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📱 “If you answer that phone again, it’s going in the sea!” 🌊 Partners, kids, friends, all the people who are always there for us. With support, words of wisdom or just cake. (Except it’s never ‘just’ cake, is it? 😀) So they have a right to get royally pissed off if we can’t switch off. Because even if you feel anxious about losing opportunities or guilty about ‘doing nothing’… …you’re making those people FEEL like they matter less than your digital agency. Of course this isn’t true! But we ignore those feelings at our peril. The good news: It doesn’t have to be this way. To DIY your way out of this, do the following: - Find an accountability partner - Meet once a week to ‘deload’  - Be available to celebrate each other’s wins - Give each other support to switch off  - Help one another to stay focused It’s a lot of work and commitment but it really does make a difference. Of course, you could always: - Join my Switching-Off ‘Habit in a Box’ course - For less than the cost of a daily coffee - Learn to switch off more easily in 30 days - Never see your mobile get yeeted into the sea Ready to be more present with the people who matter? Drop me a DM with ‘Switch Off’ and I’ll get you an invite to my FREE taster session this Thursday 23 May.

Came back from Boston and managed to collect myself a little bronchitis/pneumonia - they called it the second one but I'm not. So that is slowing me down a bit. I get asked by people I know how do I think of my posts and they hate posting on here since it takes so much time. 90% of my posts take 90 seconds or less and are a stream of concsiousness. Sometimes I have things swimming in my head for weeks about something I saw or talked or heard about. (30 second mark). 1. If what you are doing isn't working. TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT!!! I can't stress this enough. Trying to screw something in with a screwdriver and not going well - go back to the tool-box and grab a different one. Don't keep doing the same thing. (55 second mark) 2. Resume - stop listing MS Office - unless you are the Excel Wizard or know Access or other lesser -known products drop it yesterday. The same goes for Google Office Suite (docs/sheets/pdfs). Its assumed you know it. 3. When was the last time you helped someone? It takes 7 seconds of being uncomfortable and 3-5 minutes of time. Hate or indifference wins too often because it is easier. Make the world brighter for 1 person this week. (95 seconds) #spreadtothenetwork #helpthenetwork #sharetothenetwork #here2help #antibioticsAreGreat This post did take longer than most (120 seconds.)

Your timeline is your lifeline!!! This post is contrary to the posts that you usually see in your LinkedIn feed. Today, I was traveling in my car for a long distance and suddenly a thought came into my mind!!! With our mobile phones protected with password(Not sure if there is a way to unlock 🔓by strangers or what if it gets completely damaged)and we do not keep our immediate family members/friends informed about our professional life and the people with whom we are closely associated at office...how will our office colleagues be immediately communicated in the event of our death - Whose contacts are not with our family/friends. Communicating directly with the company whose contact numbers are available in public domain is one option and second recommendation/option would be to actively engage on your current colleagues linkedin timeline so that your friends/family outside of your office will be made aware of your existing colleagues through your activities on your profile and can be communicated to them in case of any emergency 🦺 This thought came into my mind and felt like it makes sense, what are your thoughts 💭 #Linkedin #Networking #Communication #Thoughts #Relationship #Office

For some businesses, summer is the busiest season, while others fully embrace the dog days. If you are in the latter group, here are some ideas for what to do with your extra time. 📝 Set yourself up for the busy season by finishing small tasks ahead of time that you won’t be able to do when things ramp back up. 🧹 Clean up, whatever that means. Clean out your computer files, your inventory, your workstation. Whatever makes room for your busy season. 🤔 Use the extra time and brain space to develop new ideas for products or workflows for your business. 😎 Relax! Appreciate the downtime and take some time for yourself after getting through the busy season. #summertime #summerfun #summervibes

Want to work over Christmas? DO IT! 💪🏻 Where is the rule book exactly? Find me the person who has laid down this invisible rule? Of course it would be marvellous to have the entire time off, wouldn’t it! But WHO ARE WE KIDDING ?! 😆 We run businesses! Didn’t we start them because we were so invested in something that we couldn’t switch our brains off? 👀 Now. Don’t all come at me ‘but we need a break yada yada’….i know all that… We do. Agree! But. Going cold turkey? And I don’t mean the one you might be eating either! If it isn’t realistic to you to literally NOT work at all, then don’t try to aim for that. 🙌 plan in your diary for some work 🙌 what would it be? Personally, I think that is by far more satisfying as you know that some things can be / going to be taken care of, rather than leaving everything (including the stuff IN your brain too!) until January when normal service resumes. You’ll end up chasing your tail. Again! I plan to do some and I think I will quite enjoy it! 😇I will be gathering my accounts together 😇 brainstorming some marketing out 😇 planning my January so it doesn’t vanish without any second thought! ‘Work’ isn’t a naughty word just because society says we should be on holiday. Do what works for you. Heck open your laptop on New Year’s Day! 🥂 Now who goes loopy loo and takes it a step too far to hit the shops on Boxing Day? 🙄🤣

I'm doing some research for an article I'm writing for New Wave Learning's Newsletter - New Wave News! Just one question for you: What does professionalism in the workplace mean to you today? There are 2 ways to contribute: 1) Post a comment, publicly and spark a conversation or 2) Use the link in the comments to post privately via Google Forms. If you're interested to read the finished article you can Subscribe on LinkedIn https://lnkd.in/eqYXRtFX #learninganddevelopment #futureofwork #workplace #professionalism

On January 26, we’re open. A number of our team have decided to change the day and work January 26 instead, and will be available for chats and meetings. So if you’re also working January 26, reach out to your Creative Natives contact to see if they’re available then. If you’ve been thinking about changing the day at your work, there’s no time like the present. Speak to your manager about working January 26 and taking the day off at another time. Clothing the Gaps and Change it Ourselves have tons of information and resources on how you can do this: Clothing the Gaps ➡️ https://buff.ly/3ZMuKHV Change it Ourselves ➡️ https://buff.ly/3WtDqQy Those who are working will take Monday 29th of January off, so make sure to get in touch with them before then.

"You will end up in a better place than where you started" is the case I make in Bloomberg this week. What have I learned this past year about organisations that have experimented with changing how their workweek? 🤔 ⬇ 1️⃣ Most companies continue with a reduced working hour policy. The trials have provided a "more realistic picture" of the four-day workweek, with 54 of the 61 participating organisations still doing it a year later, and half making it permanent. 🕦 2️⃣ Most organisations reported improved staff well-being, half said it reduced quitting, and one-third said it helped recruiting efforts. 🧠 3️⃣ There are many more four-day workweek experiments happening inside large organisations, even if they haven't been publicly announced yet. 🤫 4️⃣ It is important to develop smart productivity measures beyond just time spent in the office, as many organisations don't have a good way to gauge employee productivity under a four-day schedule. 📈 5️⃣ Conducting a periodic purge of unnecessary meetings can have lasting benefits, even if an organisation decides against a four-day workweek. 💻 6️⃣ Thorough planning and addressing all the potential issues upfront is essential for a successful four-day workweek implementation. Check out our work at 4 Day Week - Global to help you out! 🚏 Link to article: 🖇 https://lnkd.in/e_WhWyBz

Start 2024 by getting yourself organized online.

Start 2024 by getting yourself organized online.