Do You Need a Reason to Celebrate at Work?
Getting outdoors during the work day feels like playing hooky from school, doesn’t it? If you need a good excuse to hangout outside today, look no further than your calendar because July is National Picnic Month! I’m always on the lookout for any reason to bring fun into the workplace. And what could be more…
Read MoreHow Job Descriptions Can Promote Engagement
Managers often struggle with how to effectively empower team members. How do we balance our responsibility of oversight with the autonomy that leads to engagement? The first step in answering that question may lie in the humble job description. The business world has a love-hate relationship with job descriptions, as demonstrated by the praise and…
Read MoreMaking the Dream of Working Less and Accomplishing More a Reality
Click here to read the first article in this 2-part series where we discussed how focus is the key to getting more done and working fewer hours. Reducing your work hours by increasing your engagement at work isn’t just a far-off goal. It’s not something you’ll get to when you find your dream job. It…
Read MoreGet More Done by Working Fewer Hours
Do you regularly work over 40 hours a week? If you’re like many busy people in today’s information age workforce, you likely do. “So much to do, so little time” is the mantra of our workdays. Research tells us that working long hours isn’t good for our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. (Check out this…
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