Using time management software such as Office 365 Calendar can significantly improve your productivity and efficiency. While these tools have been developed specifically for optimizing how you spend your time and how you work day-to-day, many users don’t understand the full extent of these tools and what they can really do. There are a variety […]
We all know that self-care should be a priority. However, we become so consumed with life’s busyness and fast pace that we often neglect it. Self-care is essential in maintaining healthy relationships with yourself and others in your life. It requires you to dedicate time to care for your mind, body, and soul through activities […]
Trying to balance work and life every day can become stressful. You also may find that your productivity suffers. Trying to do too much throughout the day without scheduling time for relaxing and happy activities may affect your entire family. With an online calendar, leverage it in different ways so you can increase work productivity […]
Virtual meetings have become a weekly or even daily affair for many professionals as firms have transitioned to entirely or partly remote work arrangements in the past several years. These hybrid virtual meetings bother some employees, but you may as well lighten up and have some fun. You can remain professional while you have fun […]
A study indicated that 66% of business executives consider restructuring office spaces to suit a more scattered, hybrid workforce. It seems that hybrid work will continue to exist indefinitely. Your workflows must catch up with the times. Hopefully, COVID is going down, but hybrid work is going up and will be around for a long time. […]
We live in a fast-paced world fettered with constant distractions, news events, and shiny objects. How do you keep yourself from multi-tasking, going off course, and losing efficiency? And, how do you do so while completing your most important tasks and activities? Fortunately, using only the basics of Microsoft Calendar, there are several ways you […]
Virtual meetings are a terrific method to engage with faraway prospects, customers, and colleagues. We are all getting used to virtual meeting etiquette — but here is a reminder. There are clear distinctions between in-person meetings and virtual meetings, but some question the etiquette differences between the two. You are likely attending virtual meetings on […]
“Zoom fatigue” refers to a mental overload that reduces productivity. Senior managers believe there is AI in the investment of meetings. The Stanford Virtual Human Interaction AI Lab studied the psychological effects of protracted video conferencing and online meetings in early 2021. Sixty-five percent of 182 senior managers polled at UNC-Chapel Hill said meetings delayed […]
If you are one of those people who make New Year’s resolutions, being more productive likely made the list. In fact, it probably makes the list for all people — year after year after year — because productivity can be elusive for all. Even if you started 2022 with a constructive few months — by […]
From now until fall, you will have team members who will need to take time off and vacation time. This happens in every business — and leaders must have a strategy for covering this important business occurrence. As a tech leader, you will need to cover the vacations of your IT crew at some time […]
