Workplace Productivity

If you feel like your attention is being pulled in a million directions each day, you’re not alone. In fact, our research found that only 10% of people say they feel in control of how they spend their days. From emails to chat, notifications and all the other workplace distractions, it’s surprising we have any time for focused work.Yet, while it’s easy to place the blame on the pings and dings of apps and tool, they’re only part of the…

It’s increasingly common for companies to use employee monitoring software to track their team when they’re on the clock. And on some level, it makes sense. When your employees know you’re watching them, it could mean they waste less time and are more productive. But is that actually the case?Unfortunately, not. Numerous studies indicate that trust is a substantial factor in employee productivity. But how can your team feel trusted when you’ve got eyes on them 24/7?There’s a delicate balance between…

Like every healthy relationship, your team lives and dies by its ability to communicate. Open and effective team communication keeps projects moving, co-workers happy, and ideas flowing. But there’s a dark side to team communication not too many people talk about. Over the past decade, time spent on communication tools like Slack, Zoom, and Teams has skyrocketed by 50% or more. And while more communication sounds like a good idea, it quickly eats into what little time we have to focus…

“Wisdom is the art of knowing what to overlook,” wrote psychologist William James. Unfortunately, if this is the case then few of us can honestly say we’re wise. Knowing where to allocate our attention has become the great challenge of our lives. And we’re not making it any easier by exposing ourselves to so many distractions. Many of us fight distraction every day without really examining what’s distracting us and why. But if we want to focus on meaningful, productive…