With extensive media coverage on the return-to-office movement, it is easier to assume that everyone is going to back to in-person work. Before you jump on that train, ask yourself what you would be trying to accomplish by changing your workplace structure.

Do you have an optimistic outlook for the year or has the uncertainty caused you to stop in your tracks. Even in a period of uncertainty, it is important to keep moving forward. Use these tips to ensure you are making forward progress this year.

We are all dealing with a lot and it has an impact on our mental, emotional, psychological, and physical well-being. It's harder to focus with so much to take in and digest. There are steps we can take to regain our focus.

It didn’t take many rounds of Chutes and Ladders to see how the game mimics running a business. The valleys and peaks of running a business align with the chutes and ladders that send you backward and fling you forward while trying to reach your goal.

We’ve all been there. Big and small wrenches completely out of our control are thrown at us when we least expect it. We are suddenly sideswiped by something we could have never anticipated, and every facet of life is impacted.

In our current environment, I feel like I am losing control of everything. I know I’m not alone. These are a few of the steps I've taken to get through my feelings of losing control.

Are your core values guiding the many critical decisions you are making for your business?

But when I realized that certain structures and routines could help get my team all moving in the same direction and focused on the right activities, I realized the benefits that can come with a predictable schedule.