12 Feb 2020

For companies today, it's a do-or-die world. They either have to keep up with the rapid pace at which their sector is evolving or risk losing out to their competitors. This invariably places a burden on their employees who, if they do not meet the standards expected of them, will soon find themselves frantically searching for other work. Hard skills are, of course, essential to even get ...

12 Feb 2020

PSYCHOLOGICAL GOAL-SETTING Use the brain’s unconscious biases for goal-setting. When thinking about a deadline, tell yourself it’s ‘X days away’, rather than a number of weeks, months or years. “If the future doesn’t feel imminent, then people won’t start working on their goals,” Daphna Oyserman, a researcher who studies the phenomenon, explains. “When I use days rather than yea...

12 Feb 2020

Ask yourself these questions when before making the career-change leap. The standard used to be that you (hopefully) stayed at your first job until retirement. However, it's become more and more common for people to switch companies, even fields, frequently. If you're thinking about taking the plunge and changing careers, you should stop and think before you hand in your two weeks' no...

12 Feb 2020

There’s nothing more important to a small business than its employees. If your employees are happy, their productivity will increase, and that’s exactly what you need to help your business grow. Making small changes to habits will drastically improve the levels of productivity and office efficiency in your business. This will allow you to get more quality work done in a shorter period...
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