Results for : work-life balance

Why It’s Un(Acceptable) for Employees to Stay Put

In the west, our work culture has a real “standing still is going backwards” mentality. We have all become convinced that progression is the ultimate goal in any career. This is combined with a strong need for status in the form of material wealth and a perceived “success.” But if…

The Working Dead Syndrome: Surviving Burn-out and Bore-out!

Just like any classic horror movie, this story starts with a pleasant morning at the office. Employees are returning from remote work and managers are filling their agenda boards for upcoming meetings when suddenly something feels off - and it’s not the essential oil diffuser in the corner, it’s the…

What does a people-first culture really look like?

Touting a people-first culture can sound silly on its surface. What else are you going to have? A cubicle-first culture? A puppy-first culture? Anyone working from home with a canine may already be living that last one. Yet, it's the people-first approach that gets the attention. This article provides an…

Industrial Revolution 4.0: What You Need to Know About the Maker Movement

Today’s Industrial Revolution is driven by advances in technology that blur the lines between the physical and digital worlds. With the collision of a global pandemic with artificial intelligence, robotics, the Internet of Things, 3D printing, quantum computing, genetic engineering, and more that crop up every day, the new industrial…

What is the “Right to Disconnect” and When Will the US Adopt It?

Less than a decade after a French ambulance driver was fired for not taking phone calls from his boss when he was off-schedule, France passed legislation called “Right to Disconnect.” In essence, employees have the right to disconnect from work calls, emails, texts, and other communication outside of their normal…

How to Succeed as a Freelancer/Contractor

Post-pandemic, more people are joining the gig economy and working as freelancers or contractors. But wanting to be self-employed doesn’t guarantee you’ll do well at it. There are many reasons for the staffing shortage of 2021. One of them is that people have revisited their priorities and decided to shift…

15 Small Routines to Make a Difference in Employee Well-being (and Fight Burnout)

Employee burnout is one of today’s biggest trends — and that’s not good news. One study showed 85 percent of people have expressed a decline in well-being since the start of the pandemic, and another study found 67 percent believe burnout has worsened over the past year. It’s never been more…

Labor Day: The Past and Future of Work

At a glance, Labor Day might seem like the most ironic of holidays. What are we celebrating? Work! How are we celebrating? By not working! Jokes aside, Labor Day is a commemoration of the historical efforts that went into so many of the rights and protections that safeguard today's workers.…

Workplace Stress: Signs You Need to “Step Back” and How to Do It

The typical image of stress is someone working at 100 mph — putting out fires, fulfilling obscene demands, long hours, and the constant pressure of deadlines and jobs and angry colleagues. Even writing that sentence was stressful. But we now know that stress can take many forms and be triggered…

SoGoStudy: Why are employees leaving and why are employees staying?

In the first post of this series focusing on our recent SoGoStudy about work life today, we provided the demographics and basics of the study. A quick catch-up on the foundation of the study: More than half of those who work remotely want to continue to work remotely for the foreseeable…

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