Tag: work from home
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How to Escape the Endless Loop of Emails and Meetings
Are you drowning in emails and back-to-back meetings? You’re not alone. Research shows that employees spend nearly two full workdays each week just handling emails and attending meetings—leaving little time for deep work and meaningful productivity.
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The Hidden Stress of Virtual Meetings (And What You Can Do About It)
We seem to be spending more time on video calls, yet for many of us, they don’t seem as productive as in-person meetings. Here’s how to deal with the ‘curse of the video call.
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Getting Things Done While Working From Home
A recent survey of people who have been working from home since Covid shows that 53% say that they are tempted by distractions and have a hard time separating work from nonwork life. Given that more people will continue to work from home, we have to find a way to remain productive. David Allen, the…
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The Challenges of Working for a Difficult Boss
Struggling with a tough boss? Here are some strategies to turn workplace stress into success and thrive despite challenging leadership .
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Big Brother In The Workplace
Before Covid, few people worked from home. Since then, it’s become more common, but some bosses worry if work is really getting done. Some companies are using surveillance software to track at-home work. Opinions on this practice are sharply divided, highlighting its complex influence on job satisfaction, employer-employee relationships, productivity, company morale, and work-life balance.
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Should Workers Be Forced To Return To The Office?
Before Covid, working from home was a rare benefit for employees. But now, some don’t want to return to the office despite their employers’ concerns.
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Some Things You Don’t Think About When Setting Up A Home Office
With more and more people working from home permanently, think about how you should set up a home office to make you more productive.
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Increasing Your Productivity At Home
For a lot of people productivity is something we associate with work, but what about our personal life? Are we as productive as we should be at home?
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Getting Cross-Functional Teams To Work Together
One study showed that 75 percent of costs-functional team meetings are dysfunctional. Then why should you consider them, and how to can you make them work?
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Our Love / Hate Relationship with Video Calls
Because many more of us are working from home it means that we are spending more time on video calls. But you can be easily distracted while on your computer screen.
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“Getting Things Done” While Working From Home
A recent survey of people who have been working from home since Covid shows that 53% say that they are tempted by distractions and have a hard time separating work from nonwork life. Given that more people will continue to work from home, we have to find a way to remain productive. David Allen, the…
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Do You Have….Or Need A Dress Code?
When working from home, you may not have paid too much attention to what you are wearing. But now, as people return to the office, should employers reconsider their dress code?
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Reevaluate Your Workspace When Returning To Work
If you are returning to your office after more than a year, it may be time to look at your workplace environment and determine whether it is a help or detriment to your productivity.
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Go Home! Workaholics Risk Their Health
Some managers encourage their workers to work long hours. But if you don’t have a work-life balance, you could be risking your health.
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New Harvard Study Shows How Covid Has Changed The Way We Work
A new study reports on our use of teleconferences and email during the Coronavirus. There’s some good news….and some not-so-good news.
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Tips For Managing Remote Workers
Today on LEADERSHIP PLUS, there’s an excellent chance that as a manager, you never thought you would be supervising employees who work remotely. But now you may need to adapt to the new reality brought about by Covid 19.
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Four Tips For Leading During Covid
We had hoped that Covid would be behind us by now. But now that its ramifications continue, leaders should focus on things to keep their employees healthy and productive.
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How Has Your Workday Changed Since You Started Working From Home?
A new research report presents interesting findings about how Americans have adapted to working from home. Some of the results may not be what you expect.
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Assessing Your Work From Home Performance
The ‘work at home’ phenomenon is new for many organizations and managers. Assessing the performance of those who work remotely is a work in progress. It won’t be perfect in its early days.
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Step Away From That Screen
I find it funny that not that long ago we were warning our teenagers about the dangers of too much screen time. Now because we are working from home, we are the ones with the screen time problem.
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Remotely On-boarding Your New Employee
With more and more of your team members working from home these days, you may be faced with having to welcome new employees via teleconference. Onboarding new employees who work remotely present some challenges, but it’s not impossible to get them up to speed quickly.
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Tips For Managing A Staff That Works Remotely
The phenomena of remote workers is neither new or unusual. An emergency like Covid 19 is an excellent opportunity to see how it might work for your organization on a more permanent basis.
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