5 Great Secrets to Staying Motivated When You Work from Home
Staying motivated when you work from home can be challenging after a while. Here are 5 tips to keep you focused and at your best.
6 Exciting Work-from-Home Jobs for You
Work from home jobs used to be the stuff of fantasy. Not anymore. If you’re looking for a high-paying new job, here are 6 exciting possibilities.
The Two Pizza Rule for Productive Office Meetings…
We’ve all been there. Co-workers streaming into the room, coffee in hand, looking for a comfortable chair while everyone waits for the stragglers while also waiting for the convenor to kick things off. Another seeming endless ‘meeting’ that was called to brainstorm a concept or share a news update. 90 minutes later, you’re shaking your […]
Become a Great Team Leader: 7 Strategies and Tips
As the saying goes, “teamwork makes the dream work,” but it’s not just the team that needs to work well together. For anyone to become a great team leader is crucial for the success of any project or organization. Whether a new manager or a seasoned veteran, there’s always room for improvement when it comes […]
Energizing a Post-Pandemic Workforce!
Post-Pandemic? No-one really knows when – or even if – that is going to happen. But it’s certainly something we all hope for. One thing is absolutely certain… our world will never be the same! We’re not going back to the summer of 2019, 2009 or 1999. The ways we look at and react to […]
How To Avoid Zoom Burnout
I’ve worked remotely with the team here at Ideas2Live4 for close to 10 years. COVID didn’t change our working habits one bit. But few have the experience of our team to fall back on. Our team has become used to the isolation that can be a blessing and a curse. We’ve also become used to […]
Choosing the Right Accounting Package for Your Business…
Over the years, I’ve used various tools to help manage my business. I’ve used Quickbooks, MYOB, SAGE, Wave Accounting and ZOHO Books extensively. But I’ve never really been happy. One reason is the ‘add-ons’. Want to run a payroll? Pay extra. HR? Pay extra. Inventory management? Pay extra. And when you can’t ‘add on’, it’s […]
How to Identify a Toxic Workplace – 15 Warning Signals…
A toxic workplace is a crushing environment in which to spend 8 to 10 (or more) hours a day. You can avoid them by watching out for these warning signs.
Really? You want to start your own business? Five steps to avoid failure…
Times are always tough somewhere. Countries, regions and industries all have economic cycles. Right now almost everyone is hurting due to COVID-19. Economists and governments are expecting many job losses to be permanent. Unemployment is forecast to remain high for some years to come. That’s encouraging (or forcing) many of us to rethink our future […]
Learn How You Can Be More Productive When Working From Home…
Six tips for beating distractions and procrastination! My working career spans 50 years. For at least 30 of those, I’ve worked from a home office. For the last 20 years, I’ve lead a team of focused writers, social media specialists and coders… all from my home office. And they all work from home too! It […]