Blog for Professionals
5 Ways to Write More Effective Emails
Time is of the essence … as learned from Tems hit song. Coupled with the number of emails that the average person gets daily, many people don’t have the attention span to read long, extensive emails. Therefore, we must embody the concept that less is more by learning to communicate succinctly and clearly.
On average, 121 business emails are sent to Americans on any given day, and while 60% are typically spam, at least 50 have relevant and essential information.
5 Steps to Set Work Boundaries Without Compromising Performance or Professionalism
This short sentence alone speaks to why more than 50% of Americans feel job burnout and abandon their careers. While burnout can be considered a buzzword during recent times, the World Health Organization defines it as a syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. In layman's terms, this means simply that folks are quitting their jobs because they can't take it anymore. Although it varies from person to person, many reasons stem from the lack of workplace boundaries. This month we will explore how to create healthy work boundaries without tarnishing your professional career and relationships.
Time Task Management: 5 Strategies to Organize and Get Stuff Done
With 2021 quickly coming to an end, many of us are scurrying to finish last-minute goals before the clock strikes midnight on December 31st. With less than a month remaining, now is as great as any time to start learning new time management strategies to embark your new year on a smooth start. So keep reading to learn 5 of my most valuable systems of staying organized and ensuring that I make the most use of my time every day!
Using the Great Resignation to Elevate Your Current Position and Get What You Want
The Great Resignation has resulted in more than 4.9 million people quitting their jobs because of COVID-19. While workers are transitioning for several reasons, many of their reasons are rooted in recent reflections about working hours, demand, and frequency. As a result, many sectors are plagued by continuous staff shortages, particularly fields that faced increased pressure throughout the pandemic, such as hospital staff and educators. This high influx of departing team members directly correlates to remaining workers feeling overworked and burned out. And while many decide to leave their career fields or companies entirely, others try their best to stick it out. Sticking it out allows you to leverage the great resignation to get what you want: increased benefits & flexibility.
8 Benefits You Should Consider Negotiating to Increase Your Salary at Your Current Job and at a New One
But this does not mean that you should not fight for what you are deserved based on your work ethic, performance, accomplishments, education, and tenure. In a post-COVID world (possibly, maybe), employers and employees alike have begun to reimagine what work looks like for them. More than ever before, employees can verbalize what they need to be successful in the workplace and sustain the work-life balance that many of us could not even imagine before. As a result, people are re-negotiating their benefits packages and demands to return to work. So as we begin our transition into a post-pandemic world, continue reading to learn about benefits you should be considering beyond your salary that will benefit you in the long run.
3 Practical Ways to Achieve Work-Life Balance
How often have you vowed to create and set boundaries to protect your peace at work…how's that going?
66% -- 26% -- 77%
These percentages account for the number of Americans who work during the weekend, take home their unfinished work, and ultimately experience burnout in their current position. When is the last time you have thought about how your work affects your life and causes you to stress, overwork, or worse…burnout? Here are 3 tips that you can implement immediately to gain control of your life and attain the work-life balance that you want.