Your Solution to Sunday Blues
11th March 2018 OffSunday Blues It doesn’t really matter how old you are, when Friday afternoon hits you feel great as you take that first step out of the office and breath in the fresh air. You think about whether you’ll do something lovely with the children, meet up with some friends, do your favourite sport, go for…
We All Have the Choice to #SmartWork
3rd March 2018 OffToday’s #SmartWorking Employee Story I started working in a hybrid office/home pattern a number of years ago. The technology was less connected but as archaic as it might feel now, looking back at that time it was still possible to embrace home/hybrid office working, then. My phone made phone calls only, my internet connection worked…
SmartWorking – It Starts with Leadership
19th February 2018 OffA revolution is a sudden, complete or marked change in something. Find a common purpose and define it. What does it want to accomplish and why? Create a clear and eloquent message that you can communicate and get others to embrace and deliver the change with you. Change can be difficult to manage. We have…
Flexible Working vs Pay Rise
9th February 2018 OffResearch has shown that many workers value flexible working over a pay rise! The number of CEO’s who are taking the opportunity to reflect on this and to include flexible working options into roles wherever possible is gaining ground. We’re currently working with a London based company who ventured into a remote working pilot because…
A Commute From Hell
6th February 2018 OffOne of the lesser mentioned benefits of employing remote workers is reduced sickness and absence. If you’re under the weather the temptation to call in sick is vastly reduced when you don’t have the commute to face. It’s much easier to soldier on when you can take regular breaks, keep yourself medicated and hydrated and…
How your CV or Resume Can Escalate Your Career
21st January 2018 OffA curriculum vitae by its very meaning is to list a person’s education, qualification and previous occupation but that is just 50% of what makes you you and ultimately why you will secure an interview, offer and career. Today it is the intangible that is assessed and your ability to position yourself for each individual…
New Year – New Start – New Resolutions – New Job?
1st January 2018 OffNew Year’s Day New Year’s Day for me was a 220-mile drive home after visiting friends and family in the North. It was a fairly easy run actually, as most sensible people weren’t on the road in the rain and they were probably still enjoying the festivities with their loved ones. It brought back memories. Memories…
Remote Working: It Comes Down to Trust
19th December 2017 OffAbodoo C.E.O Sue Marshall explains why you should hire remote workers Here at Goldfish.ie we are big fans of #SmartWorking, it is integral to our working culture. It allows us to be more productive, more efficient and helps us reduce risk in our business by ensuring that we can stay fully operational even when staff…
SmartWorking At Christmas Time
15th December 2017 OffAh, the run-up to Christmas. Full of festive music, mince pies, and twinkly lights… along with list-making, gingerbread-baking, turkey-ordering, gift-shopping, errand-rushing, and deep-beat-the-stress-breathing. Juggling full-time work and Christmas prep is a high-pressure scenario and the truth is that I used to go a little bit crazy with stress every December. But remote working and SmartWorking…
The Birth of SmartWorking and Something Exciting
18th November 2017 OffMaking a decision to uproot and work abroad is a huge decision; not least when you have a family. When that move involves changing continents, to a country you have never even visited, in an industry which is new to you, working in a language you haven’t any experience of the challenge increases dramatically; as…