Your work environment is the place that you perform your day-to-day professional duties. A positive work environment is essential for your productivity, motivation, and satisfaction. Whether you prefer to work from home, in a coworking space or a serviced office, explore our blog to discover how you can make the most of your work environment. From minimising distractions to crucial office tech you can’t live without, there are lots of ways to help improve your work environment.
Whether you work in an office or from home, some co-worker habits are irritating! We’ve all been there, where there’s a handful of colleagues who always seem to be up to something maddening. Some of the most common workplace icks include laziness, making awkward noises and eating loudly. We looked …
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Rage applying; productivity paranoia; here’s your guide to trending workplace buzzwords. The global workforce has been through significant changes in the past few years; the pandemic, home working and then hybrid, things like Zoom fatigue and ‘the new normal’, the rise of Gen Z and its influence on the workplace, …
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Workplace drinking culture costs the UK economy more than £7 billion annually, and 4 in 10 employers say alcohol is a productivity killer, but a few small changes this year can help. Drinking culture at work seems harmless. Whether socialising, working late or having a crazy night out with the …
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Do you find yourself quickly checking work emails on holiday, keeping an eye on the company chat on annual leave, or texting your teams about work even though your ‘out of office’ is on? If so, you need to stop immediately. (You’re also not alone) The ability to switch off …
How to Avoid Checking Your Work Emails on Annual Leave (and why you must) Read More
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Despite a shift to hybrid working and the four-day workweek growing in popularity, we all know what it feels like to be out of balance. If you’ve ever eaten lunch at your desk, checked emails during annual leave or turned on your computer before your morning coffee, you’re probably guilty …
Revealed: Best countries to live in for a better work-life balance in 2023 Read More
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Most companies have asked teams to spend a few days in the office per week, but if the thought fills you with anxiety, resistance and existential dread, it’s time to ask for a bit more support! Hybrid is the most popular way of working globally, which means by now, …
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Do you know what makes your team feel appreciated? You’ve probably heard about the five “love languages” – the ways each of us prefer to give and receive love in our romantic relationships – but did you know these languages can also be applied to relationships with work? If the …
Be a better manager: which office love language makes your team feel appreciated at work? Read More
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Horrible bosses can be loads of fun when they’re not real! From Suits to the Simpsons, we crunched the numbers to reveal the world’s most loved and hated fictional bosses. To develop our definitive ranking, we created a list of the most searched screen bosses and managers from SEMrush. We …
Ranked: Best & Worst Fictional Bosses Of All Time Read More
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Regardless of where you live or how you travel to work, the length of your commute can have a huge impact on how you feel about your job. With 24% of Brits hybrid working and 14% working from home exclusively, a large part of the workforce still travels to and …
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We analysed online searches to uncover the nation’s most and least favourite team building activities! Love them or hate them, team building activities are a crucial part of work life and a useful way to improve culture and happiness, but with 6 in 10 Brits admitting they find them a …
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