Results for : work-life balance

SoGoStudy: Why are employees leaving and why are employees staying?

In the first post of this series focusing on our recent SoGoStudy about work life today, we provided the demographics and basics of the study. A quick catch-up on the foundation of the study: More than half of those who work remotely want to continue to work remotely for the foreseeable…

RTO: Pandemic Pets and Separation Anxiety

As businesses begin to return to in-person work, many of us are faced with the tragic truth of having to leave our furry, feathered, scaled, or hairless friends at home. Regardless of whether you’ve recently adopted a quarantine kitten or have had the same tortoise for 10 years, after 16…

The Duality of Spring: Gripes and Gratitude in the Season of Bloom

There's so much happening out there -- vaccination conversations, travel trials, return-to-office quandaries -- but it's always a good time to pause, take a deep breath, and -- sneeze? Ah, spring. It’s early May, and the sun is shining warmly, I hear a multitude of bird songs, the trees lining…

Unblock Creativity: Wear Your Art on Your Sleeve

Employee experience is a critical conversation in offices and "offices" around the world, both in these times of social isolation and in general employee engagement efforts. We're always interested in finding out what keeps our colleagues and clients connected, both to their work and to their personal strengths and values.…

CX Expectations and How They Impact Employee Experience

Employee experience has come to be viewed as a strategic area for companies to drive value. While its importance is widely recognized, a disconnect between aspiration and actuality can remain. This is particularly problematic when employees expect interactions with the business on par with the customer experience (CX) they are…

No Days Off: The PTO Problem During the Pandemic

If you’re like me or many of the people I know, working from home has provided a lot of benefits: no commute, working from the comfort of your own couch, snacks are more easily accessible, and the list goes on. With every list of benefits comes a list of challenges…

Strange Days: The Benefits of Pets as Coworkers

Since I’ve been working from home, I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside two furry coworkers – my dog, Klara, and my cat, Chester. They’re undoubtedly one of my favorite parts of working from home. Just being in the same room as them brightens my day. Don’t get me wrong…

Emotional Intelligence Can Be Learned

The global pandemic has tested the best of us. No matter where we work, or at what level, we’ve been asked to adapt to restrictions and changing regulations. This may have been easier at businesses with emotionally intelligent leaders at the helm. As we move forward with 2021, and aim…

Run / Walk / Run: How Giving Your Brain a Break Delivers Better Results

An experienced runner who I look up to a lot recently posted on Instagram about a training program called the “Galloway Method”—a “Run Walk Run” system that encourages runners to alternate between planned run and walk intervals, that boasts reduced muscle strain and joint stress, faster recovery time, and more…

Get Proactive: Building Your Mental Health First Aid Kit

As the strange days of COVID-19 led to a strange year and beyond -- now, we transition to calling them strange times -- it can feel hard to catch a breath. On the radio today I heard a songwriter discussing how hard it is to write an original song about an…

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