When the pandemic disrupted commutes to work, it challenged us to rethink our wardrobes. Offices shut down and people with desk jobs found themselves working from home in pajamas, yoga wear, or “half-and-half” fashion styles. So what’s half-and-half? If you’ve attended a virtual meeting, you’ll know what I mean by half-and-half styles. You’re wearing aContinue reading “Fashion Trends for Remote Work: What Are You Hiding?”
Category Archives: Jobs and Tech
Will Smart Tech Affect Our Decision Making Skills?
Should we fear the intelligence of our smart devices? They already make basic decisions for us, so where does it leave us in the future? Will we evolve to become dumber as a species? And if we become stupider, does it mean that Terminator machines will become a likely reality? Recently, those questions were onContinue reading “Will Smart Tech Affect Our Decision Making Skills?”
How Technology Has Changed How We Communicate
How often have you sent an urgent text and impatiently waited for a reply? Texting etiquette says we should respond within a few hours at most – assuming we didn’t (gasp) forget our phone at home. Technology has changed the way we communicate, from the speed of communication to the quality of communication. Gone areContinue reading “How Technology Has Changed How We Communicate”
Why Your Brand and Image Matters
Think of what you associate with the people in your life: from your coworker’s tendency to use “totally” in almost every sentence to your best friend’s preference to buy almost everything in pink. These connections with a person’s name or a company name make up a person’s image or brand. Walt Disney, Madonna, J.K. Rowling,Continue reading “Why Your Brand and Image Matters”
Business Etiquette for Entrepreneurs
Life would be a little too easy if we could become an expert at one skill and then build a thriving business around it. Once we’ve figured out what we want to do, and we are open for business, we still have to market ourselves; otherwise, we may find ourselves waiting. Waiting like we doContinue reading “Business Etiquette for Entrepreneurs”