There are three responses to stressā€“ fight, flight, or freeze. Most people are pretty familiar with the fight or flight response, but the freeze response is often overlooked. To freeze means to not act. It happens when a person feels overwhelmed and they donā€™t know what to do, therefore they do noth...
With encroaching deadlines, unforeseen obstacles, and new tasks being added to our workload every day, we often feel pressured to get things done quickly. The problem that arises from that is that speed and efficiency are not the same thing, and in business, this differentiation can be critical. Get...
Are you the kind of person who likes to plan your day down to the minute, or do you wing it and deal with things as they arise? I fall somewhere in between. I like to stay organized, and blocking out my time helps me do that. However, if I were to plan out every minute of my day, I would end up over...
The leadership landscape is constantly shifting, and one of the things that distinguishes an effective leader from an ineffective one is their ability to adapt. They must adapt to the people they lead, the work that needs to be done, and the approach that needs to be taken. A shift that we are seein...
Working as a team can become one of your greatest assets in business. There is only so much one person can accomplish on their own, but with a team, there is a division of responsibilities and a variety of strengths that can be utilized. It requires a certain level of trust and respect to work toget...
When you become stuck in the same routine, you start to see the same results over and over again. While that can be to your advantage in some areas, growth comes from change. Without a variance in your routine, you eventually reach a point of stagnation. If you want to experience new results, you ha...
Boredom in the workplace is not something that you want your employees to experience. It can lead to a lack of productivity, lower job satisfaction, increased turnover, and it can even cause further problems if people act out of boredom. To avoid such a phenomenon, your organization should strive to...
Itā€™s easy to start losing momentum after getting a taste of time-off during the end of the year. You have been working hard to meet your annual and fourth quarter goals, and youā€™re ready for a break. Now is not the time to give up though. Keep pushing forward, and finish out the year strong. The key...
We all experience burnout at times, even if we love our job. Burnout is an ongoing state of mental fatigue and exhaustion, which is often caused by prolonged stress. As we approach the end of the calendar year, many businesses are working to meet their fourth quarter and annual goals. There is a lot...
Social loafing is the idea that when individuals are working in a group, they put in less effort than when working on their own. The assumption of a social loafer is that whatever they choose not to do, someone else will take care of. Unfortunately for some, they are often right in that assumption. ...
We all know that not everyone learns in the same way, but what we might not realize is that there are varying levels of information retention based on the approach you take when learning something new. There is passive learning, which is what most people rely on, and then there is active learning, w...
Some days go by quickly, while others drag on, but the amount of time in each day remains the same. The typical workday is eight hours long, yet the average worker spends less than half of that time actively working. People still look and feel busy, but they arenā€™t focusing their efforts on the kind...
