Work, success, and meaning at every stage of your career
Everyone who knows me knows I love beautiful things. Ugly objects, no matter how utilitarian they are, hurt my eyes and shrink my creativity. It’s one of the reasons I love working from home: I’m surrounded by things I’ve chosen for their meaning, their esthetic, or their ability to soothe or inspire me. Michelle Slatalla, … Continue reading It’s More Than Pretty. It’s Smart.
A recent report, Bridging the Generational AI Gap: Unlocking Productivity for All Generations, surveyed nearly 3,000 workers and 240 executives globally, reveals that professionals using AI save an average of 7.5 hours per week – worth around $18,000 per employee per yearin productivity gains or the equivalent of one workday. Wow. Why aren’t we all leveraging AI in our … Continue reading Leveraging AI Could Save Workers 8 Hours a Week. You, too.
It’s the little things that matter. That’s according to Mary Kelly, author of Stop Procrastinating Tomorrow. She says research shows that implementing tiny, repeatable behaviors can significantly enhance workplace productivity and personal fulfillment. Change is hard. Especially big changes. But Mary Kelly says that changes don’t have to be big to have a large impact. … Continue reading Micro Habits Can Change Your Life
Summer is almost here, and since most of us will be taking some time off, it seems like a good time for a discussion of how to leave your office for an extended period. There are tools available to help coworkers and customers know what to do in your absence, and ways to help the team cope better while you’re gone.
As a writer, I have a bias toward written material. Writing helps you organize and refine your thoughts; it provides a record of what actually happened in real time, rather than the misremembered or edited version of events that people recall much later. We use written documentation in many ways in business, including proposals, which … Continue reading 2025 Resolution: Keep a Work Journal
For many workers, the pandemic lockdowns meant they had to set up home offices overnight. Most believed (and hoped) that the setup would be temporary, so they carved out a place in the bedroom, on the dining room table, or the living room coffee table to call their “home office.” Others, with more means or … Continue reading The Best Home Office Setup
If there’s one aspect of quiet quitting that makes sense, it’s that the quitters are finally acknowledging that you can’t get it all done. Not in one day, not in a 40-hour workweek; maybe not in a lifetime. There will always be more to be done, and the stress of that fact is what causes … Continue reading Time Management for the 21st Century
The new year is the time we make resolutions about almost every aspect of our lives, including our careers. If you’re ready for a fresh start in 2023, here are some ideas to get your career off to a good start. Tip one: Get organized. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed on the job, getting more … Continue reading Three Ways to Get Your Career Jumpstarted in 2023. Tip #1: Get Organized
“We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.” Frederick Langbridge You are what you do every day. Most of us have a few good habits that make us feel good about ourselves, and a few bad ones that make us feel less good. If we could increase our good habits and decrease … Continue reading Want to Change a Habit? Prompts are the Key.
I know you. In fact, I am you. I, too, have some habits I’d like to change. Some I want to stop and some I want to start. And when I don’t make the changes I know will make my life better, I blame me. BJ Fogg, PhD, founded the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford … Continue reading How to Change
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