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Fostering Healthy Habits While Working Remotely
4 months ago by Daniel Stack
Take a breath. Rest your eyes. Get some fresh air. These are common sense actions, but teams that work remotely can forget to take care of themselves – especially if they feel isolated. Leaders can help foster a healthy team by actively promoting beneficial habits. Here are ways to boost healthiness with a remote team and prioritise mental wellbeing. Acknowledge the need for...
Accessing mental health support during COVID-19
4 months ago by Kevin Minnis
Since the coronavirus outbreak, many people are finding their mental health and wellbeing affected in previously unforeseen ways. For many, the pandemic has brought about feelings of anxiety, stress and loneliness, while others are dealing with additional worries around finances and employment, or coping with bereavement. But there is help available. We have put together a n...
Tips for Leading Virtual Meetings
4 months ago by Kevin Minnis
Running efficient meetings can be a difficult task under the best of circumstances. When all attendees are remote and reliant on technology, the challenge can be even greater. Here are tips for how you can help ensure your virtual meeting runs smoothly. Set an agenda It’s second nature to interpret physical and facial cues in person, but this becomes harder when you can’t ea...
How To Boost Your Professional Skills During Lockdown
5 months ago by Kevin Minnis
As we all settle into new ways of remote working and collaborating, now is a good time to take stock of which professional skills you have that increase your value as an employee, and which skills may need to be updated to meet changing demands. While some of the more traditional professional development opportunities, such as workshops, conventions and conferences, have bee...
Teaching from home – Resources for parents working remotely
5 months ago by Kevin Minnis
At a time when 87% of the world’s student population is affected by school closures, it is more important than ever that working parents have the support they need to juggle their workload in addition to managing the home schedules of their children. To help parents, we are compiling resources from educational lessons to fun games that will keep children learning and enterta...
Looking out for your mental health while working remotely
5 months ago by Kevin Minnis
In a matter of just a few weeks, the coronavirus outbreak has prompted perhaps the largest ever experiment in remote working. Across all six continents, we’ve seen a significant portion of businesses moving their operations online at speed, with many workers being instructed to switch their workstations from the usual confines of the office, to the comfort of their own homes...
Essential tips for successful remote working
6 months ago by Lorena Venetico
In recent weeks many companies have taken the step of requiring some or all of their employees to work from home. For many, this is a change to their working arrangements they may be unprepared for. While working remotely does provide advantages such as saving time and money by eliminating commuting, it can also increase stress levels if the right managing techniques aren’t ...