Category / Business and productivity

The minutes just after you wake up are often a good indicator of what the rest of the day will be like. Create your own morning ritual using the ideas below for…

With the economic recovery, many customers have told us that demand for their products and services has never been higher. And yet, with the labour shortage, they are short of people. Result:…

Telework definitely has its benefits: zero commute, fewer distractions and a better work-family balance. But a company’s success also depends on collaboration, creativity and engagement, all of which are better cultivated in…

Is it enough to set up desks in an open space, a kombucha bar and a foosball table to say you have a strong corporate culture? No. A culture depends on the…

Why put off until tomorrow what you can do today? So you don’t have to do it now, of course! The problem is that this list of perpetually postponed unpleasant tasks just…

Here’s a hard truth. People are ignoring your emails. It’s nothing personal. It’s just that most emails are utterly energy-sapping. And since the average worker gets 124 emails a day, if you…

Why is it so hard to sit down and reflect?   Maybe it’s our deadline-focused culture, where busyness is a badge of honour and headless-chicken mode seems the only route to success.…

Sorry could you repeat that question?”   We ALL know that’s code for “sorry, I wasn’t paying attention” in remote meetings.   Zoom fatigue is real. And that’s a problem for managers.…