Insights

Trying to keep up with the pace of today’s world keeps us in a constant state of busyness. It’s time-consuming, and while most of us have no problem with being busy, we’re often busy on the wrong things. You simply can’t do it all and respond to everything and everyone.

For the first time in a year (or possibly in 6 years) I got a solid 7 hours of sleep. The change in my energy, my attitude, my motivation is truly astounding. That feeling that “I could rule the world” is actually riding on my shoulder and the corners of my mouth keep creeping up in private smiles to myself as I fly across the ditch to Australia for my work meetings.

Thankfully workplaces are now starting to realise that flexible working can really boost productivity. But it’s not something that comes naturally to a lot of people. And many businesses that we coach are often hesitant to allow people to work from home as they are worried about their productivity.