What does a normal working day look like? Do you stand up often or go for a walk during the day? Have you been stuck while doing a task without having any idea how to continue? And do you know that laughing at work isn’t something bad? Well, everyone can take some steps to improve their own work experience, and here are some top tips on how you can improve your work experience!

We all know that emotions are powerful forces. Historically we have seen emotions start wars and build peace; it has sparked a love and induced divorce. While unavoidable, emotions are what push us to take action. A relief, though, is that Emotional intelligence is not a fixed ability. You can improve your emotional intelligence, even at work, with training and practice in some key areas.

Since 2012 Asana has been our great friend in our efforts to manage our team’s work and projects successfully. Asana helps us to coordinate our team’s work providing us with the infrastructure to map out all steps and organize all details in one place. This app lets us visualize our work through different stages quickly, easily, and beautifully.

Most of us are experiencing the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on our businesses negatively or positively. This situation motivates us to innovate and think outside the box to reach another level we have never thought of reaching. Trial and error is an important concept to apply in our lives and the organization where we work. This process cannot be categorized as time-wasting or irrelevant. On the contrary, this will improve our skills and make them even better than before.

“Make a to-do list, plan your daily tasks and break down your goals into smaller goals.”

These are the most common things we hear on a daily basis when we’re behind with our tasks. However, one thing is certain, “Creating a priority list is easier said than done.”

Being a leader in times of crisis is one of the hardest things to do. You get questioned for everything you do, which is never good enough or accepted by all. During these trying times, we would like to take these six minutes of your time to give you my two cents about our approach to being a leader in times of change.

As one of the major consequences of the COVID-19 situation we are all facing, working from home has become the new normal for many of us while taking care of our children. Here are some tips we found to be applicable to all of us.

One of the most challenging, but also one of the best decisions we ever made was going remote. For us, it was a choice, but now it has become a must for others. Because of this pandemic, many things changed around us, and so did how we work. Companies were forced to take the next steps into the remote working world.

A culture of experimentation is critical to business success. In today’s business world, executives and managers need to employ more innovative plans and ideas to garner greater attention, bring in more customers, and boost profits. The business world is changing, and many companies are implementing new advertising ideas, customer service strategies, and technological innovations. Adopting a culture of experimentation can truly benefit a business.

A blog post about the role of communication in a time of crisis

Mi Dushi Kòrsou, Delaster tempu ku mi ta kòmbersando ku bo yunan mi a ripará ku hopi a bin pèrdè e palabra ku nos ta yama fe. Bo yunan a kuminsá pèrdè fe den yen komponente ku huntu ta forma e dushi isla ku nos tur stima kual ta abo. Bo yunan ta pèrdè fe den bo ekonomia, tin asta den bo gobièrnu, pero esun ku ta duel mi mas tantu, ta ku tin di bo yunan ta pèrdè fe den nan propio rumannan. E delaster kos ku bo yunan por pèrdè fe den dje, ta den nan rumannan (e pueblo). Ta bo pueblo ta forma bo i hasi bo e dushi isla ku bo ta. Ora mi sinta pensa riba esaki, mi ta ripará ku nos reto di mas grandi ku nos tin nos dilanti aworaki, ta pa restourá e Fe bèk den mi rumannan. Sí, mi ta bisa NOS pasó ta ami, abo i mi rumannan huntu tin ku hasié.

Since the beginning of time, there’s been a battle that’s still going on. What battle, you may ask? It’s the battle between creators and consumers. HUH?? Yes, you read that correctly: the battle merely focuses on what creators see and what consumers see, and it all comes down to the price of the final product or service. We must have said at least one of these things: “Wow, the price is too high!”; or, “Can I get a discount?”; or, “I don’t see why it’s so expensive.” I must admit, I’ve said each one of them at least five times in my life, and that was before I started calling myself a graphic designer

In the business world, you decide consciously whether or not to communicate your message and your medium. However, the decision to communicate itself is a message. Whatever action you take, it says something about you. Even if you remain silent, you are saying something. From this perspective, it is not possible to not communicate. So, we’re better off if we choose to communicate properly. Now, I’m not here to tell you how to formulate communication messages (at least not this time). This blog is about the basic factors you must focus on when choosing communication channels.

Some might say that life’s too short for reading bad books, sitting in long meetings, and drinking bad wine (there are a million more examples that I could mention, but I’ll leave it at three so you won't say that life’s too short to read this blog post). If you asked us to fill in the blank for Life’s too short to… We would put “foster a bad culture.”

How do your team members feel when they leave your office? Do you manage to motivate them and help them build their confidence with the words you use? Or are you an expert in breaking them down into pieces, causing them to become more insecure daily? As a leader, you have a great responsibility when communicating with others. And if you want to become a great leader, you must take this responsibility seriously. The way you communicate with people may mark them forever...

Lis-Marina went on a search for ways to track down her time stealers and prevent them from stealing her time again. She shares the techniques that she's found most helpful when it comes to improving time management.

In this ever-changing world, one thing we don't realize that is changing and changing drastically is our workforce and our work culture and environment. We, the younger generation (millennials), are taking over the workforce. Still, for the managers and supervisors who mostly are in a higher position than us who are just stepping into the workplace, it can be really hard to deal with us, especially since we have different looks and perceptions of work and how to deal with work. But to better understand it all, we must see it from both perspectives.

Lately, we Millennials have been asking ourselves some important questions: ‘What is the deciding factor when choosing a place to work?’ In my office, the most common answers are, ‘A place where I feel at home, ‘A place where I can grow and be happy.’ These answers don’t mention money. Instead, they center on a healthy corporate culture. Why do my peers and I have different job expectations than previous generations? Is this a sign of some shift in generational attitudes? Are we approaching the first dawn of a new age?

If people understand the overall objective of their organization and how their work fits into it, it helps them to do their job better. It might help them enjoy what they do. In a world were focusing on details and small things is imperative, how does one distinguish the trees without losing sight of the forest? Here are six tips to help you develop big-picture thinking skills...

At Reshapers, we faced an interesting dilemma – over the course of a few years, our organization had grown so rapidly that our team had doubled in size. While we were, of course, thrilled with this development, growth brings its challenges. In our case, I worried about how I could ensure that every member of our newly expanded team was properly aligned with my vision for the company.