In light of World Mental Health Day on 10th October, and as a follow up to our burnout prevention blog, we wanted to share mental health and wellbeing insights specifically for founders.
In this guest blog from Joe Caplin, Strategy Director at Outfly, he explores how the founders in their partner network manage burnout and promote mental resilience within high-growth organisations.
Coworking offers an alternative to work and office environments, and no wonder that they are on the rise now. People are looking for more flexible work timings to suit their personal lives and find a reasonable balance that doesn't infringe on each other's domain.
Plus, the power of the internet and emerging new online marketplaces have opened the world to many freelancing opportunities. For those who want to work in accordance with their own schedule becoming an independent contractor is not difficult nowadays.
In this week’s guest blog post, contributor Stella Lincoln, explores the rise of coworking and shares six benefits to using coworking spaces.
Lots of different career paths involve having to deliver presentations, from individuals in corporate office jobs and entrepreneurs looking for investment to teaching staff. Presenting isn’t only required in lots of workplaces, these days it’s quite commonplace in interview situations as well.
Presenting in any one of these situations can be daunting. And now, with lots of our roles largely operating from home, there is the added challenge of presenting online over video call.
A presentation is only as good as the preparation and planning process so it’s important to not only get your content ready, but also to get yourself ready. Along with checking over your PowerPoint slides and getting any other resources ready, building your confidence is an essential part of the preparation.
As we advance towards the end of the year, have you considered reflecting on your professional and personal progress?
As an entrepreneur, you can learn a lot through reflection. Understanding the factors that led to certain decisions will enable you to increase the reaction speed of your business, as well as reduce your stress levels. Follow this exercise to see how far you’ve come this year.
Many busy working individuals can experience burnout, due to feeling overworked and under pressure. Studies consistently show that this is particularly common for entrepreneurs and professionals working within a startup.
In this weeks guest post by blogger Leon Collier, we explore the issue of burnout and three tips on how to prevent burnout from being a feature in your life.
