Davana Pilczuk
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Finish Line: How to Spot a Taker
They are charming, charismatic, funny; you meet them and they sweep you off your feet with their unassuming sales pitch of how awesome they are. You are → Read More
Finish Line: How to decide who to vote for
I am not a politician or political writer by any means.However, I do write consistently on the topics of toxic workplaces, the makings of good teams and → Read More
Finish Line: Four secrets of super successful people
Want to be successful or standout in your field? Looking to be called a high performer or someone who is considered extremely good at what they do?Here → Read More
Finish Line: Stress tips in the time of COVID
If you are dealing with unrelenting stress this year, you might want to tune in this Thursday to the Encourage Health podcast discussing anxiety, stress → Read More
Finish Line: Managing a micromanager
If there is ever a boss who can wear you down, it’s the micromanager.Their incessant need to scrutinize and criticize your work deflates you. Their → Read More
Finish Line: Remote work benefits both employees and employers
With so many people now working from home, many have been reminded by their managers that it’s a privilege to be able to do so. It has taken, and it will continue to take, a while for companies to become okay with people working from home, but I’d like to challenge the notion that it’s a privilege for the employee.While I do agree working from home is more convenient and does have some upsides,… → Read More
Finish Line: Four key people who can help you post layoff
I didn’t anticipate writing about layoffs four months after the first time I wrote about being laid off. I thought by now, things would be much better. But another week has gone by and 1.2 million new people have filed for unemployment. I am truly at a loss as to what to say about this.What I can say is, from personal experience, you need the following four people in your life to help you get… → Read More
Finish Line: When to challenge a toxic work culture
Let’s pretend you have deemed your company, boss or team of co-workers to be toxic.You’ve had enough of the fear-based leadership, blatant favoritism, sexism, racism or general bad behavior that you continue to tolerate every day. Your inner voice is telling you to speak up and fight the good fight. By standing up to these corporate injustices, you will right the wrongs and help the many who… → Read More
Finish Line: Weigh risks when making reopening decisions
Wondering how to safely re-open during COVID-19? Unfortunately, most of us are not health and safety professionals, so we feel ill equipped to answer that → Read More
Finish Line column: You lost your job not your identity
If you’ve recently lost your job, my heart goes out to you. I know how you feel. There is often a profound sense of loss and fear that comes with being laid off, and that feeling can be mistaken for the actual job itself. If you feel like you’ve suddenly lost your purpose and point in life, it isn’t the job loss that is causing you to feel this way. It is the perception that you no longer… → Read More
Finish Line column: Your employees need stress relief help
When’s the last time you had the desire to learn how to change a tire or fix that blub thingy in your toilet? I doubt you’ve cared unless your car recently had a flat or your toilet suddenly started leaking, nonstop. Rarely do we find interest in learning about things that seem irrelevant to us. But if and when they suddenly become relevant, our desire to learn goes way up.Right now all your… → Read More
Finish Line column: How to help someone through a layoff
It is official. I have now entered the world of unemployment; thank you COVID-19. I have joined the millions of my fellow citizens who are now incomeless → Read More
Finish Line column: Respect is the key to employees feeling valued
Ask any employee what’s most important to them, and the word respect will most likely hit the list. People regardless of age or experience all want to be treated a certain way for them to feel of value in their place of business. Respect is frequently seen in vision statements and discussed openly at staff meetings, but most employees can say they have felt quite the opposite on numerous… → Read More
Finish Line column: Benchmark the Healthcare Process Improvement Conference
Want to learn how to reduce workplaces stress, improve your business’ performance and provide the best patient care for your clientele? This Thursday and Friday, the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers will host a three-day health care conference in downtown Savannah.The Healthcare Systems Process Improvement Conference (HSPI) is the preeminent conference for practitioners of quality… → Read More
Finish Line column: Resolve to be bored in 2020
Remember the days when you would sit in your car, slowly moving in traffic, with nothing to do but think? Or when you used to stand in the grocery store → Read More
Finish Line: Hearing loss affects balance, anxiety
Recently, I had a bout of vertigo. It hit me on a Saturday and lasted an entire day, with me feeling like I couldn’t stop spinning to the left. It was frightening and annoying and left me unable to do all I had set out to accomplish. Thank goodness it passed, but turns out many of us deal with dizziness and balance related issues all the time.Hearing loss affects balanceWhen I worked in the… → Read More
Finish Line: Celebrate the Fourth with healthy party fruits
If you are stuck at work this week and can’t take extra days off for the Fourth of July holiday, have a party in the office! While most holiday parties consist of casseroles and heavy desserts, you could have a healthy, light luncheon with yummy foods that emphasize that summer is here, being healthy is important, and packs a healthy punch everyone can enjoy.Play with fruitInstead of high… → Read More
Finish Line: Look at ways to overcome food insecurity
Food deserts and food insecure neighborhoods in the Lowcountry will be the focus a presentation by Desirae Suggs during the Enmarket Encourage Health Speaker Series lecture June 25 at the Charles H. Morris Center.Suggs, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica, is a certified personal trainer and is also studying to become a registered dietician.Suggs hopes that attendees will gain valuable… → Read More
Finish Line: Lose weight at your office job
Six months ago you probably had high hopes to lose some weight. Chances are you’ve hit a plateau, or what you’ve been trying just isn’t working as well as you would have liked. If you work in an office and are tied to a desk most of your days, the weight loss journey will be even harder. Here are five ways to jump start that metabolism of yours and get you losing weight again.Stand don’t… → Read More
Finish Line: Bad bosses are bad for your health
We are all familiar with the phrase ‘a happy wife means a happy life’ and science has shown that statement to be true. Numerous studies have found that the person we marry has a greater impact on our health and stress level than probably anyone else in our lives. But did you know that your boss is also another crucial person who can have a profound impact on your health? And if you consider how… → Read More