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are the 24/7 notifications draining your team's battery?
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Happy Monday HR friends!👋
Today we’re pondering ping fatigue for our teams.🧠
We’re always connected. Via Teams, Slack and lots of employees feel like they can’t escape if they have them installed on their phones too.
But being contactable 24/7 has some serious downsides, especially as we approach the holiday period when lots of our workforce are travelling and enjoying a well earned break.
Let’s dive in shall we? e: 🤿
In Today’s Edition
🔔 Ping Fatigue: The Silent Productivity Killer
🛋️ The Break Room: Is the ping fatigue real in your business? Do you have clear boundaries in place?
📚 Human Readsources: Google sued for alleged parental discrimination during layoffs, Netflix denies reversing unlimited parental leave policy, Executives more optimistic after election, expect business expansion.
“I know it’s late, but I just wanted to check in on the status of….”
Problem solved!
Ping fatigue is the mental exhaustion caused by constant app alerts and messages. It silently kills productivity, making it nearly impossible to focus.
This week's featured article explores ping fatigue in depth - what it is, why it's hurting your team, and proven tips to finally silence the noise.
Constant notifications and messages can quickly lead to mental burnout. Learn how to reclaim your focus and boost productivity.
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😩 Ping Fatigue: The Silent Productivity Killer
We've all been there - drowning in a sea of Slack notifications, email alerts, and chat pings. Just when you start to focus, *ping* there goes your concentration again.
This relentless digital disruption is called "ping fatigue" and it's a productivity killer.
According to a recent survey, 55% of workers report feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of digital distractions in their workday. Both in office teams and fully remote teams can suffer. All those pings make it tough to stay on task and can seriously drain your mental energy.
But don't throw in the towel just yet! There are strategies we can implement for our teams to wrestle back control.
Setting boundaries like disabling notifications during focus hours or implementing "email batching" windows can help. And don't be afraid to go old-school - sometimes the best focus hack is to encourage teams to close your the and using a pen and paper.
After all, your team's sanity (and turnover rates) are at stake here.
🔗 Further reading
👀 TLDR
Constant app notifications and pings lead to "ping fatigue" - mental exhaustion that kills productivity. This digital distraction blurs work-life balance and increases stress. Combat it by auditing apps, setting notification boundaries, and encouraging your team to take regular breaks from screens.
⚡ Takeaway and Try
- 🔇 Encourage dedicated "focus time" on your team's calendar and mute all notifications during those blocks. Help your managers audit their team calendars and if necessary: block out the time slots for them!
- 💻 Use tools like Freedom or Forest to temporarily block distracting apps and websites.
- 🕰 ️ Encourage a culture of batch-checking notifications at set intervals (e.g., every 90 minutes) instead of responding immediately.
- 📢 Encourage your team to use tagging features (e.g., @urgentreply) to prioritize truly urgent messages.
- 🧘♀️ Propose implementing "no-meeting" blocks or days to allow for uninterrupted deep work.
☕ The Break Room: What's Your Take?
🗳️ Is ping fatigue a concern for you? |
📚 Human Readsources
🏢 Google Sued for Alleged Discrimination Against New Parents During Layoffs (HR Grapevine) - Lawsuit alleges Google discriminated against new parents during layoffs.
⚖️ Netflix Denies Reversing "Unlimited" Parental Leave Policy (HR Dive) - Netflix denies reversing unlimited parental leave policy amid cost-cutting measures.
📊 Business Leaders Upbeat After Election, Hiring Plans Rise (HR Dive) - Post-election optimism boosts hiring plans, profit expectations among business leaders.
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