Do you struggle with balancing your need to be responsive with your (equally important) need to protect focus time in your day? Remember: your great work requires focus and attention. It’s important to build this time into your day - and protect it as you would any other meeting or appointment in your calendar. Here are three strategies you can use to help you avoid slipping down the spiral of distraction.
With many organizations calling for a bigger in-office presence, those trips into the office are ramping up. Why does this shift seem so difficult now? And how can we minimize the upheaval associated with yet another change in how we work? I’ve got three strategies to share.
If you’re working hard but don’t feel you’re making progress, there’s a good chance you’re slipping into a common productivity challenge: taking on too much. It's tempting to want to do it all. But this dilutes our effort, wastes our time, and creates the frustration of carrying countless unfinished tasks. If you can relate but don’t know where to start, it's time to try a new approach.
Reading does so much more than expand our knowledge. Research has shown reading can make us more confident, empathetic, and better decision makers. Reading even helps to fight depression and prevent stress and dementia, while improving overall life satisfaction. Still, it can be a challenge to make time in our busy lives for reading, so here are some strategies to help you with this - and an invite to join me on my summer reading challenge!
Research shows individuals can be very productive in a hybrid model - if we do it right. As changes continue to ripple through the workplace, and more and more organizations adopt a hybrid approach to work, attention has been focused on the dynamics of hybrid teams. Here are some best practices you can use to stay productive and thrive as a hybrid worker, along with the pitfalls to avoid.
If we do not prioritize our wellbeing and mental health, we become vulnerable to stress and burnout, our physical health suffers, and we undermine the recovery efforts we so desperately need at this time. If you are noticing symptoms of stress and burnout in yourself and others, including exhaustion, irritability, and anxiety, here are six ways you can mitigate these feelings and prepare yourself for recovery.
When it comes to achieving our big goals and focusing on our top priorities, mastering habits is key. Our habits help us bridge the gap between our intentions and our actions and enable us to do activities automatically. After all, activities we do only occasionally are infinitely more challenging. Any task we haven't done recently is akin to a change. And as we all know, change is hard. Here are 5 ways you can use habits to inspire your own new beginning, invest in your wellbeing and productivity, and help you make time in your day for what matters most.
We know change is good for us, especially when we are making changes to improve our overall health and wellbeing. But knowing does not equal doing. Why? Gaining a better understanding of why it is so hard to change, will help us bridge the gap between our intentions and our actions.
Progress is a powerful, yet underestimated, source of motivation. When you find yourself procrastinating, you may be waiting for inspiration or an extra burst of energy. Instead, find small wins — the kind that are so small you can’t fail. Small wins can give you the push you need to quickly break through. Small wins are the perfect complement to your bold goals.
When we bring a greater sense of purpose to what we do, we are compelled to invest more time and energy into our work because we are accountable for the outcome – and because we believe in the work we are doing. Whether it’s one piece of a project or a more complex assignment, it’s imperative we attach the task or responsibility to a higher goal. Here are 3 ways you can achieve this objective.
