Tag: “Motivation”

According to Buffer’s State of Remote Work 2019 report, 91% of businesses intend to support remote work in the future. That’s up from 88% in the 2018 report. With the Coronavirus pandemic that revolutionized the way we work, next year’s report is going to be even more supportive of teamworks at home.

A successful workplace is not only highly profitable, but it is a place where employees find job satisfaction and hence a low turnover rate. Its unique incentives and culture strategically place it at a place where it attracts the best talents. Besides driving productivity, employer-employee trust and engagement are actively nurtured. Truth be told, employees’ satisfaction level determines how successful a workplace is; the happier they are, the higher the success rate. The following describes how a successful workplace looks like.

Many people who approach the GTD methodology (Getting Things Done) don’t really know what it is and how it can benefit them. In this article I’ll try to make that second part clearer.

Technological advancements have engineered many changes in the labor market; workers are now able to work as freelancers and employers are able to set-up remote teams with little to no hitches. Remote working allows employees the much-needed flexibility to work when they feel most productive without needing to abide by the traditional 9-5 timeline. Employers, on the other hand, are now able to outsource skills overseas, especially talents that aren’t available in their local labor market. Remote working also helps employers to save on overhead costs by eliminating the need for physical offices. Remote working is clearly a good trend for business.

Checklists are very interesting tools when it comes to maintaining and improving the efficiency of your personal organization system. David Allen talks about their benefits in his book Getting Things Done, but because they are not linked to a specific stage in the GTD workflow, we tend to overlook or even forget them.