After a nearly two-year hiatus, I am back with an exciting announcement! I have a new podcast called Change Academy and in this short episode of Workplace Hero, I explain what the new show is all about and play you a snippet from Episode #1 of Change Academy. You can find Change Academy at changeacademypodcast.com and (of course) everywhere you listen to podcasts! But if you need help finding it, here is a page with a list of many of the most popular podcatchers and links to my new show. In the new podcast, you will learn how to create a healthy mindset, sustainable habits, and a lifestyle th ..read more

Hello, my cubicle clerks, open space salespeople, corner office connectors, home den dealers and coffee shop peddlers. My name is Brock Armstrong, and I am not the workplace hero. Let’s face it, these days I am more like a landlord who just checks in every once in a while to make sure everything is ok. You are the real heroes around here. I am going to come right out and say it. Right off the bat. I am going to be totally upfront with you. The reason I chose the topic of Self Promotion for this episode is that I have something to sell you (and if you listen to the audio version of this episode ..read more

Parkinson’s Law is a book by C. Northcote Parkinson. And this book is best known for its opening line: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. Do you recognise it? I bet you do. Honestly, I didn’t know it had a name until I started writing this episode.  Hello, my cubicle crisis, open space sink or swims, corner office crossroads, home den do-or-dies and coffee shop crossroads. My name is Brock Armstrong, and I am not the workplace hero. Hopefully, despite the fact that I abandoned you for a few months, you are the still the true heroes around here. I’m back! That’s ..read more

Top athletes, kick-ass business people and pretty much all high achievers in nearly every field all set goals because setting goals gives you long-term vision and short-term motivation – plus it helps you to organize your time and your resources. This certainly was true for me. Hello my cubicle convictions, open space schemers, corner office objectives, home den dutiful and coffee shop schemas. My name is Brock Armstrong and I am not the workplace hero. If there is a Workplace Hero around these parts, it is you my friend. And I will explain why, in a few minutes. Right now, I want to give you ..read more

Society tells us that working harder and working more hours is good, but if you have listened to this podcast for a while you know that it is actually damaging you, hard on your fellow employees and even detrimental your company’s success. So, let me ask you this. “What is the difference between a hard worker and a workaholic?” Hello my cubicle crazies, open space supporters, corner office cohorts, home den devotees and coffee shop sycophants. My name is Brock Armstrong and I am not the workplace hero. Although, I have now uttered these words 29 times so perhaps I am the workplace hero? Who’s ..read more

To combat many workplace issues, we create “Work Zones” and rotate between them throughout the day. These zones help us to stay productive and check a few items off of our daily fitness list. Hello, my cubicle contrasters, open space sundry, corner office opposite, home den dissimilar, and coffee shop specialized. My name is Brock Armstrong, and after you listen to enough of these podcast episodes, I hope to replace the voice in your head – “put your phone down and get back to work – when was the last time you got up from your desk – shouldn’t you have left work by now – always take the stair ..read more

I want you to be truly honest with yourself. Do you truly believe that one day you will actually go home from work with a completely clear desk? No projects left incomplete, no phone calls left to make, no emails to follow up on, no documents to edit, and no meetings to book? The honest truth is that there will always be work left undone at the end of your busy day. Admitting this gives us some options. Hello, my cubicle confusers, open space stumped, corner office disordered, home den disoriented, and coffee shop stunned. My name is Brock Armstrong, and I am once again here, deep inside your ..read more

For a percentage of us work-a-day-grumblers, three little words habitually accompany our entrance to work, a meeting, a luncheon or even getting home from work: “Sorry, I’m late.” Does this sound like you? Hello cubicle cutoff, open space overdue, corner office out of luck, home den delayed and coffee shop sluggish. My name is Brock Armstrong and I am… not the Workplace Hero. We’re on that trajectory together, you and I. You can think of me as your very chatty co-pilot. Before we get started, if you enjoy this podcast and the tips and strategies it contains, I encourage you to visit Skywalker ..read more

Every email you send adds to or detracts from your reputation. If your email is scattered, disorganized, incongruous, and filled with mistakes, the recipient will be inclined to think of you as a scattered, careless, and disorganized person. Hello cubicle communicators, open space senders, corner office autoresponders, home den deleters, and coffee shop bcc-ers. My name is Brock Armstrong, and I am… not the Workplace Hero. Although, at this rate, I am pretty sure we will all arrive at that title at the same time. Before we get started, a little housekeeping. Did you know that there are near v ..read more

I am sure that you have read all the articles about “unplugging” on vacation – but… I know you and I know you aren’t going to do it! Because of leaps in technology and the nature of our jobs these days, it’s not like the old days when you just put on your hat, left the office and that was that. We can now work whenever and wherever we like. But if you don’t chill out and enjoy your vacation, odds are you’re going to burn out, and that’s no good. Hello my cubicle cabanas, open space siestas, corner office conge, home den… You know what? I am not going to do that this week. Nor I am going to dr ..read more