We live in a chaotic world. Between work, family obligations, personal life, volunteering, and the dozens of other responsibilities you may shoulder, there’s a lot to juggle! Keeping a well-organized calendar can be the key to managing the competing demands and obligations of daily life. If you feel like you’re missing appointments, losing out on important events (like sleeping!), or double-booking yourself, it may be time to reconsider how you’re organizing your personal calendar. In this article, we will offer five techniques to help you reorganize and reprioritize your personal or work sche ..read more

In the new hybrid workplace, business leaders are eager to find ways to motivate employees to come into the office by fostering a work environment that nurtures well-being, morale, and productivity. While many factors play a role, one answer could be as simple as bringing in office plants. Here’s all you need to know about the benefits of plants, their potential impact on job performance, and some of the best office plants for sprucing up your workspace. Benefits of Plants in the Office: Why Are Plants Good for the Office? After more than two years of remote work, many employees would probably ..read more

The COVID-19 pandemic reframed how we work, where we work, and now — potentially — what we wear to work. Professionals might be wondering which of the changes are here to stay and which will be, so to speak, shorts-lived. As of 2022, 59 percent of Americans with jobs that can be done remotely are working from home all or most of the time, while 63 percent of high-revenue-growth companies have implemented a hybrid work model. To make hybrid models work for everyone, employers are seeking ways to incentivize staff to visit the office — at least part-time. Perks have included everything from free ..read more

One of the great things about working from home is the flexibility. That includes flexibility in what your work-from-home setup looks (and feels) like. As we know, the turmoil of 2020 gave us very little time to properly transition from a traditional office to a work-from-home lifestyle. Our home office furnishings became something of an afterthought. Maybe you just plopped your computer down on the dining room table and called it good? Or perhaps your spare-bedroom-turned-office is outfitted with whatever you could scrounge up: a camping chair, a folding card table, a lamp from your teenager ..read more

Hard work is critical for success at work, but working a full day without breaks is a recipe for burnout. Taking breaks throughout the day can be challenging, especially if there’s a lot on your to-do list. But if you’re intentional about your breaks, they can actually help you be more productive, perform better, and enjoy your day more. Here’s why breaks are critical to your success—and how to make the most of them. Benefits of frequent breaks While it may seem counterintuitive, taking frequent breaks throughout the workday can help make you a better worker and teammate. Research shows that t ..read more

In the final stages of the Great Return, as the last companies transition from 100% remote to a hybrid work schedule, many employees are looking forward to the opportunity to work with their colleagues after two years of isolation. However, just because the team is back in the office does not mean real collaboration will necessarily occur. “More than two years into our national experiment in working from home, one of the most popular arguments for returning to the office is about collaboration: Employees need to be on site, we’re told, because collaborating with one another has been harder to ..read more

During the pandemic, the “life” part of work-life balance has suddenly come under a bit focus. And it’s no wonder why: with all the rapid change and uncertainty, work simply needed to be more flexible to accommodate all the stuff of life—whether it was helping family members, supporting kids during virtual schooling, or just trying to find time for ourselves to de-stress. Now, even with the worst of things behind us, many employees and their employers are sticking to these more flexible work arrangements, having found that they offer a wide range of benefits—not least of which is an improved w ..read more

The workforce is increasingly heading back into the office. However, it’s anything but a return to business as usual. Rather than go back to the way things were, many organizations are offering flexible hybrid models. In this new normal—and on the heels of the many stresses of work life in the pandemic—the onus is on businesses to make the in-person employee experience as rewarding as possible. Showing staff appreciation is critical, and so is supporting many of the new habits and expectations that workers have recently developed. Among the very best staff appreciation ideas is crafting a brea ..read more

Your company’s workspace can speak volumes. At just a glance, it can give clues about your productivity, your employees, your goals, and your company culture. And while you may not initially consider the rhetoric behind your office’s interior design (a chair is just a chair, right?), office furniture and décor can help create an inclusive, collaborative, and inspiring work culture. After all, the office space you create can impact the quality of work that your employees produce. Consider some office staples, and how they could potentially impact team interactions. Cubicles, for example, tend t ..read more

Virtual meetings using Zoom or other video conferencing platforms made it possible for countless workers to move to remote work during the pandemic — and have allowed many of us to continue working remotely today. From company-wide conferences to intimate social gatherings, these virtual platforms have been a game changer, and meeting via screen instead of in person has some real benefits (like the ability to wear comfy pants and fuzzy slippers). However, there’s also a downside to how easy it is to schedule — and attend — all these virtual meetings. With no need to account for a commute and n ..read more