March 2020

• Message from the Conservatory Cafe

  

  Mar 30th, 2020

  Written by: Charlotte Durrance

  Cafe

  Hello everyone, it’s Hayley, Heywood House Conservatory Café’s Cook here. While we would love to still be serving you our lunches, cakes, teas and coffees, sadly the state of affairs at the moment means you’ll have to wait a bit longer until we see you back in the café, with so many of us now working from home.

  But it is a proven fact that eating the right things at the right can time give you energy, concentration, and focus. And it doesn’t have to be all kale smoothies and kimchi either. Here are our top tips for eating smarter to work better.But there are strategies you can employ to make the most of your working day and leave you able to negotiate such bumps in the road.

  Here are ten tips to make you more productive.

• Ten ways to be more productive

  

  Mar 4th, 2020

  Written by: Charlotte Durrance

  Business Articles

  Every working day brings fresh challenges and even the most organised person can be side-swiped by an unexpected email or phone call that adds more to your workload.

  But there are strategies you can employ to make the most of your working day and leave you able to negotiate such bumps in the road.

  Here are ten tips to make you more productive.

• The perils of virtual meetings – Can everyone see me?

  

  Mar 30th, 2020

  Written by: Charlotte Durrance

  Business Articles

  THERE was a time when virtual meetings were only the province of super-high-powered Titans of industry, who used them to bridge continents and time zones from Taiwan to LA to Zurich while striking telephone number-sized deals that forged or destroyed empires.

  Now, because of social distancing, Darren from admin is using them to discuss the shortage of paper clips and the need to postpone the staff raffle.

  But there are strategies you can employ to make the most of your working day and leave you able to negotiate such bumps in the road.

  Here are ten tips to make you more productive.

• How Entrepreneurs and SMEs can look after their mental health

  

  Mar 4th, 2020

  Written by: Charlotte Durrance

  Business Articles

  WORKING on your own or in a remote office can be a lonely business in more ways than one. Many larger organisations have systems and protocols in place to deal with stress and anxiety. But in smaller set-ups, those at the top are far less likely to have someone to unburden on. But there are ways anyone can make small differences to their working lives that can protect their wellbeing.

• Eat your way to better well-being and productivity

  

  Mar 18th, 2020

  Written by: Charlotte Durrance

  Business Articles

  Being at work can be bad for your diet and by virtue of that, bad for you. Any workplace is a minefield of temptation because no matter how disciplined you are, there are people around you who aren’t quite so much – or not even at all.

  But it is a proven fact that eating the right things at the right can time give you energy, concentration, and focus. And it doesn’t have to be all kale smoothies and kimchi either. Here are our top tips for eating smarter to work better.But there are strategies you can employ to make the most of your working day and leave you able to negotiate such bumps in the road.

  Here are ten tips to make you more productive.

• How to get more out of LinkedIn

  

  Mar 24th, 2020

  Written by: Charlotte Durrance

  Business Articles

  SO you join LinkedIn because all your colleagues tell you it is the best place to be. You set up your profile, laboriously craft your employment history and choose the picture of yourself that makes you look vaguely professional.

  So now what? What is the point of LinkedIn? Is it really only Twitter for workaholics and office nerds? Or just somewhere to look for jobs?