In response to recent CDC recommendations and various state regulations, many of us are opting to skip the travel and big family celebrations that usually come with Thanksgiving day. If you are traveling or hosting a dinner, be sure to check out and follow the strategies to keep the big day as safe as you… Continue reading Your Alternative Thanksgiving
Tag: work-life balance
Outsourcing Support for Working Parents
Working parents have faced unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, as they grapple with child care shortages and supervising school lessons at home while balancing the demands of their jobs. Even though schools and childcare centers have reopened in many regions, many parents will continue struggling with these issues for the foreseeable future. While the… Continue reading Outsourcing Support for Working Parents
Stress Solutions for 2020
The challenges of 2020 have created new sources for stress for workers across all fields. In our business and personal lives, many of us are meeting unprecedented challenges. One of our driving missions at The Records Company has always been to help our clients reduce day-to-day work stress. We take on a piece of your… Continue reading Stress Solutions for 2020
Celebrate Responsibly This July Fourth
We already know July Fourth celebrations are going to look different this year, in the age of social distancing. You can still use the holiday weekend to catch up with friends and family or just enjoy some hard-earned rest and relaxation. Here are some ideas to help maintain safety while keeping it festive. Backyard Parties July… Continue reading Celebrate Responsibly This July Fourth
Hack Your Commute! Get Productive During Drive Time
Hack Your Commute If you work in the United States, chances are you commute to work. According to 2017 data from the US Census Bureau (the most recent year with data available), almost 153 million US workers commute to work, and the vast majority of those workers commute via car, truck, or van. While most… Continue reading Hack Your Commute! Get Productive During Drive Time
Keeping Time in the Right Context
When it comes to time, The Records Company has one guiding principle: yours is valuable. Our entire service model is built to save you precious minutes and hours, so you can use that time for other tasks besides filling out forms and making calls. However, you’ve probably discovered that not everyone in your life places… Continue reading Keeping Time in the Right Context
The Power of Positive Language
If you have 100 interactions with other people today, probably 95 of those interactions will be positive—or at least neutral. However, the world is a stressful place, none of us is perfect, and sometimes small things can turn a routine interaction volatile. Here are three simple word-choice changes you can make to help keep those… Continue reading The Power of Positive Language
Should You Unplug? It Depends
If you pick up your device and search for ways to be more productive and reduce stress, one suggestion appears in almost all the advice: unplug. It’s a nice idea to consider detaching from all technology, media, and devices, but a full technology and media embargo is not a realistically achievable goal for most of… Continue reading Should You Unplug? It Depends
Multitasking: Break the Cycle (Part 2)
Multitasking, in the sense of doing two or more tasks at once, isn’t really possible, and it isn’t good for us. More correctly known as task-switching, this practice creates the illusion of productivity even as it’s slowing us down and sapping our efficiency. It’s so easy to fall into the multitasking trap as we live… Continue reading Multitasking: Break the Cycle (Part 2)
Multitasking: Let Go of the Illusion (Part 1)
Multitasking might be the most commonly used word we use to describe our working lives here in the 21st Century. Our identities are wrapped up in that word. We like to describe ourselves as multitaskers. We like to think of ourselves as people who are successfully juggling our responsibilities and Having It All. We like… Continue reading Multitasking: Let Go of the Illusion (Part 1)