Tag: productivity

In an efficiency-obsessed world, productivity and optimisation is the currency that professionals seem to live and die by. We’re constantly seeking ways to more effectively utilise our time, manage our projects, 'use' our downtime, and upskill for an advantage over our colleagues in the next virtual cubicle. 

Finally Reed Hastings, Netflix Chairman and CEO, is sharing the secrets that have revolutionised the entertainment and tech industries. With INSEAD business school professor Erin Meyer, he will explore his leadership philosophy - which begins by rejecting the accepted beliefs under which most companies operate - and how it plays out in practice at Netflix.

Given the dire economic circumstances, coupled with ongoing challenges facing businesses, it has never been more important for employees to be prepared both from a financial and personal perspective to deal with unprecedented changes, while still maintaining focus at work.

This is easily one of the most challenging times to be a first-time job-seeker in at least a decade. Job losses are many, and there are plenty of experienced people taking lower-level jobs to try and get by; but that doesn’t mean it’s all doom and gloom for the first-time job-seeker.

Almost a year into the global COVID-19 pandemic, most organisations have settled into new, more digital ways of working and collaborating. Even though the crisis is not yet behind us, businesses should seize this chance to evaluate their performance through a new lens – and to reshape themselves into more resilient, flexible and productive organisations.

With many people still working from home, prioritising a heavy workload has become more of a challenge for employees and managers than it was before COVID-19. Our new remote working reality means many people are juggling large work volumes with new challenges such as disrupted school schedules, the need to self-quarantine, or colleagues taking time off due to illness.

Foldable screens and new form factors are the trends with mobile devices. LG has come up with a novel solution to much more screen on your mobile phone without breaking the bank. The new LG G8X THINQ offers two screens at the price of many flagship phones. Dual screens double the available screen area and adds real value to productivity and gaming. Steven Ambrose unfolds the G8X THINQ and reports back.

Are your meetings about TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) or would the T in your meeTing stand for T-E-D-I-O-U-S?

Although it sounds cliché, flattened organisational structures mean today’s professionals are expected to accomplish a lot more with less resources. There are times when one person may be working across three different roles, so how can one keep up with the pace of work without having to put in extra hours each week? 

Traditionally, a team has been defined as a group of individuals working together to achieve a common pre-defined goal. While traditional teams, also known as conventional or co-located teams, consist of individuals working in physical proximity, the reality is that other organisational team typologies have emerged within the last few decades that challenge this concept and experience.