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October 24, 2023
Here are a few tips and techniques that we hope will restore a little sanity to your life (and help you get a bit of work done, too).
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March 10, 2021If you’re like most companies, you needed your latest new hire to start work yesterday. Cutting corners and providing a rushed onboarding experience isn’t likely to get you the positive outcome you desire, even if you can get your employee started sooner. Fortunately, effective onboarding can actually help your urgency because 62% of companies that do it well can experience a higher time-to-productivity ratio. It may also result in a 54% increase in engagement, which is tied to better overall workplace experiences.
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June 10, 2020
The World Health Organization describes workplace burnout as “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” But can you still experience workplace burnout when you’re not even in the office?
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June 10, 2020The World Health Organization describes workplace burnout as “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” But can you still experience workplace burnout when you’re not even in the office? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. And with the current global situation forcing millions of workers to work from home, those numbers are on the rise. Half of workers are experiencing work-related burnout, according to a Monster.com survey in May, but 52% say they aren’t going to take time off to deal with it.
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May 28, 2020Chances are, if you’re working from home while social distancing, you’ve logged on to Zoom more than a few times in the past couple of months: The number of Zoom daily meeting participants topped a whopping 300 million in late April. And even if you aren’t using it for business, chances are you’re logging into virtual happy hours, birthday parties and other social events after your workday has wrapped up.
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May 15, 2020
It’s a natural human tendency to spend when we’ve got it and batten down the hatches when the economy slows or takes a downturn. But is that always the best approach?
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May 15, 2020It’s a natural human tendency to spend when we’ve got it and batten down the hatches when the economy slows or takes a downturn. But is that always the best approach? While nothing’s certain, there are enough alarm bells going off to suggest a recession is on its way. If you agree it’s just a matter of time, and you are trying to decide whether to invest in technology now or freeze spending, consider these four tips for riding out any potential economic storm:
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April 18, 2020Need to organize your thoughts? Give these apps a closer look.Aha! You just had a lightning bolt moment and solved a problem that’s been teasing your brain all day. You don’t want to lose that thought. When you pull out your phone, what’s the most natural app that’ll help you jot down your idea before it slips away?
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April 18, 2020Aha! You just had a lightning bolt moment and solved a problem that’s been teasing your brain all day. You don’t want to lose that thought. When you pull out your phone, what’s the most natural app that’ll help you jot down your idea before it slips away? There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all note-taking app: Everyone thinks differently and has different requirements tied to how they work. Do you prefer a bare-bones app that records your ideas in plain text? Or do you think in images or graphs that you can quickly build or insert? Do you have a shortlist of must-have features? Is price an issue? Are your notes for your eyes only, or do you share them in meetings and collaborate on them with coworkers?
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April 17, 2020
If you’re on a desktop right now, there a pretty good chance you’re reading this article in your Chrome browser. Launched in 2008, Chrome dominates about 60% of the US desktop market according to StatCounter data. Chrome’s popular for a reason—it’s fast, stable and reliable—but its liberal use of user data has raised privacy concerns in the tech community and beyond.
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