It’s really no fun struggling to keep up with the seemingly obscure terms while you sit through a session with your creative/technology consultant. I, for one hate not knowing the new acronyms on the block as they’re being thrown around in a conversation while I secretly try to make sense of it in my mind.

  I always sit down on Sunday evenings and open Google calendar to look at how I spent my time last week and my schedule for the coming week. It gives me a good overview of how I can better improve my time management and also what to expect in terms of meetings for the week and clarity on the items on my todo list.

As a business owner or an HR leader you may discover many of your employees or team members would like to have flexible working hours and working location options. A fixed routine could be one of the factors burning them out. Allowing them to come in to work at different times seems reasonable, acceptable and of course, feasible but does the thought of letting them work remotely send shivers down your spine? How are you going to manage your people being away from you? Are things ever going to get done?

  I meet with a fair amount of entrepreneurs and small business owners every week and one of the common topics that comes up often is how busy they are. Generally when I dig a bit deeper, it turns out that they are busy with things I call Time Sinks.

In today’s times, there is nothing quite as important as being able to collaborate and communicate effectively in order to get things right. In today’s world, time is of the essence and everyone looks to maximize communication opportunities. With the introduction of tools such as Slack – a system that allows you to collaborate and communicate with your team in a more effective manner – getting things done need not be as challenging as before.

One of the biggest complaints heard across many different industries is related to the use of jargon, and content marketing is no different. Words that make perfect sense to you and I may come across as a foreign language to some. It is like chop suey; we’ve all heard of it, some have tasted it, but have no idea what’s in it, and why it’s called chop suey (especially us Chinese folks).