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5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills

Kris de Jong · 4 June 2018 ·

communication skills Good communication skills are increasingly important in the modern workplace. The ability to articulate your thoughts clearly and understand the needs of others is vital if you want to be successful in your career. You need to be able to interact in a positive and productive way with your colleagues, your boss, your employees and your clients. [Read more…] about 5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills

Clean Up Your Act! How To Boost Your Productivity And Wellbeing

Kris de Jong · 27 May 2018 ·

Productivity Having a clean and tidy physical environment, whether at work or at home, boosts productivity and enhances wellbeing. [Read more…] about Clean Up Your Act! How To Boost Your Productivity And Wellbeing

How to Make Great Decisions

Kris de Jong · 16 May 2018 ·

Decision-making We have more choices, both trivial and life-changing, in everyday life today than we have ever had in the past. A simple trip to the supermarket can result in agonising decision-making over what cereal to buy, or what brand of soap to choose. We also have a choice of careers and lifestyles our grandparents could never imagine. Here’s how to make great decisions. [Read more…] about How to Make Great Decisions

Keep It Simple, Stupid

Kris de Jong · 8 November 2017 ·

simple We’ve all heard the mantra of Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS) in the workplace. The benefits of this philosophy are clear, in that workers understand what their roles are, the organisation’s vision is clear, and productivity increases as staff spend less time trying to understand and follow complex procedures. Generally speaking – the simpler, the better. [Read more…] about Keep It Simple, Stupid

Happiness: How To Build A Joyful Life

Kris de Jong · 28 September 2017 ·

happiness What’s the point of life if you don’t find happiness and joy in it? We have all won the lottery of birth to get here in the first place. The odds against your very existence are astronomical – you’re one of the lucky few. Given this fact, it’s almost our duty to make the most of it. [Read more…] about Happiness: How To Build A Joyful Life