At work, saying “yes” feels easier in the moment, but it’s a fast way to end up overwhelmed, resentful, and behind on your real priorities.
The challenge is that setting boundaries can feel uncomfort...
Some weeks it feels like every task is marked “ASAP” and every email is “high priority.” The problem is, when everything feels urgent, nothing really is. Panic takes over, mistakes creep in, and stres...
Modern work rarely stops at five o’clock. Emails arrive after hours, notifications pop up in the evening, and there’s always more that could be done.
The challenge is that if you never switch off, yo...
Leaving a job can feel awkward. You want to move on, but you don’t want to leave behind drama, resentment, or an awkward reference call in the future.
The good news is, quitting does not have to end ...
Burnout doesn’t happen overnight. It creeps up slowly.
First you’re tired, then you’re drained, then suddenly even small tasks feel impossible.
The good news is that there are early warning signs. A...
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Few things kill motivation faster than having someone constantly looking over your shoulder. It makes you feel like you can’t be trusted to do your own job, and it often slows everything down rather ...
Most people treat one-on-ones with their manager as awkward catch-ups or status updates. Which is a waste, because these meetings are one of the best opportunities you’ll ever have to shape your caree...
Work is supposed to challenge you, but too many of us end up in a position where that 'challenge' ends up consuming us. We end up treating every typo, deadline, or minor setback like a career-ending c...
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Meetings are meant to solve problems, make decisions, and share important updates. But sadly they rarely live up to those (seemingly low) expectations. And the reality is that most of them was ... |
1. Lower the bar on bad days
If today’s not the day to smash it, don’t. For some unfathomable reason, there is seems to be some assumption that every single one of us need to give 110% every single d...
Unfortunately, modern working life has made job descriptions a worthy entry into the top list of thing that 'shouldn't be that hard but somehow we've made them much trickier than it needs to be’.Â
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 Every company says culture is important but few actually know how to build it.
Culture isn’t about office perks or slogans on the wall, it’s about how people feel, how they work together, and how mu...