CoAdvantage – Should business owners pay themselves a salary? Apparently over a quarter (26%) of small business founders say no, according to CNBC. This can be a legitimately tough question. Especially in the early days of a business, owners may not have enough cash flow to set up a recurring salary. Even if cash flow
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CoAdvantage – Often the greatest limitation facing workforce productivity is not time; it’s energy. You can’t get maximum productivity out of your team (or yourself) if everyone is so exhausted after the workday that all they can manage is collapsing on the couch. What the research says One study reported in The Harvard Business Review
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CoAdvantage – There’s an uncomfortable tension at the heart of many employees’ jobs: studies show that repetition fuels productivity but erodes morale and retention, while variety leads to loyalty but can incur a productivity cost. In other words, employee productivity increases as employees repeat the same work over and over, becoming highly specialized at their
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CoAdvantage – Change fatigue has become a pressing concern for employers, nearly half (45%) of whom say their employees are fatigued from all the change they’ve had to endure over the past few years, according to Gartner. Additionally, there are also signs that employees are becoming more resistant to change. Another Gartner study found that
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CoAdvantage -Maintaining healthy workplace boundaries is key to productivity. They serve as safeguards against threats that would encroach on a person’s time, energy, and willpower and prevent or slow them from successfully completing their work. In turn, healthy boundaries can ensure that employees stay energized and have the capacity to focus and get work done
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CoAdvantage -Being a business leader has always been hard work, but today’s workplaces are pushing many leaders to the brink. The expectations for business leaders have changed, and leaders’ roles have become more complex. To effectively lead today, leaders need more than just managerial skills; they must also be more authentic, adaptive, and empathetic. That
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CoAdvantage – Workplace wellness has taken on renewed importance in a world continuing to deal with a pandemic and its aftermath. It makes sense: wellness programs can genuinely work to increase employee wellness, productivity, and engagement all at once! A Gallup study into the relationship between employee mental well-being and business results suggests “a strong positive correlation
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CoAdvantage – Workplace fragmentation – or breakdowns in workplace cohesion – can be a serious problem. Fragmentation, which is what happens when the different parts of an organization stop working in tandem – can erode employee morale, engagement, and productivity, while making the business less effective in its operations. It can take multiple forms, including
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