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The workation is taking off – but it needs the right tech to make it effective

Workplace Insight

Amid soaring flight and accommodation costs, it also has the benefit of helping workationers keep costs down too, as travellers can book flights on off-peak days, or opt for a last-minute discount without the worry of getting the time off of work.

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Would You Give Your Staff the ‘Immersive Treatment’?

Allwork

Your computer keyboard and mouse are simple haptic interfaces. This not only enables remote collaboration but also reduces costs and timescales. Virtual capability assessment can also be used to screen candidate responses to stressful situations using AR and VR technologies. . Where does the metaverse fit in? .

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Managing your end of year budget

Office Dynamics

But you may find you have to spend what you have left in fear that your budget will be cut next year if you don’t – which is not so great and often leads to the stressful situation of deciding how to utilise the last of your budget to greatest effect. Even something as simple as new computer keyboards can do wonders for productivity.

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Working From Home a Challenge

On The Job

Stop her at all costs. Repeat: Stop her at all costs.” So the dog and two cats appear, dumping over the trash, barfing up something they should not have eaten, and scrambling to lie on the computer keyboard, my lap or whatever papers I need, all the while drooling and shedding and panting and meowing. Schedule breaks.

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Sleep your way to the top | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

It only takes a few seconds to curse under your breath and fix the little ones, sure, but those wasted moments add up to big costs over the year. And you might make a big mistake one day that costs you a lot, like deleting a critical file by accident. But it will if you don’t lower the stress levels so you can snooze!

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Which Person Would You Talk To?

Men With Pens

It’s like stage stress, before walking up on a TV show or a big opening act. Just once in a while… I find I have those moments as well, and if you’re not right there with the pen or the keyboard, then you’ve lost it. This is frustration, this is not called for.“ People respond to humans. Just grasp that moment, eh?

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