What do you think about work after retirement? Lots of people hate that idea. After 6+ years of early retirement, I still get emails and comments saying you’re not retired. These people say, “You’re blogging and your wife is working, therefore you’re not retired.” Sure, they’re entitled to their opinion. …
No matter the business, product or target customers, every business wants to – and should – look its best. Because costly graphic design firms and expensive in-house staffing make it feel like only established companies get to have that polished, professional graphic designer look, Design Pickle was formed; to get …
Just because we’re living in a digital age doesn’t mean that print media is dead. Far from it. There was a time when it certainly seemed to be on the decline, but in recent years there has been a resurgence, with customers placing a greater emphasis on products they can …
Electricity bills are expensive, especially during winter or summer months. This is because the heaters and air conditioners have to run continuously during these months. If you want to save more money on your electricity bill and also help the environment, you can follow these simple ways that can help …
Immediately after the Workplace Trends Summit in London last October, Ian Ellison of 3edges and I retired to a side room to record an interview for a podcast over a glass of red wine. The main objective was to try to piece together a coherent summary of what we’d seen …
Jonathan Levy (aka Zero Waste Guy) was headed back to L.A. after attending a family wedding, and his dad was behind the wheel, so Jonathan could chat about his career and life. After working for a decade in traditional supply chain management and operations, Jonathan says he was overwhelmed by …
Ecommerce powerhouses such as Amazon, Etsy, and Alibaba have established a strong market presence by continuously delivering high-quality online services in the ever-changing market landscape. These organizations have achieved unmatched agility and performance as the key competitive differentiation by embracing DevOps-driven technical and business processes to develop their software products. …
Small and mid-sized businesses have hired three times more people than larger businesses over the past five years and could overtake large companies by 2030, according to new analysis of the latest ONS data commissioned by Santander Business Banking. However, separate research commissioned by the bank has found that significant numbers of …
Two-thirds (67 percent) of UK corporations will be disclosing climate change related risks and opportunities in their 2019 annual reporting, according to new figures released by the Carbon Trust. However, fewer than a quarter (23 percent) of companies are expecting to fully report in line with the recommendations of the …
A major new project led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) will examine how health and wellbeing practices can improve employee productivity. Working with research institute RAND Europe, based in Cambridge, it will look to identify which combinations of workplace health and wellbeing practices reliably improve worker health, wellbeing, …
There has been a recent surge in the popularity of subscription boxes. Customers enjoy receiving a box of products every month, whether it’s ingredients for meals, beauty products, alcohol, coffee or even specialty products such as Japanese snack foods. There seems to be no shortage of new ideas for niche …
A new book from RIBA Publishing, which examines the future office, argues that despite predictions that the office is on the verge of extinction, it is not only surviving, but thriving. Digital technologies have spurred this transformation, and with it, the metamorphosis of our entire working environment. The office of …
Winter is coming. The clocks in the UK have just changed, and the long, dark nights are starting. There are still only a few weekends to Christmas, and some employees may be thinking, “How am I supposed to get through the winter? How am I going to stay productive and …
A new official report has highlighted the increasing number of people who are having to balance caring for family members with their own working commitments. Catherine Foot, the Director of Evidence for the Centre for Ageing Better, responded to these statistics by calling for legislation to promote flexible working among …
There are times when every business owner feels the need to make a change. Maybe you’ve consider that a new direction or product will bring you more customers. If you decide to change direction, you have to rebrand your business, because elements like site design, logo, brand name and others …
Urgency is one of the most powerful strategies that you can use to boost eCommerce sales. As humans, we naturally want resources that are harder to get. This means that it isn’t just a wise business move but plays on psychology, too. It involves both FOMO (fear of missing out) and …
London’s office market continues to attract occupiers and investors, despite political and economic uncertainty JLL’s recent Central London offices seminar revealed. The event highlighted the strength of the capital’s office market where Central London has seen sustained levels of both leasing and investment activity so far in 2018 and JLL …
The biggest motivator for staff at work is more recognition, whether monetary or not, according to a new survey on rewards at work by XpertHR. When asked which rewards are most important to employees, more than half (53 percent) said higher basic pay, followed by a wider range of benefits …
Are you looking for a gift for one of your employees? Whether to reward employees for great work, keep them happy and motivated, or give gifts for birthdays, this can be a difficult task. The struggle ends with Google Home. In this article, we will discuss some reasons why Google …
Embarking on a new study journey for the purpose of career development, changing careers, or self-discovery is a popular choice for many Americans. Close to 8.1 million adult students currently attend colleges nationwide, with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) predicting the increasing trend for students over age 25 …
A lot of students out there like to keep to themselves, do their studying for three or four years, make a few friends, and get out of the education rat race as soon as possible. But for some students, they can’t wait to get themselves on the entrepreneurial ladder. They …
YouTube is the world’s second largest search engine after Google and the world’s largest video search engine. There are 1.5 billion monthly active users on the platform and around 30 million users use YouTube daily. But here’s the problem: The benefits of YouTube for businesses are clearly no secret and …
New research suggests as the supposed ‘technologically savvy’ millennials enter the workforce they are more likely than older workers to break the most basic of security rule, reusing passwords across different accounts. This is according to the results of the 10th Annual Market Pulse Survey from SailPoint Technologies Holdings, which finds that despite an …
Nowadays, we’re forced to use many accessory tools to facilitate, speed up and optimize our web development workflow. Often though, such tools add an extra layer of complexity into the stack. As a result, we need to utilize additional time and effort to learn, understand and use these tools correctly. …
Huge numbers of employees have or have had access to mission critical company systems which should be reserved only for staff that require it, claims a new study by CyberArk. Specifically, it found that almost half (48 percent) of employees have or have had access to sensitive financial documents; 46 percent …
New research from TeleWare claims that 94 percent of employees in financial services firms believe it is important for them to be able to choose the hours they work and where from. Yet, only just over a third (36 percent) of employees in the sector work for firms that offer …
The vast majority (98 percent) of UK employees think learning is essential in deciding to stay or leave their employer, yet new research claims that three quarters (75 percent) of companies don’t have a learning culture and 66 percent don’t have a digital learning strategy. The research from Bridge in …
January 21, 2019 Monday of this last week was supposedly the most depressing of the year. Blue Monday, in fact. The day when our return to work after the Christmas break combines with the lack of daylight and a wave of existential dread as our resolution(s) falter and fall …
Similar to Bitcoin, Ethereum is a cryptocurrency that utilizes the blockchain technology to facilitate fast and secure peer-to-peer transactions anywhere in the world. But unlike with Bitcoin which the main focus is in the payment system, Ethereum uses smart contracts or computer protocols that verify negotiations between the participants of …
Today, user experience (UX) has a considerable impact on search engine optimization (SEO). How did we reach a point where UX SEO matters so much? SEO has evolved drastically over the past decade. Years ago, you were able to achieve first-page ranking on Google by just stuffing your website full …
