As you begin a new position and join your new team, starting on the right foot will benefit you. You want to be immersed in the office culture as soon as possible. When you adopt the office culture and cement yourself as part of the team, the work will go smoothly and will likely be more enjoyable. To accelerate your entrance into the office culture, you must make a good impression on the existing staff members. Read on →

Being a place that people want to work is a great goal for any business, especially one that wants to remain competitive in today’s hot hiring market. Nearly 70% of people recently surveyed reported that they would be looking for employment within the next 12 months—so businesses are wise to not only work to retain the talent that they have, but also implement practices that will attract new talent when positions open up. Read on →

If you conduct interviews for your organization, you probably think a lot about your side of the process. Determining the best fit for the role requires you to ask the right questions, interpret a candidate’s answers and make hard decisions when it comes time to extend an offer. However, how often have you stopped to consider what the candidate’s experience is like? Keeping your interview process organized, making sure your company is welcoming and informing candidates about everything they need to know can reduce friction both in the interview process and the hiring process—and should be a goal of anyone conducting interviews for a business. Read on →

Meetings are something that many people do not like about the modern workplace. More than 65% of respondents state that meetings get in the way of them doing their job functions, and research has found that 25% of meeting content is irrelevant to the attendees. If you are in an organization where meetings seem like a time-waster, you can likely relate to this tremendously. If you are not in a leadership position, you may assume that there is not much you can do to change the meeting culture of your organization, but that may not be the case! Read on →

If you have considered working out of a coworking space, you are not alone! Coworking has become an extremely popular workspace solution recently, and with over 20,000 options across the country, it is clear that many people find this new working solution to be a great fit for their needs! If you have been considering making the switch, taking a tour of the facilities in your area is a fantastic place to start. Read on →

As a business, there are a lot of things you need to do to be successful—but one of the best things you can do is invest in your employees. You have likely heard mention of “The Great Resignation” and how workers are switching jobs at rapid rates, and in many cases, this is due to businesses not meeting the needs that their staff has. Offering perks—and the right kind of perks, at that—is a great way to keep your staff happy and engaged. Read on →

When people think of work, joy is typically not the first thing that comes to mind—in fact, for most people, “joy” is not a descriptor that they likely think of at all. At its core, work is something that people do in exchange for a paycheck, but in today’s modern workspace, there is room for it to be so much more than that! Regardless of if you love your job or see it as a necessity, finding room for more joy is a perk that can benefit everyone—and if you are in a leadership position, it is an important thing for you to model this joy-seeking behavior for your staff. Read on →

Regardless of how much you love the work that you do, it is inevitable that there will be tasks that are less than enjoyable that pop up throughout your workday. Whether you are an entry level employee or an entrepreneur starting your first business, there are likely to be elements of your job that are not your favorite—and that is totally normal! It is OK to not like every element of your job, but there are ways to get creative so that you can still do them effectively and efficiently. Read on →

Business owners in the modern era have an opportunity to think about working in brand-new ways. With changes to in-person operations as a result of 2020, in addition to the increasingly online-focused workflows of the future, the needs for traditional office spaces have been permanently altered. However, that is not to say that an office space is not something your business may want to pursue. Many businesses like the option of bringing people together in person, and many employees like the flexibility of choosing whether they work from home or work in an office on any given day. Read on →

If you are used to being constantly overwhelmed with a long to-do list, taking precious time away from your desk during the workday may feel counterintuitive—but if you do it right, it can actually be extremely helpful to your overall workday productivity. Breaks can enable your brain to think through problems more effectively and help you focus better on any given task at hand, but as with most things in life, it requires careful planning to be as beneficial as possible. Read on →