Cognitive defusion teaches you how to step back from your thoughts so they lose their power on your behavior. Instead of struggling with your mind or trying to silence it, you can change your relationship with your thoughts. The human mind generates predictions, judgments, and memories all day long. Many of these thoughts are helpful,…
ORNL’s Everbridge, the Laboratory Shift Superintendent (LSS) notification system, [has been] will be upgraded to a newer version to improve the reliability, security, and overall performance of our emergency notification system. As part of this upgrade, current LSS Alert subscriptions will not carry over to the new system. If you are subscribed to LSS Alerts, you…
ETEC is holding the Nuclear Opportunities Workshop this week. Yesterday, UCOR President and Program Manager Jim Blankenhorn moderated a panel with our three cleanup partners—Oak Ridge in Action: Three Missions, One Future. Panelists were, Erik Olds, Manager of DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management; Mary Helen Hitson, NNSA Y-12 Field Office Manager; and Trey…
UCOR is offering discounted tickets to University of Tennessee football games this fall. Click here to purchase tickets for the Sept. 19 game vs Kennesaw State and the Nov. 7 game vs Kentucky. Only a few tickets are left for each game, so order quickly before they are all sold out.
Note: Please submit all advance questions by next Wednesday, Aug. 12.
[Supervisor Success: Mastering People Skills & Cultivating High-Performing Teams is a monthly series from UCOR’s Human Resources Manager Mary Alice Douglass designed to support front line supervisors.] Problems are a natural part of any workplace, but how you, as a supervisor, approach them can make all the difference. Instead of viewing problems as roadblocks, see…
Karl Klinger works in the records management and procedures group and has been with UCOR for four years. He and his wife of four years love hiking as well as playing board games. They have over 100 games at their disposal. To learn more about Karl, watch the video.
As UCOR continues phasing in Type 2 hard hats across the Oak Ridge Reservation, your feedback is how we will continue to phase them in safely and efficiently without disruption to day-to-day operations. Over the past several weeks, we’ve shared why we’re making this transition, highlighted the extensive field evaluations conducted by our Nuclear Operations…
[This is final article in our series on neurodivergence, designed to help our team understand, support, and value the different ways we all process information.] Traditional workplaces often reward a specific type of worker: highly social, quick to speak in meetings, and comfortable making eye contact. However, these traits do not measure actual talent. Neurodivergent…
