How to Create an Inclusive Culture with Remote Teams

Repost Technology has made it possible for a situation that didn’t exist a couple of decades ago: working with strangers. In a new culture of remote work, collaborating with coworkers in another city has become more commonplace. This situation can be comfortable for some people; awkward for others. As these situations occur more often, itContinue reading “How to Create an Inclusive Culture with Remote Teams”

What Foods Would You Like to Make

Food loves company. For a recent company get-together, we experienced an Iron Chef-like competition. In case you haven’t heard of that show, it’s a competition in which you must use a key ingredient to make a recipe. In our case, the company was divided into teams, and each team got an ingredient to create anContinue reading “What Foods Would You Like to Make”

3 Tips to Increase Your Productivity

Repost Working when it’s a holiday is tough. (Canada Day was July 1 and Independence Day is July 4) Your family and friends have invited you to join their plans but you must spend a few hours at the computer to meet an urgent deadline. Work can be fun if you enjoy it; a realContinue reading “3 Tips to Increase Your Productivity”

What Dream Job Would You Have for a Day?

If I could do any job I wanted for just one day, I would be a professional daydreamer, but with one twist. My daydreams come true. You’re probably wondering how that could be useful to the world, so let me explain. For my actual job, I spend a lot of time learning about people’s jobs.Continue reading “What Dream Job Would You Have for a Day?”

Work-Life Balance and Setting Aside Time to Unwind

Can you achieve work-life balance? How do you define it? Whether you have work-life balance and whether you view clear boundaries between the two depends on how much you love your job and how much time you devote to it. Some days, your job eats up so much of your day that you just wantContinue reading “Work-Life Balance and Setting Aside Time to Unwind”