Is Your Work Meaningful? 4 Ways To Cultivate A More Fulfilling Career

In a world where the average person spends over 90,000 hours working, finding meaningful work stands out as a beacon. Here are four strategies that nurture attention and align work with values — helping cultivate a career with fulfillment and meaning.

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The Millennial Mindset: 8 Lessons We Can All Learn

Millennials in today’s workforce are often stereotyped for not wanting to work or for having unconventional mindsets about work — leading older generations to scrutinize their overall work ethic. But when we view work through the Millennial lens, a lot is revealed, including insights that all generations can glean and benefit from.

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How to set up an office that boosts creativity and productivity

Converting office space into a better, more relaxed environment was a hot topic before the pandemic. Now, more than ever, employers have to find a balance between meeting the needs of their remote workers and those who are in the office. There are many options available for office conversion, such as open floor plans, outdoor workspaces, and glass walls. How will you know what’s best for your employees and the company as a whole?

This blog post provides a best practice framework for how to set up a home office or corporate office that promotes creativity and productivity.

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How to be More Creative (and be Better at Your Job)

Humans are naturally curious and creative. The desire to explore, innovate, and create is embedded within us. Individuals thrive when given the chance to tap into their creativity, and business success is almost always linked to some sort of innovation. While organizations need creative thinkers, most corporate work cultures are quick to stifle innovation and creativity.

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Leadership Best Practices that No Longer Work

How do you be a good leader today? Companies that want to attract new talent — and increase engagement among current employees — recognize that outdated leadership styles need to be forfeited, and replaced with new leadership best practices that are relevant to today’s tech-heavy, innovative, and ever-evolving workforce.

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How Distraction Almost Killed My Career

I have ADHD. I flew under the radar for much of my life, compensating for distraction with an outgoing personality. But in the early days of my career, I came face to face with my diagnosis and almost lost everything due to my inability to focus.

Since then, I’ve learned that distraction is a pervasive problem for everyone — and that our constantly-distracted, stressed-out, consumer-driven lives only make matters worse.

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Turn Your Too-Engaged Employees into Great Mentors

Most of us want engaged employees — and we talk a lot about how to achieve a thriving company culture with invested team members. But occasionally a senior employee is so involved that they get in everyone's way. And similar to disengagement, too much engagement is also a problem. Here is how you can create opportunities that will channel their wisdom and enthusiasm is a more positive way.

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What Causes Overwhelm, Stress, and Anxiety at Work?

Herbert J Freudenberger coined the term “burnout syndrome” in the 1970s. He recognized that those affected by burnout were tired, snippy, and cynical at work and they had physical symptoms such as headaches, stomach problems, trouble sleeping, and shortness of breath. Fast forward fifty years and burnout levels are at an all time high. What is the cause and — more importantly — what needs to change in the future of work?

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People Leadership: 3 Things for CEOs to Get Right in 2024

The fundamentals of people leadership are changing for CEOs, and to succeed, they’ll have to get three things right in 2024 that rely on emotional intelligence in addition to intellect: leading through uncertainty, self-awareness, and establishing an extremely competitive workforce value proposition.

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Productivity, Attention, Company Culture, Leadership Curt Steinhorst Productivity, Attention, Company Culture, Leadership Curt Steinhorst

8 Reasons Why You Can’t Focus at Work

Why can’t you focus at work? Attention is your most valuable asset at work — but instead of harnessing this superpower many companies put unspoken cultural restraints on how it is used. Keynote speaker Curt Steinhorst explains how to use attention for greater performance and satisfaction on the job.

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Leadership, Workplace, Company Culture Curt Steinhorst Leadership, Workplace, Company Culture Curt Steinhorst

5 Steps for Defining Roles and Responsibilities

A team of talented employees won’t last long or be as efficient as possible if roles and responsibilities aren’t clearly defined. If this seems like a big task, don’t worry. We have broken down the process into just five phases that you can easily implement within your own company and given access to our free roles and responsibilities templates.

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The Employee Journey Needs a Makeover

Workers are quitting their jobs at rapid rates. Employees leave because of job dissatisfaction, perceived low worth due to minimal salary increases, and rigid return-to-office plans, among other reasons. As an employer, how do you develop an employee journey map that invests in your workers so they will want to stay Let’s think about a model companies use as a common marketing tool: the customer journey map. Customer experience is a top priority using this model, and its main goals are to assess the customer’s needs, exceed their expectations, and develop an ongoing positive relationship with them.

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