by emmavallin | Nov 23, 2023 | burnout, career, leadership, personal development, planning
I hear many people saying that work is crazy busy right now. It usually is this time of year. On top of the end of year frenzy, many of us struggle with pressure to deliver more with less resources, often with less clarity. I listened to a talk by an emergency...
by emmavallin | Nov 23, 2023 | career, leadership, personal development, productivity, self leadership, stress
Knowledge workers spend on average 85% of their time in meetings, which studies show negatively affects well-being. Not surprisingly many organizations are opting for meeting-free days. But how does this effect cooperation and productivity? A study* of companies who...
by emmavallin | Sep 13, 2023 | career, leadership, productivity, self leadership, stress, wellbeing
Pulling an all-nighter, doing 80-hour weeks, burning the midnight oil. There are countless cultural references and expressions of overwork, most of them talk about the number of hours we work. The 8-hour workday can be traced back to the Industrial Revolution and was...
by emmavallin | Apr 25, 2023 | career, leadership, parent, parenting, personal development, productivity, self leadership
Last month I celebrated my 3rd anniversary as a fulltime entrepreneur. Happy birthday to me! In some ways you can compare starting a business to parenting a child. It’s an exciting idea to bring a child into the world but few of us were prepared for the toddle...
by emmavallin | Dec 5, 2022 | career, coaching, leadership, Okategoriserade, personal development
Have you ever been on a team where: you spoke openly about difficult topics you viewed mistakes as a chance to learn colleagues went the extra mile for each other, and you capitalized on everyone’s differences? Then you’ve probably experiences the potency of...
by emmavallin | Dec 1, 2020 | career, coaching, self leadership
Are you leading your organization through change? Do you want to become a more resilient, self-aware, and effective leader? Or do you work with a super talent who would flourish with dedicated personal development support? I’m offering up one spot on my Executive...