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Strange Days: The Benefits of Pets as Coworkers

Since I’ve been working from home, I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside two furry coworkers – my dog, Klara, and my cat, Chester. They’re undoubtedly one of my favorite parts of working from home. Just being in the same room as them brightens my day. Don’t get me wrong…

Emotional Intelligence Can Be Learned

The global pandemic has tested the best of us. No matter where we work, or at what level, we’ve been asked to adapt to restrictions and changing regulations. This may have been easier at businesses with emotionally intelligent leaders at the helm. As we move forward with 2021, and aim…

The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Leadership Today

Our understanding of emotional intelligence is 30 years old. The question now is, "What is the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership today?" This article examines how, at this current moment in time, emotional intelligence can have an added impact on successful leadership. What is Emotional Intelligence? Emotional Intelligence (EQ)…

Think small: Valuing service in the new normal

In a week that included both the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday -- celebrated as the National Day of Service -- and a presidential inauguration, the value of service has been highlighted even more than usual. The service of our national leaders, those who keep us safe, and those who…

Lighten Up: The Impact of Light on Productivity

Have your employee pulse surveys revealed a drop in productivity during the winter months? Are you noticing a shift in efficiency? This can be for numerous reasons, ranging from increased isolation caused by remote working to lack of proper team communication. However, there is also another much-ignored culprit that could…

Generational Views on the Impact of COVID-19: A SoGoStudy

At the start of every new year, we are encouraged to pause and reflect on the past year. Reflecting on a "normal" year, you might recall a great vacation, professional accomplishments, and maybe even your success or failure in keeping the infamous ‘new year’s resolution’. But 2020 brought us so…

Solid Rules in Fluid Workspaces: Boosting Productivity while Working Remotely

Who doesn’t love working out of the comfort of their home? 2020 showed us that despite many organizations' fear about productivity suffering, many employees working from home managed to maintain or even improve their output! Even so, remote working isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. When you have no…

Go Green: Transforming the WFH Experience

2020 has been a transformational year for most of us. For many of us, this includes changes in where we work, how we work, and even how much we work. As remote working becomes the norm, research shows that a majority of employees have maintained their office productivity levels or…

Crafting Creativity

Over the past few months, I’ve spent much of my time with crafting supplies in hand. Whether it’s with an embroidery needle and thread or a crochet hook and yarn, I nearly always have at least one project in the works. From embroidering a colorful finch to crocheting small pumpkins…

The 2020 Guide to Seasonal Delight Despite the Distance, Employee Edition

Traditional business holiday parties are being cancelled in 2020. It’s hard to safely social distance and still clink glasses to your organizational successes. Yet you don’t want to miss this opportunity to show hard-working employees that your business cares. These ideas can help you spread seasonal cheer with staff —…

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