Tag: Productivity

Blogging, Business, Career, Career Journey, Career Woman, CIPD, CIPD Level 7 HRM, Employee well being, Equality and Diversity, Goals, Health, HR, HR Blogger, Human Resources, Leadership, mental health, Motivation, Organisation, People Management, Productivity, Uncategorized, Wellness, women in business, Working Week

Work hard, but not too hard… how trying too hard can actually damage your career

by Natalie EllisLeave a Comment on Work hard, but not too hard… how trying too hard can actually damage your career

carl-heyerdahl-181868-unsplash

Many people believe that the harder you work, the quicker you’ll climb the career ladder quicker, resulting in more money and a greater sense of achievement. WRONG!

Researchers from City University have collected information from over 500,000 people in 30 different European countries, and considered the effects of long working hours hours, verses the effort put into an individual’s job against measures of wellbeing, and have linked this to career outcomes.

The research is a painful read, especially for those who put in the hours in a bid to increase their prospects.  The study revealed a connection between an increased work volumes and reduced wellbeing. The results also highlight the negative effects of working too hard such as increased stress levels and increased risk of burnout, this is shown to outweigh the reward for demonstrating commitment and going the extra mile.

Continue reading “Work hard, but not too hard… how trying too hard can actually damage your career” →

Blogging, Business, Career, Career Journey, Career Woman, CIPD, CIPD Level 7 HRM, HR, HR Blogger, Human Resources, ICS Learn, ICS Real Stories, Inspiration, Productivity, Student Life, Uncategorized, women in business

First module of my CIPD Level 7 Diploma – Done! #ICSRealStories

by Natalie EllisLeave a Comment on First module of my CIPD Level 7 Diploma – Done! #ICSRealStories

saz-b-484397

Wowsers what a few weeks it has been! Apologies for the quiet time, but I quickly realised that I am nearly halfway through my CIPD Level 7 Diploma and everything has started to happen at once, both in my personal and professional life. This has lead me to take some tough decisions such as not participating within my local CIPD branch as much as I’d like, I’m also not exercising as much as I’d like or reading as much as I usually do; but I’m keeping in mind how important this is to me and why all the hard will be worth it in the end.

I’m not going to lie, these past few weeks have really tested my ability to juggle everything and I needed to take some time to re-proritise my extensive list so I have set myself a deadline, to complete my Level 7 Diploma by October; that’s one research project and two exams to complete; three modules in total. I can do this!

Continue reading “First module of my CIPD Level 7 Diploma – Done! #ICSRealStories” →

Blogging, Business, Career, Career Woman, CIPD, Employee well being, Getting Organised, Goals, HR, HR Blogger, Human Resources, Inspiration, mental health, Motivation, Multigenerational working, Organisation, People Management, Plan Ahead, Productivity, Uncategorized

Simple ways to boost employee productivity

by Natalie EllisLeave a Comment on Simple ways to boost employee productivity

nathan-dumlao-609935-unsplash

Productivity has always been a big talking point whether it is an intention to boost it, identify is causes or if enough is being done to improve it by organisations. At the moment, the subject is pretty much overshadowed by GDPR, Brexit and the gender pay gap, but we shouldn’t forget about how important it is to ensure employees productivity doesn’t suffer in such uncertain times.

I think can all agree that being productive in today’s working environment is harder now than what it has ever been and with the conflicting information regarding how many hours a week we should work verses presenteeism, and not forgetting achieving that desirable work life balance, it’s no wonder that productivity is easily lost in translation.

There is an increasing pressure upon organisations to improve their workplace experiences, and whilst this is not a bad thing, it needs to be considered that smaller organisations may not be able to be as accommodating as larger ones.

Continue reading “Simple ways to boost employee productivity” →