Time Management | Communiqué PR
03Mar
Learning How to be Agile in the Workplace
Merriam-Webster defines agile as “marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace,” and “having a quick, resourceful and adaptable character.” Being agile is about keeping up, taking quick action and being comfortable shifting direction on a moment’s notice. Agility has been a lesson in which most of us have involuntarily taken a crash course since the start of [...]
Filed under: COMMUNIQUÉ PR, Experience, PUBLIC RELATIONS, Remote Work, Spirit, WORK
18Aug
The Art of Timeboxing: How Budgeting Time Can Boost Productivity
I recently came across an article that gave name to a practice I’ve relied on for years: timeboxing. At its core, timeboxing is the act of assigning a task to a fixed period of time and scheduling it in a calendar. Timeboxing takes a typical to-do list and transitions it to a calendar, which gives a visual representation of the [...]
Filed under: COMMUNIQUÉ PR, Education Industry, Planning
02Apr
Zoom Meeting Overload: How to Balance the Need for Facetime and Connection With Getting Work Done
As offices were closed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and individuals shifted to working from home, there was a spike in Zoom and MS Teams meetings. Virtual team happy hours were added to peoples’ schedules and existing meetings were converted to video conference calls. We all enjoyed a glimpse into our co-workers’ homes (at least the background behind their [...]
Filed under: COMMUNIQUÉ PR, Education Industry, INDUSTRY, PUBLIC RELATIONS
The Mindfulness Imperative: Why It’s Needed in PR (and in Business)
Whether or not you believe the practice of mindfulness can have significance in your day-to-day life, consider this: The field of public relations is arguably one of the most stressful jobs in existence. In fact, CareerCast listed the PR Executive as the sixth most stressful job in America last year just before corporate executive and newspaper reporter. And since PR [...]
Filed under: COMMUNIQUÉ PR, PR trends, Strategy