One of the most widespread measures that businesses have implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic has been instructing workers to stay away from the office and work from home instead. Now that a few months have passed since the start of this crisis, companies have been able to analyze the effectiveness of having a fully remote workforce, and the results suggest that work outside the traditional office is lacking in a few areas. In theory working remotely sounds like the natural next step in the evolution of work. No more long commutes, more time with the family, a more flexible daily schedule, and being able to work from anywhere are all very appealing perks. But, as companies learned …
Working Remotely: Companies Start Thinking It’s Not So Great After All
How Shared Workspace Can Help Businesses Post-Covid
As most businesses plan the best way to have everybody back at the office as safely as possible there are a lot of guidelines and best practices to consider. Things like providing everyone with access to sanitizing gel dispensers, cleaning products for their desks, making masks mandatory at the office, clearly signaling social distancing markers to make it easier for everyone to keep their distance, improving ventilation systems, and even implementing staggered shifts and breaks are all great measures to consider when going back to work during this pandemic. In view of the hassle that traditional offices have to go through to make their space safe for their workers, you might think that …
5 Tips to Help Stay Productive
You did it! Congratulations on successfully navigating the abrupt transition into remote work! Even seasoned digital nomads struggled hard when they first made that move, and I can assure you that it took them way longer to adapt to their new reality. In just a few weeks you are taking video calls like a pro, collaborating on complex documents and spreadsheets in the cloud, and have become a project manager Zen master. You have done a great job so far and to keep the energy up it is important that you learn how to continue improving by learning to stay more productive during these unusual times. Use your natural energy It doesn’t matter if you are a morning person or a night owl, …
How to Stay Active While Social Distancing
Through all the uncertainty around the coronavirus, there are a few recommendations that seem to be globally accepted, like washing your hands often, not touching your face, staying home, and practicing social distancing while you are outside. Following these guidelines has been shown to be the only way to limit the spread of the virus, at least until a more convenient cure is found, and although they seem to clash with other basic needs for a healthy lifestyle such as staying active that is not necessarily the case. Sure, most gyms are closed, as are health clubs and you can forget about any team sports for now, but there are many other ways to stay active while also practicing social …
How to Generate Sales Leads During COVID-19
Making sales is often associated with the idea of physically connecting with prospects and turning them into clients. This means being out in meetings, presenting your product or service, building relationships with other companies, etc. But now with the COVID-19 pandemic, all these activities are completely halted for the time being. Don't Panic. There are a lot of ways you can use this time to generate sales leads that can help drive your revenue in the short and long term. Back to Basics The first thing to do is to review your target audience. Everything changed drastically for a lot of people so it is most likely the case that your audience’s needs, pain points, and …