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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

After more than 2,500 workers moved to a 35- or 36-hour workweek and declared themselves happier, healthier and less stressed, the country is now moving to make this an option for the majority of its workforce. This, of course, goes against today’s always-on, 24/7 global economy, where long hours can seem inevitable, inescapable and natural.

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Ep 242: Nicki Cave on Managing a Team of Assistants and Finding Happiness in Your Work

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team. And I was like, I said, No, I’m not interested. I love where I’m at. So trying to match that.

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17 Time Management Strategies to Help You Tackle Your To-Do List

Success

However, the self-discipline of organizing your work and focusing on your highest-value tasks is the starting point of getting your time under control and lowering your stress levels. For instance, start your day addressing customer service challenges. The phrase ‘eat that frog’ was made popular by author Brian Tracy.

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Work-Life Balance 2.0 and Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

They are penalized for having a family and this causes additional stress and anxiety. Results of the study found that as well as reducing stress levels, those in the more relaxed environment improved their IQ by 28 per cent and increased memory retention by 33 per cent. It is very easy to run yourself down in a job that is high stress.

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What Is High-Volume Recruiting? 4 Best Strategies & Tools To Master It

Recruit CRM

This makes such recruiting quite baffling and stressful at times. Would you buy software for your agency from a startup that has affordable pricing but no social media presence, quality website build and poor customer service or from a company that has all that it lacks, even if it means you're spending a few extra bucks?

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Fear of Success | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

But on the other hand, I don’t have to deal with all the stresses free-lancers do. The reason I was willing to confess was because I realized I was putting a client relationship at risk – and because I cannot abide bad customer service, I also realized that I needed to address this issue. Leave a Comment!

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