Whether your smile shows off every single one of your teeth, is accompanied by a boisterous laugh, or is shy and reserved, its existence is doing good for your mind and body. According to Psychology Today, smiling releases endorphins that help to lower stress, heart rate, and blood pressure, while also lifting your mood. And this…
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[Infographic] The Importance of Employee Engagement
Creating an atmosphere where employees feel engaged in their work can be tough. Everyone has different motivations, likes and dislikes, and expectations of themselves and their overall lives, so creating a workplace that caters to all of these needs can sometimes feel impossible. The challenge is so great for some that they simply choose to…
Three Ways to Optimize an Open Office Environment
Open office environments, once considered a workplace trend, have become the norm. Today, nearly 70% of U.S. offices occupy an open environment. Supporters believe that this design enables more opportunities for collaboration, improves transparency, minimizes emails and phone calls, while also strengthening co-worker relationships. Additional benefits include cost savings and appearing more attractive to millennials for some…
Three Habits that Heighten Your Personal Productivity Potential
Both successful and unsuccessful people have 24 hours each day, however how those hours are optimized is the key differentiator. Here are three ways to accomplish more in less time. Set daily and startup activities. As author Charles Duhigg explains in his book, The Power of Habit, following routines increases productivity levels. Regardless of your role or rank, there…
Boost Your Productivity by Breaking These Four Bad Habits
Break these four bad habits to pump up your productivity. Waking up without a morning routine. Rushing through the morning can have negative consequences on your sense of emotional well-being and overall productivity. Without a morning routine, it’s easy to skip important activities such as meditating, working out, and worse yet—skipping breakfast. Starting your day…
Three Reasons to Tackle Tough Tasks First
It’s tempting to start the day focusing on easy tasks before addressing more challenging ones. Procrastination is the bane of human existence, but you can overcome it by tackling difficult to-do’s earlier on in the day. Dale Carnegie said, “You can get ahead in the world. But you will have to work, you will have…