What works for you may not work for everybody else
Whilst I love the physical touch and feel of a book, there are occasional books by authors, whose work I’ve followed for a long time, that I purchase physically, but a few years ago I started purchasing my books online. I was recently speaking with a friend about reading books electronically versus listening to books via a service such as Audible. Whilst I can listen to the replay of a presentation, music or a video I find it hard to concentrate on listening to an audiobook. My friend also has trouble listening to audio books and preferred reading a book …
Communication is what matters right now!
I’m one for getting off technology to focus on the things that matter. But right now, we need to do the opposite. We need to leverage technology to connect with those who matter, whether it be your team who is working remotely during this challenging time or whether it’s family members to check in on them. Staying connected with our business communities, local community and family is what’s going to keep us from feeling isolated. When we are feeling or physically alone, sometimes the chatter starts in our heads and we catastrophise. A bit like when you wake up at …
3 Tips for teams working from home
One of the challenges facing organisations who have staff working from home is to keep them feeling engaged and connected rather than distracted and isolated. With no shortage of technology, we now need to leverage it to help guide and support our teams working from home in this time of uncertainty. What can we do? Utilise this down time to upskill how your team use everyday (Microsoft Office) software and encourage collaboration. Leverage existing technology to create connection and community in uncertain times Create a framework for your team to work collaboratively to solve their everyday problems Donna Hanson works …
