The idea of a four-day work week has been gaining global support. With work–life balance receiving increasing attention recently, are four-day work weeks set to be the norm for the future? While we've moved forward in leaps and bounds from 16-hour work days during the industrial revolution, we still have a long way to go with regard to reshaping our attitudes towards work, productivity, and gains. Is the five-day
Use Effective Strategies to Nip the Problem in the Bud Research shows that most of us churn out roughly 16,000 words per day. While it’s every supervisor’s dream to lead a team that gets along well, it can rapidly turn into a nightmare if excessive talking is disrupting workloads and productivity. Talkative colleagues are listed as one of the biggest annoyances at work and it’s important to tackle the
Thinking of introducing music in the workplace as a soothing influence? Music plays a subtle but surprisingly powerful role in employee wellbeing. In the past, silence was considered golden and workplaces frowned upon employees wearing earphones tapping their feet and humming along to songs. Today however, it’s not uncommon for businesses to subscribe to commercial streaming platforms for everyone at work to be able to listen to music. Music Has
