So often, we get stuck in a pattern of how we do things and find ourselves hesitant to try new things, to push ourselves out of our comfort zone, or to give something more effort than we ever have before. We often live by the mantra, “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it,” or, “good…
How to Foster Creativity in the Workplace
Creativity shouldn’t be an afterthought in the workplace. Yet it’s often ignored because it’s hard to measure and quantify. Here’s the thing, though: Encouraging creativity from your people engages them—and makes them more productive as a byproduct. When you welcome contributions and ideas, people feel valued and are less likely to look for another job….
Tips For Becoming a More Confident and Compelling Public Speaker
Whether we are talking in a team meeting, in a social setting, or in a presentation in front of an audience, we all must speak in public from time to time. The way we speak affects the way people think about us, so it is understandable that it often comes with nerves and anxiety. While…
7 Ways To Avoid Burn Out With Your Work
Our time is minimal, and our days go by so fast. Spend it with optimal energy and focus, and spend it doing your work in a way that you enjoy. While the work still needs to get done, there is nothing wrong with changing your routine and finding better ways to focus on your work…
10 Things You Can Do To Build a Meaningful and Productive Relationship With Your Co-Workers
Greet your co-workers daily. When given the opportunity, say hello to your colleagues. Small gestures like this can go a long way and plant the seeds for a friendship and respectful working relationship. Sometimes a simple smile is enough to brighten someone’s day. Making this effort won’t go unrecognized. Check-in with your team. Make it…
6 Tips for Improving Your Focus
With all the daily distractions, stresses, and to-do’s we have to get done, getting focused and “in the zone” for work can often be challenging. Knowing how to combat these obstacles and setting ourselves up for focus is key to the success of our work. We need to have the tools to get motivated and…
5 Things You Can Do to Create Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance. Is this a real thing, or just a unicorn that so many of us are endlessly searching for? And what exactly does work-life balance even mean anyway? While each of us interprets something a bit different from it, the basic principle is that it means having a satisfying amount of time available outside…
4 Ways to Be An Effective and Respected Leader in Your Workplace
Be an Effective Communicator For you to communicate ideas and concepts that are valuable to your team, you need to share them in an effective and easy-to-understand way—the success of your team relies on how well you, as a leader, can motivate and delegate with your words. What we say and the way we say…
5 Benefits to the Remote Work Model
As we approach two years of many people making the shift to working remotely, many people are now facing the decision to either return to the office or to continue working remotely. While weighing these options, people realize that they can thrive, be productive, have better time management, and perhaps enjoy a better quality of…
3 Ways to Rebuild Human Connection in a Dispersed Workforce
While many organizations did not expect to still be in a state of influx with the “return to office” discussion, one thing is clear—hybrid workforces are here to stay for the foreseeable future. While many employees don’t miss commuting to and from the office, they do miss the human connection an office environment brings. Couple…