With more people suddenly asked to work from home this past year, not everyone was prepared to. Companies adapted quickly using technology and apps to keep everything as “normal” as possible. Daily morning meetings are now via Zoom, and apps like Slack replaced knocking on your coworker’s cubicle to ask a quick question. For those […]
Reading has a positive effect on the mind. The benefits of reading include that it helps to reduce stress, improves your vocabulary, and increases your emotional intelligence and capacity for empathy. The way a book is formatted can affect how quickly you can read. E-reading can present some problems, especially if you are doing so […]
“Hi, I’m Dave. Nice to meet you.” “Nice to meet you, Dave. I’m Jane.” Common enough names to remember, but how is it that Dave will walk away from their initial meeting, forgetting the name, Jane? It happens all the time in business and can be embarrassing. Introducing yourself again to someone you’ve already met […]
You’re smart, hard-working, and disciplined when it comes to your work. Yet, senior management doesn’t know who you are. How can that be? Your boss knows all the great work you do, but you want their boss to recognize you. The problem is if you go over your boss’s head to get the senior executives […]
Sometimes it feels like you’re cheating on an author by watching the TV show based on their book before you get the chance to read the book itself. However, it is always fun to see what direction producers and directors take the book in. While searching to watch something on TV these past few months, […]
After a long day’s work, it is nice to have an after-work routine to wind down for the evening. You see this all the time on TV and in the movies. A group of coworkers will go to the same bar every day and talk things over a pint of beer. For you, it may […]
