Digital nomads, winter sunshine seekers, you over there in need of a break. Fancy a change of scenery to shake up your working week? We’ve put in the hours, completed the research and concluded that a November getaway is the perfect way to boost productivity. It’s a nothing-kind-of month after all (nobody in their right
If you’re anything like me, pausing for a minute to reflect on anything other than whether I need that second chocolate bar (the answer is always yes) doesn’t happen very often. Time seems to have picked up pace since having children, especially when we’re constantly reminded of the apparent trajectory our kids should be on
It’s time for a shift in the flexible working conversation. We catch up with leaders reacting radically to our changing world of work. How do you know when something is worth the effort? It feels radical, with a hint of uncharted territory about it. A fundamental change in beliefs, actions and behaviours is one way
Tanya Alden-Zeter This week, as I made my way home after visiting a client in Ladbroke Grove, sitting in a rush hour tube carriage really took me back. Not to a warm, nostalgic place; but to the grind of 2019 and the endless stop, start, heave, hustle, clamour and fuss of my ex-daily commute. Squeezed
The Contented Agency team is a multifaceted group of writers, project managers, business owners and designers who all have one thing in common: We work remotely. Our global status means we get to search for and experience the best the world has to offer in workspaces. From the bustling and inspirational, to the uber zen
The Paula Principle, Motherhood and Flexible Working by Rhiannon Fielder-Hobbs Today I am wearing the mirage of millennial professionalism. Laptop on the cafe table, coffee in hand. Yesterday I was scrubbing toilets. Perhaps, just call me Paula? The Paula Principle, as penned by Tom Schuller in his book of the same name, looked to explore
A quick read for you all – tried and tested tips on creating genuine collaboration, camaraderie and relationships at work, despite not being in the same place as your colleagues.
The Contented Agency are delighted to have worked with YuLife, Pleo and Pento on creating this guide – packed with practical takeaways from 3 FinTech leaders for CFOs, it details how they can shape and influence their business’ financial and employee wellbeing, like never before.
A few words on consciously taking up more space in the world we inhabit and the impact that this can have on us and those around us.