5 Fun and Effective Team-Building Activities for Remote Workers

Team-building activities for remote workers may seem like a moot proposition. Anyone who has any experience with remote employment knows that isolation is among the inevitable penalties of working from home. But a closer look at the dynamics involved in any team – virtual or otherwise –will tell you that team-building exercises are essential to […]

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 […]

What is Blue Light and does it Really Damage Your Eyes?

Does blue light really cause eye damage?

What is Blue Light? Any visible light is made up of a wide spectrum of colours, even if they aren’t visible to the naked eye. White light – the kind of light emitted by the sun or a common light bulb – is made up of ROYGBIV: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet […]

Accounting Software Showdown: Quickbooks vs. Freshbooks vs. Wave vs. Xero

Accounting software comparison quickbooks xero wave freshbooks

The Battle for Your Accounting Software Budget Accounting is the backbone of every business. As the world becomes more digitized, the need for quality accounting software is more significant than ever. In this post, we’ll compare and contrast four of the most popular accounting software programs available: Quickbooks, Freshbooks, Wave, and Xero. Each of these […]

Working from Home, COVID-19 and Mental Health

The hazards of working from home

The COVID-19 pandemic has, most likely, forever changed the way we work. More people than ever before are working from home. Employees benefit and many businesses have discovered that not only is it cheaper to have people work remotely rather than from a central office, statistics show that most people are as productive, or more […]

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 […]

You may not love them but your business needs them!

Everyone loves a helpful, cheerful worker… their manager, the owner and the customers. After all, enthusiastic optimists are wonderful colleagues. Reliable, pretty much trouble and conflict free, they can always be counted on. But are they great for your business? Are they really the asset you think they are? According to organizational psychologist and Wharton […]