5 Ways to Find Motivation at Work

Marilyn Rogers 27th October Career Leave a Comment
    5 Ways to Find Motivation at Work

    Are you sleepwalking through your workday? You’re not alone.

    Studies show that scores of employees aren’t actively engaged at work for a variety of reasons, which results in poor productivity and a sinking bottom line.

    The ownership of employee engagement typically starts at the top.

    Executive leadership and management should take responsibility for establishing a positive culture by understanding what motivates employees and by taking steps to cultivate an enthusiastic workforce.

    Employee engagement is a two-way street, but what can you do if your employer is not doing its fair share? Click Here to Read Article …

    4 Ways to Do Your Best Work

    Mike Martin 24th October Success Leave a Comment
      4 Ways to Do Your Best Work

      There is a great little book about life and living called The Four Agreements. It is a New York Times bestseller by the Toltec Indian teacher and spiritual guide by Don Miguel Ruiz.

      It features four simple agreements that if you practice them regularly, will improve your life and living. One of them, the fourth actually, is Always Do Your Best.

      This agreement, which you make with yourself, allows all the other positive things that you do in life to become more effective and to reach their full potential so that you can live a happy and contented life.

      But you can also utilize this agreement to make the most of your time at work. And since you spend a third of your life there, the practices that you introduce at work will spill over to help you make the most of the rest of your life as well. Click Here to Read Article …

      7 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block

      Leslie Anglesey 22nd October Creativity Leave a Comment
        7 Ways to Beat Writer’s Block

        Whether you’re writing your midterm paper or finishing a deadline on an article for a client, writing can be a difficult job. Writer’s block can be a real problem.

        Creativity doesn’t always flow when it should.

        Plenty of writers sit down with every good intention, only to find themselves an hour later having accomplished nothing.

        Well, nothing aside from trolling around online, playing games or suddenly feeling the need to reorganize their entire office.

        Although writing can be a daunting task, these seven tips will help you get your creative juices flowing and get you on track to producing better writing without sweating the deadline. Click Here to Read Article …

        4 Tips to Calm Anxiety at Work

        Mike Martin 20th October Health Leave a Comment
          4 Tips to Calm Anxiety at Work

          We all get a bit nervous or anxious at work sometimes. Deadlines, extra work and then more work on top of that can make anyone feel stressed out.

          But as anyone who has ever suffered from anxiety or a panic attack can tell you, acute anxiety is a completely different story.

          A small percentage of people all over the world have a serious problem with anxiety. They suffer from a medical condition that will require professional assessment and treatment.

          But many more of us are affected by milder forms of general anxiety that can feel bad at the time but often pass quickly. Click Here to Read Article …

          How to Save on Business Travel

          Ben Pethullis 17th October Business Leave a Comment
            How to Save on Business Travel

            I am finding that in my role I am traveling more and more on a monthly basis. I am becoming increasingly aware of these costs for the company I work for.

            Businesses everywhere must find new and different ways to slash costs if they want to survive in today’s economic climate.

            Gone are the days of reckless business travel for huge numbers of executives at the drop of a hat!

            Well, for most of us anyway. But it’s vital not to lose out on business travel when it is necessary.

            It can be the difference between making a certain sale or retaining business. In the days of video conferencing, Skype and instant messaging, it’s still important to remember that the personal touch can mean the difference between a good business and a great business. Click Here to Read Article …

            How to Succeed with SMART Goals

            Eva Prada 15th October Goals Leave a Comment
              How to Succeed with SMART Goals

              In life we all want to be successful at what we do. Ever wonder why some people are more successful and others less so?

              Sure, luck has something to do with it. But most successful people start out with well-defined, written-goals, and they measure outcomes and work very hard.

              Goals are like a road map to keep us focused. Without a vision or plan to guide us, we might just drift or wander and not accomplish what is needed or wanted.

              A well-defined goal helps provide a way to measure our progress, keep us focused. This enhances our productivity to bring about our desired end result. Click Here to Read Article …

              10 Tips to Save Time & Do More

              Mike Martin 13th October Freelance Leave a Comment
                10 Tips to Save Time & Do More

                The great Management guru Peter Drucker once said:

                “Time is the scarcest resource of the manager;
                if it is not managed, nothing else can be managed.”

                If this is true for managers, then it must be true for the rest of us as well.

                So how can we make the best use of this valuable resource?

                Here are 10 ways to better manage your time at work. Click Here to Read Article …

                What Your Freelance Fantasy Says About You & Your Job

                Editor 9th October Career Leave a Comment
                  What Your Freelance Fantasy Says About You & Your Job

                  Freelancers have it easy. They don’t have a boss, they don’t have set hours and they only have to commute if they feel like it. That’s the fantasy anyway.

                  Images accompanying articles about working as a freelance invariably involve someone in a beautiful setting, quietly contemplating the fruits of their creative genius.

                  You don’t tend to see them depicted in a state of emotional meltdown with coffee all over their laptop and their latest deadline looming.

                  The fantasy and the reality can sometimes be quite far apart — and that’s putting it mildly. Click Here to Read Article …