Change Notes #34 June 16th, 2021
Welcome to another Change Notes newsletter! The beautiful summer weather is in full swing now, which makes it a little more challenging to buckle down and work indoors. This weeks Change Notes has a lot about the new normal of remote working and what that looks like post pandemic. We also touched on some time management skills that are oh so important during these months where all we want to do is be outside. Our other articles focus on project success and mental health. Give these articles a read and let us know what you think.
Thanks for reading!
No One is Returning to the Office.
Over the past year, everyone began working remotely. Well, now that the world seems to be headed back in the direction of normal, are people headed back into the office? A lot of employers realized jobs could be easily conducted from the employees home, but then again, there is something about working in an office all together. This article goes into the different sides of staying home from now on or going into the office everyday again. There are definitely pros and cons to both but each business needs to make the call.
Five Time Management Tips To Be More Productive Each Day
Time management is something people are always working on, but especially in these warmer months when you want to get your tasks done and enjoy the beautiful weather. Although we all want to do only what interests us in our day to day lives, we have lots of things that need to get done. This article gives five different tips on how to maximize your time to the best of your ability. By implementing a few of these ideas this summer, you might just find some extra time to relax outside.
Five Time Management Tips To Be More Productive Each Day (forbes.com)
The Hybrid Model Coming Our Way: What We Can and Can’t Anticipate
The hybrid work model is not something a lot of us have had much experience with in the past. Working from home during the pandemic will definitely look different from regular work from home. There are many factors that come with working from home that will be changing drastically as things go back to normal. This article from talentculture.com goes into details about what might change and how to make it through this difficult time of change.
The Hybrid Model Coming Our Way: What We Can and Can’t Anticipate (talentculture.com)
7 Real Reasons Why Tech Projects Fail
Not every single project can be successful, but we would obviously like them to be. There are so many reasons for project failure, and this article from the Prosci blog dives deeper into a few of them. With proper leadership and communication, projects can surely have a larger success rate.
The Deeper Benefits of Employee Mental Health Programs
May might have been Mental Health Awareness month but that does not mean we can forget about it come June. Mental health can have a massive impact on your work just like your work can have a massive impact on your mental health. First and foremost, taking a measurement of employee mental health to gauge the appropriate route for your individual business. With these results you can form different areas where all employees can benefit.
The Deeper Benefits of Employee Mental Health Programs (talentculture.com)