Did You Just Shout At A Funeral?
You’re just trying to do like Brian Tracy said and eat that frog by your deadline, but between your open office environment and your coworkers’ insistence on immediate gratification in getting their random questions answered, you just can’t seem to get anything done. Sound familiar? “A 2013 study found that many workers in open offices…
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Search Smarter in Outlook With These Tips
We love sharing cool features your software and tools have that you may not be aware of yet, and Outlook has a lot of them. Anyone can end up wasting a good ten minutes searching through Outlook for just the right email that was sent to them about three months ago… Time they didn’t need…
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Staying Secure While Shopping Online
With the rising chaos of Black Friday, more people are turning to online shopping – especially for Cyber Monday, the internet’s own version of Black Friday. So how do you keep safe while shopping online? We have a few tips to help. When shopping online, avoid using public computers and public WiFi. Those networks aren’t…
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Train for the Full Run
We’ve all heard the sage wisdom that life is a marathon, not a sprint. This is true about so many aspects of life. In business, this can be a perfect analogy. We have large goals and visions for the future. We can see it come together in our heads, and it all makes sense. It’s…
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Finding a Better Way
Values are important to every organization. Even if they aren’t expressly stated, they’re still omnipresent and felt by everyone the organization interacts with. If you choose to name those values and be intentional about them, then comes the responsibility to see them acted out. If you choose not to identify values, your team will develop…
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Don’t Install on Autopilot
Let’s face it. No one really wants to read all of the Terms and Conditions associated with downloading a new program. Many of us just skim through each stage, clicking “Next” on autopilot until the program finally starts installing. But do you really know everything you’re agreeing to when you do this? Ever noticed how…
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How to Win Against Your E-Mail Inbox
If you’re anything like me, you’re used to facing down your e-mail inbox like others face down dragons. When you’re up against a crowded inbox, it’s hard to know where to get started (or even find the energy). Have faith. It is possible to go from packed to clutter-free. The first step is to set…
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Attracting and Retaining Employees: Offering the Right Benefits
In a growing discussion of company culture and employee engagement, today’s top talent is looking at benefits as clear differentiators. Studies and news articles alike are discussing the tight rope walk of work/life unity. Mobile technology is creating connectivity that extends beyond the walls of the office and blurring these lines. Much of the workforce…
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The Judgement Hypocrisy: Judging Others by Action and Yourself by Intention
My natural state is to judge myself on my intentions, even while judging others on their actions. I doubt I am alone in this struggle. By allowing this thought process to govern us, we abdicate responsibility for our own missteps while blaming others for the slightest error, thinking “I would have done it better.” A…
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Building a Thriving Internship Program
With summer interns rolling into offices, setting them up for success is top of mind. No one wants to be known as the office that hires interns to go on coffee runs and pick up dry cleaning. We want our interns to go away with something more than a mark on their resume and ridiculously…
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