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By: Michael McQueen
Working from home has certainly been far from bliss for many of us. Attempting to do our office work within the clutter and distraction of home, navigating complex online modes of engagement and doing so within the stress of such an uncertain time has made this new work form challenging. Continue reading “Why Are Digital Natives Finding Online Work So Unnatural?”
By: Michael McQueen
Everybody loves an ego boost. The word of encouragement from the colleague, the compliment from the spouse or the pat on the back from the boss work wonders for our sense of self-esteem. Continue reading “Why You Should Let Go of Your Self-Esteem”
By: Michael McQueen
Automation is a word that often strikes fear into workers who cannot help but feel threatened by its emergence in the modern world. Most of what we hear about automation surrounds the ways it will take our jobs and force the everyday worker into irrelevance. Continue reading “How Automation Might Save Your Career”
By: Michael McQueen
With the dramatic changes that have occurred across the globe in recent months in the midst of our modern crisis, many of our standing systems have had to rework their regular ways of doing business. Continue reading “After COVID-19: What Will Never Be the Same”
By: Michael McQueen
I’m sure we have all at some point felt the effects of bad conversation. Awkwardness, offence, miscommunication are all rooted in conversations that didn’t achieve what they were supposed to. Continue reading “3 Keys to Asking Better Questions”
By: Michael McQueen
Readin, writin’ and ‘rithmetic… I’m sure that if many of us Gen X and older were to return to our schooling days it may have resembled something like this. For generations, education has involved the rote learning of dates, formulas and quotes which are forgotten as soon as they are assessed. Continue reading “Why We Should Rethink the 3 ‘r’s of Education”
By: Michael McQueen
In the world we are living in, it seems that by the day, information becomes more and more convoluted and issues become more and more complex. Continue reading “3 Essentials for an Age of Complexity”
By: Michael McQueen
If this time has offered any opportunity to us, it is the radical breaking of convention that businesses, brands and individuals have had to respond and adapt to. Continue reading “From Isolation to Innovation: The Unparalleled Power of a Scattered Team”
By: Michael McQueen
Miriam is quick in the centre but loses heart. Joyce understands the game but could move a little quicker; Audrey places herself well but lacks height.
I recently came across this extract from the sports notes section of the annual magazine from a girl’s school in the 1930s.[1] Continue reading “3 Everyday Enemies of Your Tenacity”
By: Michael McQueen
In a time that is characterised by confinement, disruption and chaos, maintaining a sense of momentum and productivity can prove beyond challenging. One of the biggest enemies of momentum is monotony and in a time like this, it seems as if the one dependable aspect of life is its monotony as it feels like we are all participating in a modern, viral version of Groundhog Day. Continue reading “3 Ways to Shift from Monotony to Momentum When Working From Home”