How to Create a Productive Home Workspace, According to a Professional Organizer
Working from home has become the new normal, and that’s not changing anytime soon. “Most major companies are planning to continue remote work through fall of this year,” says Lucy Milligan Wahl, the professional organizer behind LMW Edits. Because of that, creating a home workspace that supports productivity and reduces stress is crucial. A few […]
4 Tactics to Improve Employee Engagement with Gamification
The burning concerns of employee retention and turnover have reached a boiling point: The latest research shows that total annual employee turnover in the U.S. is likely to increase nearly 20 percent from the yearly pre-pandemic average! While employees leave jobs for higher pay, promotions, or professional development, a new set of employee expectations and […]
These 4 Intuition Features Will Help You Nurture Connected and Happy Teams
A quarter of the U.S. workforce is working remotely today, and many employees are working apart for the first time. As off-site activities have morphed into on-site virtual hangouts, keeping teams connected, productive, and motivated while working from home is what many organizations struggle with today. The good news is that you can successfully create […]
The Best Ways to Support Your Co-Workers When Everyone Works from Home
Remember those days of strolling into the office and saying hi to all your co-worker friends on the way to your desk? Hardly… because at this point, it seems like forever ago. It can be hard to get used to working remotely, even months after everyone started working from home. It’s lonely, you no longer […]
Tired of Coordinating Virtual Events? 10 Tips to Get it Right Today
Virtual events today are a dime a dozen. Ever since the widespread lockdowns took place because of COVID-19 a few months back, it didn’t take long for organizations to transition their in-office meetings and get-togethers to coordinating virtual events. Today, we see many businesses experiment outside of the typical virtual meeting; they’re hosting online book […]
If You’re Not Using An All-in-One Workforce Engagement Platform, You’re Behind
Are you struggling with employee engagement in today’s ‘new normal?’ You’re not alone.
The Tools You Need to Be More Productive When Working from Home
If you somehow stay super-productive when working from home, you deserve some sort of medal. When you’re in your own space, it’s hard to stay focused. Just think of all the distractions, from the TV to your roommate on conference calls in the other room. If you’ve been struggling, there are some tools that can help. […]
Innovative Ways to Build a Learning Culture to Increase Engagement in Your Remote Workplace
Employees want to learn and grow on the job. More than 86 percent of employees say training is important to them. For 36 percent of employees, training is so essential they would quit a job if it lacked learning opportunities. A learning culture is important for employees, and it’s also crucial for company culture. In […]
7 Ways to Practice Mindfulness Throughout the Day
Everyone can recognize how the ‘monkey mind’ feels—it’s the distracted mind that moves in more than one direction at a time, swinging from one branch of thought to the next, and the next, and so on. The ‘monkey mind’ idea comes from Buddhism, and yogis have used the term for thousands of years to describe […]
Quarantine Fatigue Is Real, and Here’s How You Can Deal With It
If you’ve been feeling extra drained lately, there’s a name for that: quarantine fatigue. After months of being home 24/7 in order to stay safe and prevent the spread of COVID-19, many people are beginning to feel the effects. According to the Cleveland Clinic, aside from feeling overall exhausted and drained of energy, quarantine fatigue […]
