Corporate
With the rise of the freelance economy and the increasing desire for flexible working, the battle for talent is tougher than ever. Professionals are reporting that they are ‘burnt out’ and want to work on their own terms. So, how can you ensure your business avoids a great resignation and maintains a healthy, happy workforce? […]
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‘I just need to get through to Christmas’ ‘It’s been a really long year’ ‘I’m ready for this year to end’. ‘Let’s look at that in the next quarter and focus on closing out this one’. ‘I can’t do another Zoom meeting’ If you’ve heard any of these phrases coming from your team lately, it’s […]
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Thanks to technology, our ways of working are adopting more freedoms than ever before; we can work wherever we like, when we like whilst remaining connected to our teams. But whether you realise it or not, being tech-enabled takes its toll. One of the chief costs facing distributed teams is ‘Zoom Fatigue’; getting to the […]
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The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have ushered in permanent and significant changes to how we work. We’ve seen radical shifts to how, where and when we work. These significant changes to work practices happened almost instantaneously and without a lot of guidance regarding best practice (let’s face it, many of us walked out of our […]
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The pandemic has thrust mental wellbeing into the spotlight for many organisations. It’s pleasing to see there’s a myriad of programs and initiatives being rolled out within businesses to address mental health issues. However, there’s an area of our mental wellbeing that’s often overlooked, but one that has direct and sometimes serious consequences on our […]
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The global health pandemic caused rapid digital acceleration for many organisations, both big and small. Teams and leaders embraced a raft of digital changes, in a very short period of time. In fact, Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, reported that organisations had undergone “Two years of technological transformation in two months.” The intense digital acceleration that […]
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2020 presented a host of workplace challenges for many organisations, both big and small, especially with remote working being thrust on teams. For many people, this resulted in digital overwhelm, burnout and distraction. Working remotely led to ‘digital presenteeism’, where employees felt obligated to be seen to be responsive to digital communications. Whether your team […]
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Many of us work in a perpetual state of distraction. A typical workday often entails switching between several work activities, including meetings and a plethora of digital disruptions. We may be working on a report and the ping of our email disrupts us. We may be engrossed in our team Zoom or Team call, but […]
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Now that many of us are working from home in some form or iteration it’s vital that we’re intentional about our email habits. They can very quickly become unhealthy habits if we don’t put some personal policies and procedures in place and email can dominate our work time, derail our productivity and diminish our mental […]
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In recent weeks, as I’ve delivered virtual masterclasses with employees and teams who are navigating the new terrain of #wfh, I’ve heard many guilty confessions that people are afraid to log off. Executives who are worried about not replying to emails late at night or over the weekend and team members who are nervous to […]
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