You juggle many tasks, keep an eye on deadlines, and try to stay organized, but when it comes to communication, it feels like something always gets lost in the shuffle. Team members seem to miss important updates, important messages slip through the...
Guide on Writing Tasks with Quadrants for Better Time Management Matrix
Sometimes you work all day long, managing to do a lot of things, spinning like a squirrel in a wheel, but the result is only fatigue with no satisfaction. It is unclear how all this work heroism has brought you closer to your goal. In time...
4 Ways to Promote Upward Communication Across Remote Teams
Poor communication could be shrinking your paycheck and cost a single company over $60 million annually. Small companies aren’t immune to poor communication woes, either. Communication blunders cost $420,000 per year in companies with 100 employees...
Mental Exhaustion: What’s Causing It and How To Control It?
Mental exhaustion – this is a ride that so many people are on today and just so desperately want to get off. If this is where you’re at, don’t feel ashamed. Don’t feel isolated. And certainly don’t assume that you’ll be here forever. There are...
10 Easy-To-Get Types of Brain Food To Help Recharge Your Brainpower
We are what we eat. Even though you might not become what you eat, your nutritional decisions impact your general health and productivity levels. The brain consumes about 20% of the body’s calories, so it requires a lot of healthy...
8 Effective Brainstorming Techniques to Inspire Brilliant Ideas
Brainstorming sessions are thought to occur mainly in tech company settings. After all, that’s how they come up with all of those ideas for new apps, right? In reality, many businesses take advantage of brainstorming. It helps them come up with new...
6 Easy Strategies for Effective Team Communication
I’m sure you’ve heard this before: teamwork makes the dream work. Doesn’t it have a subtle yet beautiful feel to it? As much as I like the tone of it, it’s also true. Good teamwork goes a long way for companies to achieve...
Office Holy Wars About Blocking Social Networking Sites
Social networks are a huge part of our everyday lives, both at work and at home. It’s easy to get lost in the avalanche of social media updates. Before you know it, your whole workday has been consumed by unproductive web surfing, tweets, and posts...
Monday Blues: How to Stop Being Unproductive at Work?
Monday blues are understandable and acceptable. However, if your Monday Blues last until Friday, there is a severe problem in your working style or routine that you must address as soon as possible. Without a doubt, being productive and focused at...
What is a Toxic Work Environment and How to Deal With It?
We’ve all had dreadful mornings, difficult weekdays, and even frustrating months. You can usually get through a horrible morning, or a difficult week, and acquire vital insights from a poor quarter but it’s not easy to get through a...