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Creativity in a Remote Environment: Interview with Ryan Lynch

In an interview with Ryan Lynch, Chief Strategy Officer at Beardwood&Co, Hardly explores what creativity means, how to inspire it, and how it can be used in a virtual work environment.

Is Your Home Office Launching Creativity or Dragging You Down?

Oftentimes, creativity is lower on the priority list than productivity. Yet, it still plays a huge part in our success as remote workers. Now that many of us have surpassed crisis mode transitioning from in-person to virtual working, it’s time to make sure our home offices inspire as much creativity as our old offices did. Check out our suggestions for how you can level-up your home office to a chamber of creativity.

New, Necessary Skills for the Hybrid Work Model

The work landscape has changed. As a result, hiring managers are focusing on ensuring potential employees are a good fit for the job and can thrive in a work-from-home setting. In this article, Hardly provides the top five skills you need to be a competitive candidate in this new job market.

Small & Smart: The Secret to Accomplishing Your Goals for 2021

I have now lived through two iconic New Years. The first was from 1999 to 2000. I brought in the new millennium with close family friends dancing around the basement to the YMCA and drinking sparkling cider. It was a seven-year-olds dream. The second was a couple of days ago...

The Future of Work: What’s Unknown?

While COVID-19 might be coming to a close with the dissemination of vaccines, it’s impact on work will be long lasting. In this article ModBox explores the unknowns of how post-pandemic work will be impacted on a macro level and unpacks questions around gender equality, globalization, and dehumanization.

The Quick & Easy Way to Improve Your Employee’s Wellbeing

Remote work is definitely not going away any time soon and we’ve seen some benefits to it as well: less commute, which means more time to catch some zzz’s or hang with the family. However, it can also pose some challenges as we mentally and physically face our new norm.

Survive or Thrive? – How to Make Remote Work Benefit Your Health

Remote work can lead to better health or down a black hole of bad habits. The key is to make good choices. Hardly writer, Leigh, provides the dos and don’ts of working at home so that your body can continue to keep up with your brain.

A Lazy Guide to Better Mental Wellbeing in Remote Work

Allison, Hardly's CEO, is not good at self-care. So in order to avoid burnout, she does a few small things every day de-stress and center herself. Check out her lazy guide to better wellbeing in remote work— because we’ve all been at the place where burning the candle at both ends leads us to feeling like a warm puddle of wax. (And yeah, we realize that was gross).

How to Ditch Remote Work Distractions in 10 Days

Working at home has a lot of benefits, but without the office setting we often lack structure and discipline. If you are having some difficulty staying focused while working from home, this article is for you! Leigh walks you through 10 strategies to remove distractions and boost your productivity so that you can get the most out of your workday.

Conquer Distance-Work Loneliness. You Belong Here!

Connecting emotionally in a digital environment can be difficult and can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness. In an interview with Dr. Tom Guarriello, psychologist and professor at New York’s School of Visual Arts Masters in Branding program, Leigh Hall dives the challenge of developing a sense of belonging in a socially distanced work environment and strategies for remote employees who are looking to feel connected despite the physical distance.

Employee Connection is Better, Faster, Stronger than Ever Before

Remote work has provided opportunities for people to engage who may otherwise not choose to do so in a face to face setting. Join Heather as she shares her story on how the remote environment has expanded the reach of teams driven by more communication rather than less.

Why Having an International Team is Like Magic

International team members can provide invaluable perspectives and magically keep business moving while the rest of your team is asleep. Leigh Hall, based in Japan, discusses best practices with international workers.