January 1 brings with it each year a brand new blank slate, an opportunity for starting over fresh and adopting new habits. It’s a great time to make little changes to help improve your life! If you’re not sure where to start, or if change makes you uncomfortable, starting small still counts as starting. Why […]
The weather outside might be delightful right now, but it’ll be frightful soon — which means the holidays also will be coming up before you know it. The end of the year is such a busy time for your whole company: There are year-end reports to be run, projects to finish, deadlines to meet, all […]
The latest buzzword in the working world is “quiet quitting” — the choice employees make to do just what is included in their job description and the tasks assigned to them that directly relate to that, nothing more, nothing less. It’s an act being taken out of frustration, disappointment, boredom and other negative feelings and […]
We all have the same number of hours in the workday, but have you noticed that some people seem to get a lot more completed in those hours than others? The key to a productive day is time management. The good news is, with just a few changes in your day, you can boost your […]
The idea of the eight-hour workday is a bit of a misnomer. We shouldn’t work for eight hours straight because our brains need breaks! Our eyes get tired staring at screens; our legs get tired standing for hours on end; our minds need to stop working so hard, every so often, in order to be […]
How many times a day do you get distracted by the little email notification popping up in the bottom corner of your screen? We’ve conditioned ourselves to have a nearly Pavlovian response to that little envelope: We simply must drop everything and see what’s going on, otherwise we might miss something important or anger someone […]
Do you ever feel like your brain is a detuned radio, full of static and crossed signals, kind of jumbled, and you can’t quite think clearly? Do you find yourself irritable at work, angry for no reason, maybe even bringing sensitivities home to your family and friends? If you’re feeling overwhelmed and don’t know where […]
We spend so much time at work and thinking about work that it can become all-consuming. We might not always feel like we’re getting enough done or putting our best effort forward. Luckily, a few little changes can make every day at work a good one! You might even feel a little better about your […]
There are only so many working hours in a day, and more work needs to be done. When you work in manufacturing, you know that your efforts make a difference to people who rely on you to keep things moving smoothly. What’s the best way to stay on top of your work without losing efficiency? […]
