The workplace is somewhere that we’ll spend a huge portion of our lives. Like it or not, it’s essentially your home away from home. As such, it’s important that you do all you can to ensure that it is as harmonious and productive as it can be. Problems within the workplace between employees can often lead to reduced productivity, high levels of stress and tension, and even higher levels of turnover. [Read more…]
Archives for March 2016
A Closer Look At Stress And Your Business
When you enter a leadership role in any business – whether it’s your own or one you’re managing – there are a lot of different challenges that you’ll face. One of the biggest and most prevalent will be the overall levels of stress you deal with as a leader. This stress can have a tremendous impact on your mental and physical health, but also on your business as a whole. Here at Technalink we’ve found that it’s worth taking a closer look at it in order to maintain some control over it. [Read more…]
Why You Need To Take Time For A Break
Sometimes, it’s just time for a break, and it’s important to know that this is okay! In our professional lives, we can become so focused on our goals that we start to lose sight of everything else, but we need to remember that we need to nurture the person if we expect the best out of the professional! The best way to nurture the person is through stopping to take a break, and using this time to do the things that make the person happy before all else. [Read more…]
Eliminating Stress At Work
Stress isn’t good for us, and this rings true for our physical and our mental health. When we feel stressed, our connections are blocked, and our pathways blurred, disallowing us from knowing where we’re going and where we need to go next. Unfortunately, stress is often simply a part of life, and that means we need to know just what to do when it happens, and how we can clear our minds once again. [Read more…]
How Can I Motivate Myself?
How can you expect to motivate your team when you can’t seem to motivate yourself? Self-motivation is a big concern for many in their personal and professional lives, and for leaders, staying motivated is even more important. So, how can you motivate yourself? Let’s suggest a few different ways: [Read more…]
3 Ways To Motivate Employees That You May Not Have Thought Of
Without motivation, we don’t want to do much, and if you want your employees to work to their full potential, a little motivation is necessary. While there are plenty of ways to motivate employees that you’ve already heard of, there are also a few ways that could be new to you! 3 ways to motivate employees that you may not have thought of are: [Read more…]
Are You Leading By Example?
“Do as I say, not as I do” isn’t a phrase that works well in business, and when you’re leading in the workplace, a much more effective method is to lead by example. Leading with action is a trait of a great leader, and this is a really simple way to do just that in your everyday professional life. When you lead by example, you show your employees what your leadership is all about, and watching you live your word will inspire them to follow suit as well. A few questions you can ask yourself to see if you’re leading by example are: [Read more…]
How Can I Set Realistic Goals?
Keeping goals realistic is keeping goals that you can effectively reach, and while this may sound simple enough, it’s something that we all seem to struggle with from time to time. It is estimated that up to 80% of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by the end of February, and do you know why this is? The goals put in place were not realistic enough to seem reachable or provide the right sort of motivation. So, how can you set realistic goals? The method is actually quite simple. [Read more…]