We’ve Got Cox!

The Busyness Paradox

In those heady days between the Covid vaccine roll-out and the Delta variant, a most unexpected paradox began to emerge. After a year of working from home and yearning for social interaction, millions of people got vaccinated and...stayed home. We had to call in reinforcements for this one, folks. David Cox, a Gallup-certified strengths coach, instructor, training specialist and former police officer to discuss the toll that prolonged isolation can have on our physical and mental health. He shares insights into how remote workers and their employers can work together to avoid these problems and, most importantly, he identifies the warning signs isolation-induced anxiety and depression that managers need to look for in their remote employees.
Links to people and topics discussed in the episode:
00:05 - David Cox: Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Certified in Gamification, Change Agent, LMS Administrator; Instructional Designer, Classroom Instructor, Virtual Instructor.
14:30 - Technology and Productivity: An Insider's Perspective
19:45 - Niksen: The value of doing nothing
23:00 - Apple Fitness
26:00 - Podcast: Shady Statistics and the Status Quo
35:30 - What's a Health Coach?

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1. We’ve Got Cox! (00:00:00)

2. Introducing David Cox (00:00:05)

3. We Can Finally Leave the House! Let's Not. (00:01:45)

4. Economic Impacts (00:05:30)

5. WFH Stressors (00:11:00)

6. WFH Boundaries and Structure (00:13:45)

7. Reducing Social Isolation (While Socially Isolating) (00:27:45)

8. Having a Health Coach (00:35:30)

9. Employee Warning Signs (00:36:58)

10. It's Too Peopley (00:44:45)