We’ve been under COVID-19 restrictions for more than a month now. Many of us have grown accustomed to staying indoors and working from home but others… less so. https://twitter.com/theipa/status/1246173124758028288?lang=en There’s no question that being under lockdown sucks. There’s no more footy to go to, no more gym...
We’ve heard countless times that a salesperson needs to be a superb all-rounder. Enthusiasm, persistence and determination are all essential qualities. Right now, empathy is particularly crucial. It can be difficult to use the right approach with clients knowing that businesses both big and small are...
At a time when it feels like the world is closing in on us, it’s easy to feel like we’re losing control. Whether you like to micromanage or go with the flow, the ability to control things in our life has diminished. How we approach this is...
It’s difficult to think of an event in our lifetime that has dominated the news cycle quite like COVID-19. It has managed to infiltrate the news unlike anything before it. Even September 11 didn’t cancel all sport and force us to stay indoors. Nielsen estimates this pandemic...
Finding work is really tough right now, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to give up. Here are a few tips to keep up the motivation to search for jobs. 1 – Be patient Patience is crucial to staying in the game. You’re probably going to get a...
By now, we should all be used to living through a pandemic, but that doesn't mean things are easy. With calendars wiped clean and 23 hours a day spent inside our homes, robotic routines are becoming the new normal. For some of us, this straightforward pattern is...
For a long time, workplaces have been pressuring environments for people. A mixture of high expectations, long hours and a dependency to work for income is stressful enough for many people without throwing in a global crisis to boot. It can be difficult to work productively...
If you haven't already, now is a great time to check in with your employees' wellbeing. The world has changed immensely in the last few months and businesses are rapidly adapting to many changes, especially a large-scale transition to working from home. This presents new challenges for...
When you first dropped your kids at school, you probably never envisaged they would return home so quickly. With the new restrictions on school attendance, many parents have had to balance working and teaching in a way none of them anticipated only a month ago. Education is...
Desperate times call for desperate measures. The coronavirus crisis is a confronting time for businesses to reinvent their strategies to deliver products and services to their customers. In the space of two weeks, many businesses have had to transition to a limited business model or shut...