The last two months of the year are about to begin. Our minds think this means we have eight more weeks to finish the year strong. Not exactly. Take into consideration family, friends and business functions that will be taking place in November and December. Add in some potential travel involved and realistically there’s six weeks remaining. You may even have a few days set aside for vacation. Now with your calendar nearby and a plan, you will be able to get more productive days out of … [Read more...]
Workplace Politics Having An Impact At Your Workplace?
Are workplace politics having an impact at your workplace? In my previous article on workplace politics – I promised to present some of the effects of workplace politics and ways to handle workplace politics where you work. Let’s start with some of the negative impacts of workplace politics which are significantly costly to a company. High rate of turnover A high rate of turnover of employees which is much higher than similar companies of their size in their industry. Employee turnover is … [Read more...]
A Four Day Work Week – Really?
A four day work week is suddenly a hot topic – really? Covid-19 happened and it wasn’t fun for anyone. People who were able to keep a job and were able to work remotely did exactly that. Others who were on the front lines and are critical workers performed miracles throughout. In fact, many still do, every single day. Meanwhile there’s a wake up call especially in larger companies and especially in tech. This week Mark Zuckerberg actually sounded like a really seasoned CEO who wants a … [Read more...]
Would You Like To Improve Productivity?
It might be your own productivity. Improve the productivity of your employees or co-workers. Potentially improve the productivity of your teammates. The question one might ask is how? How do we actually improve productivity? One of the common topics that surface when this improve on productivity subject is brought up is ‘the internet’. This is the catch all for the use of social media and everything online while at work. An often taken approach which resolves nothing is to ban the use of … [Read more...]
What is Old is New?
This is a question that transcends your age. Consider experiences, events, relationships business transactions or other meaningful areas which you recall at some level. Where are you presently and has this had any impact on you over time? As you reflect back, do you wish you had done anything differently? Select one or more of these items and consider what have you learned? Hopefully this is not a painful process, rather you are finding it to be enjoyable. Either way now let’s have some … [Read more...]
What Does Average Really Mean To You?
We all hear about the average cost of a new home? What goes through your mind when you hear this information? Does it have one bit of relevance to you? What really matters to us is what does a home cost or sell for in the region where we live! Or what does a home cost or sell for in the region where we are moving to? These are the reference points we really care about, not the average. Further is – there is no context – what size and style home is the reference point for this statement … [Read more...]
