The new pandemic workplace affords many employees more freedom, but women are working harder than ever. Zoom meetings in the kitchen and folding laundry on conference calls -- the border between work and home life is blurry. A March 2021 Women at Work survey indicated that 53% of women are feeling burned out due to the lack of fairness while working from home. This epidemic … [Read more...]
3 Decluttering Hacks to Apply at Work for a More Productive Day
2020 was the year I went from being a mum of one to a mum of two. It was also the year I relaunched my health coaching practice when my son was 5 months old. What became really apparent to me becoming a mum of two is that the things that worked for me before, I now had to come up with new ways to tackle them. For example, preparing home-cooked meals was challenging when … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Create a Healthy Work-Life Balance When Working from Home
At this point, we are many months into our quarantine lifestyle from COVID-19, and by now, the demands of remote work are routine. We’ve all finally figured out how to swiftly unmute on Zoom and perfected our business-on-the-top, pajama-on-the-bottom uniform. But as time goes on and our work-from-home habits solidify, we may realize that what we're doing is not necessarily … [Read more...]
3 Easy Ways to Recession-Proof Your Business and Wake up to Money
She got up leisurely without the harsh sound of an alarm, slid on her fox slippers, and before she could even brew her morning coffee, had made $2,000. Well, it was $2,012.57 to be exact, and while it may sound too good to be true, I can promise you it is attainable through passive income. That doesn't mean there is no work involved. The work is done upfront, which allows … [Read more...]
Learn to Maintain Focus When Working at Home – It’s Harder Than You Think!
Focus is a tricky thing. To really stay on task in a world of social media, email, and unlimited access to information, you must apply some key skills and tricks to make working at home a success. These skills help you maintain your attention on particular tasks so you can be productive and efficient. Work with a Team on a Power Hour A Power Hour is a quick way to network … [Read more...]
Mindsets You Must Have To Be Successful Working At Home: Part One
You must consider what kind of mindset to have in order to be successful working at home. This translates to “getting your head right” with the necessary thoughts and patterns. A job at home is different than working in an office as it is not a repeatable routine. You're entirely subject to your own drive and self-motivation. So, what hacks are there to help you be … [Read more...]
Remote Workers Really are Happier than Office Employees – Infographic
I can say without a doubt that I'm happier than ever when I'm working remotely. But is remote working the secret to happiness for everyone? According to research from TINYpulse, remote working has significant perks for some people. If you like having the freedom of choosing where and when to work and are okay without having frequent direct coworker interaction, then you'll … [Read more...]
What to Consider When Employees Want to Work from Home
As soon as an employee puts in a request to work from home, a manager inevitably raises the issue that their productivity will decrease and that it will be too hard to manage them from a distance. If that attitude prevails, companies can lose excellent employees. They also perpetuate myths that have been found to be untrue. The Truth about Employees Who Work from Home For … [Read more...]
Telecommuting Benefits Employers and Employees
Did you know that telecommuting delivers tangible benefits to both employers and employees? It has been projected that the cost savings of telecommuting would be over $1 trillion per year in the United States if just half of employees with jobs that they could do from home worked remotely for just half the year. According to the data in the infographic shown at the end of … [Read more...]
How Small Businesses are Affected by Gas Prices – Infographic
Did you know that between 2012 and 2015 gas prices in the United States fluctuated from less than $2.00 to more than $5.00 per gallon? Did you know that rising and falling gas prices directly affect small businesses and the overall economy? The simplest way to understand the correlation between energy costs and the economy is to consider shipping costs. When gas prices go … [Read more...]