to escape the self-optimization trap!
A healthy life requires exercise and a balanced diet. But you quickly drift towards self-optimization. We explain how to achieve physical well-being without stress and find the right amount of exercise for yourself.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·22/09/2023
Become more satisfied: Are your 4 basic needs met?
Feeling more balanced and happier: This works best when you know your basic psychological needs - and take care of them. These steps will help.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·07/09/2023
Dealing with sick employees in the right way
Employees get sick and are absent. This is a challenge for both supervisors and colleagues. We show two case studies - and how you as a manager can create a good working environment when employees are absent.
4 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·04/08/2023
Find more attention in your team: No more self-doubt
Appreciation. Recognition. To be seen as an important part of the big picture. But sometimes you feel invisible at work - because you are in your own way. These strategies help against uncertainties and bring more authentic visibility.
2 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·26/07/2023
Live healthier with good time management
Good time management not only decreases stress but also alleviates fears and concerns. Here are five tips to enhance your well-being and work-life balance through efficient time management.
2 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·19/07/2023
More serenity in times of crisis
Uncertain and turbulent times? Constantly new challenges at work? Experts describe the changes in today's world with the VUCA model. We explain what's behind it - and how you can master all hurdles calmly and confidently.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·07/07/2023
Stress is contagious too
When the person across from us is all edgy and nervous, it can affect us as well. Mavie knows why this is so, when one is particularly prone to "stress infections" and which strategies help against them.
2 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·03/07/2023
The next crisis is bound to come - how can companies help?
At the HR congress "Future of Work" Stefan Pohl, Employee Experience Lead at Takeda in Austria, spoke with Charlyne Hochreiter-Götz from Mavie about the topic of stress and how to support employees with EAP (Employee Assistance Program) in crises.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·05/06/2023
Coming out on the job – which questions help with the decision?
Openly communicated homosexuality should not be a problem at work. And yet, in certain situations and sectors, the danger of discrimination lurks. Those affected are then caught in a dilemma between secrecy and freedom.
1 minute reading time
Mavie editorial team
·25/04/2023
How companies can better deal with stress
Everyone has it, nobody wants it: stress. Basically, stress is a normal reaction of our body. But when stress becomes permanent, our health suffers. In addition, stress can burden entire teams. Mavie explains how companies best respond to stress.
4 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·21/04/2023
What great leaders do right
Managers have to make countless decisions every day. Not all of them can be perfect. But there are a number of very mundane moments where they can shine.
4 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·03/04/2023
More clarity when looking for a partner
In this blog post we present which thoughts and considerations can support you in your search for a partner – and which question can bring you more clarity in just 10 minutes.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·29/03/2023
How to really switch off on vacation
What people consider relaxing can vary greatly. We have tips and ideas that you can use to make your individual vacation even more soothing.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·10/03/2023
This is what counselling sessions at Mavie offer
Curious about what occurs during a counselling sessions offered at Mavie? We'll describe what psychosocial counselling entails and how it works.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·17/02/2023
Fears of the future: What we can influence (and what we can't)
How do you cope better with fears about the future? Mavie shares methods to better manage worry and circling thoughts.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·03/02/2023
Vision boards: this is how you define and achieve goals
If you visualize goals, you can achieve them more easily. A vision board can help you feel positive and inspired about where you want to go.
2 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·20/01/2023
Switch off after work – this is how it works
When the boundaries between job and free time become increasingly blurred, our health also suffers at some point. Exhaustion, restlessness and sleep problems are the result. This makes it all the more important to know methods that help us consciously switch off after work.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·17/01/2023
Take a healthy break
The days of coffee and cigarettes are gone. If you want to do something good for yourself during the work day, you should use other sources of energy for body, mind and soul.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·12/01/2023
These three little helpers support the body during the cold season
A healthy and balanced diet usually gives the human body everything it needs. In autumn and winter, that is often not enough, and there are three little helpers in particular that help us stay healthy: vitamin C, zinc and vitamin D.
4 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·16/12/2022
How you deal with conflicts under the Christmas tree?
Christmas brings not just peace, joy, and the delightful aroma of gingerbread, but it can also stir up family conflicts. We offer advice on how to effectively manage these conflicts when tensions arise during the holiday season.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·09/12/2022
Mindfulness in relationships: How to keep love fresh
Love gets lost in the daily grind? You live as a couple only side by side, but no longer with each other? That doesn't have to be the case. The solution is lived mindfulness in a relationship - and this is how it works.
4 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·18/11/2022
Build better teams by ensuring psychological safety
Is it acceptable to make errors? Absolutely! Embrace them. As a leader, fostering an environment where everyone feels free to err cultivates a culture of fearlessness, boosting employee contentment, mental well-being, productivity, and achievement.
2 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·03/11/2022
Workplace satisfaction: take a holistic view
Holistic moderation is seen as the key to good leadership and staff motivation. The underlying principle involves looking after “soft” factors as well as measuring performance. Fortunately, there’s a strategy you can use for holistic team leadership.
2 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·24/10/2022
Getting the sack, loss, grief: a guide for managers
A wave of layoffs in the company. An employee takes on a different job. Or one of your colleagues passes away. Especially for management, such losses and grief pose a real challenge. Here is how you can find a healthy way to deal with the situation.
2 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·04/10/2022
Reduce stress through mindfulness – this is how it works
When it all becomes too much: lower your stress with our mindfulness method and create a better work-life balance. Read here how your toes can help you with this.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·22/09/2022
Resilience: how to train your psychological immune system
Want to emerge from crises feeling empowered? Want to use conflicts, stress and problems as an opportunity to grow? To do this, you need resilience – in other words, you have to be “mentally strong”. This is something you can train and work on at any age. We’ll show you how.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·13/09/2022
Motivation boosters at work (part 2)
Do you feel demotivated at work and are enjoying your job less? Have you already tried the five motivation tips from [part 1](https://mavie.care/en/blog/motivations-booster-fuer-die-arbeit-teil-1)? Here you’ll find even more ideas for getting your motivation back on track.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·05/09/2022
Motivation boosters at work (part 1)
Do you find it hard to motivate yourself at work and get through your to-do list? Then try these five motivation tips – and re-discover the joy of working.
2 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·25/08/2022
Calling all managers: here’s how you can identify burnout at an earlier stage
Burnt out, empty, exhausted and socially withdrawn: these are some of the signs that you or your employees are at risk of burnout. Plus: how you can create a healthy, appreciative work environment and achieve a better work-life balance.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·11/08/2022
Success strategy: 5 steps to reach your goal
Are you dreaming of a change in your professional or personal life? With this 5-step programme, you can reach your goals faster and achieve a better work-life balance.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·02/08/2022
5 mindfulness exercises for reducing stress
Focusing on the here and now has been proven to reduce stress. With these five mindfulness techniques for in-between moments, you'll find more relaxation and achieve a better work-life balance.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·21/07/2022
How to cope with exam anxiety
Students, and anyone partaking in further education for that matter, knows the feeling all too well: the dreaded fear of failure that starts to creep in when you’re taking tests and exams. In many cases, everything you’ve learned simply vanishes from your mind. These eight expert tips can help you keep calm in the face of acute exam anxiety.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·06/07/2022
Boost productivity and satisfaction with an EAP
Less stress. More team spirit. Positive corporate culture. That’s how the Mavie Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) can change your life for the better.
3 minutes reading time
Mavie editorial team
·30/06/2022
Am I being bullied?
Is this a normal work conflict? Or a case of bullying? Read here about the typical behaviour of bullies – and why they act that way.
2 minutes reading time