When you find yourself staring at a tall (and growing) stack of paperwork on your desk, it can be tempting to shove the entire lot into a filing cabinet and slam the drawer shut, just to get it out of your line of sight. But that approach doesn’t actually reduce your clutter—it just moves it […]
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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
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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
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We’ve all heard the maxims. The customer is always right. The customer comes first. The customer is king. While customer happiness is key to a successful business, the secret to a happy customer may be surprising—it’s a happy employee. A 2019 Glassdoor study found that an increase in employees’ ratings of their experience working at a company
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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
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The humor writer Erma Bombeck once remarked, “Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.” Conversely, walking into a workspace filled with lush green foliage can inspire confidence in the people working there, along with a sense of tranquility. Though researchers have found that proximity to nature increases human happiness, most of us
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Brainstorming has gained a foothold across a wide array of disciplines, industries, and work setups. (It’s remote friendly, too!) However, many people have a limited view of the process, not realizing there’s more than one way to do it. Broadly, brainstorming tasks an individual, or more commonly a group, with working toward a conclusion or
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For many office workers, keeping a tidy workspace proves to be a daily challenge compounded by hefty workloads and back-to-back meetings. In fact, in one 2020 survey, 31 percent of respondents included “getting organized” on their New Year’s resolution list. The same survey found that 36 percent of workers 18 to 34 years old worried
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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
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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
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