3 Ways to Help Your New Remote Team Work From Home

I’m going to be honest. I hate working from home. In my past I’ve had team members and managers that took advantage of it. They were not available when I needed them. It was unclear how much work they got done in a day. It became a stressful, distrusting team dynamic. Please, don’t be thatContinue reading “3 Ways to Help Your New Remote Team Work From Home”

Defining a New “Fit Break” for Yourself

What is an acceptable excuse to take a break from the daily grind of work? It seems like smokers are the ones that have a craving that is strong enough to demand structured breaks every hour or so. I don’t think the unhealthy habit should be a precedent! I love how FitBit buzzes for 250Continue reading “Defining a New “Fit Break” for Yourself”

Burning the Midnight Oil: 3 Types of People that Stay Late (and the Only Ones that Should)

It’s a trick question. There is no one that should stay past 5 o’clock in my opinion. Not small business owners, not “omg it broke and I’ll get fired if I don’t fix it” and not you. If you can’t seem to leave on time, it means you have a problem and the solution isContinue reading “Burning the Midnight Oil: 3 Types of People that Stay Late (and the Only Ones that Should)”

Reflection: 3 Reasons to Look Back and Learn From Your Mistakes

It’s review season! That means it’s time to list all of your accomplishments and make yourself look good to your boss so you can get a raise. Then, so you can prepare for the same glowing review next year, you have to review all the times you screwed up so you don’t repeat your mistakes.Continue reading “Reflection: 3 Reasons to Look Back and Learn From Your Mistakes”

No Excuse November: 3 Ideas to Get Your Butt Moving at Work

It’s No Shave November! Okay, I’m a lady so no, not really. But there are many things that we would rather not do on a regular basis that this month is dedicated to “allow” us to pass on for a while. Well, here’s what I think about it: the opposite! No Shave November? I’m notContinue reading “No Excuse November: 3 Ideas to Get Your Butt Moving at Work”