Category: Blog Posts

By Anastasia Warren
Emails, electronic documents, physical documents, voicemails, meetings, new projects.
Many times, you walk into work in the morning with all of these things (and usually more), staring at you. Today was supposed to be the day you or...

By Anastasia Warren
 
Energy is important. We obtain energy from the foods we eat, from adequate amounts of sleep, from exercise, and from self-care.
The type of energy I wish to explore today, however, is the type of energy that is not attained t...

by Jim Annis, @AppliedCoCEO
We are preparing the next workforce, and they are preparing us. Generation Y, Z and younger definitely have their personal preferences that will influence whether they choose to work for you or a competitor. BYOD is a term t...

By Anastasia Warren
 
Your alarm is ringing extra loud as you press snooze for the third time this morning.
Let’s be honest here.
Even if you are someone that lives for your work, who integrates your work and life, or you are a positive go-g...

By Anastasia Warren
 
Holidays come, and holidays go. Often, they go by too fast, they are highly anticipated, and they are at times, more stressful than they are enjoyable. Time off is important, but getting the most out of it is not always an ea...

By Anastasia Warren, Marketing Manager
 
I am a Millennial, and I work an 8 to 5 job.
And I’m proud of it.
“20 Reasons Why You Should Drop Everything and Travel the World.”
“35 Ways You’re Wasting Your Twenties.&rdqu...

 
Employees today value the ability to give back. 

Having a philanthropic company culture offers benefits for current employees, as well as aids businesses in attracting new ones. According to an article in Inc. Magazine, "...

By Jim Annis
I have learned over time that the boss is not the number one priority at work every day. Some CEOs create an anxiety-ridden self-centered environment. Others are the "perfect boss." It's important to manage either relationship in a healthy...

Summer is coming! Hey boss, I bet your company has a great time off policy. Do you have vacation plans? Have you asked your employees if they do? If the answer to these questions is no, then you might be labeled "anti-vacation."
Use it or lose it
We im...

 
Being shy and being introverted aren't the same thing. An introvert enjoys time alone and gets emotionally drained after spending a lot of time with others. A shy person doesn't necessarily want to be alone, but is afraid to interact with others...

 
CEO Jim Annis speaks on the Affordable Care Act in Washington D.C. early last week.
Watch short video here.

 
The words "office politics" can make you cringe. We've all been there. That certain someone (often early in our career) who stabbed us in the back as he or she was overeager to climb the ladder, happily leaving everyone in the wake. Or the nepot...