Finding the right work-life balance is an ongoing, evolving process. We provide up-to-date research, trends, and actionable best practices to help you successfully navigate the intersection of personal and professional life in order to achieve your desired work-life balance.
It's not often that Valentine's Day and graphic communications humor converge, so we feel compelled to share when they do. And Elle Cordova, in her video posted on LinkedIn by The Female Quotient, nails it. While this video provides equal opportunity humor for workers in any industry, we think it's especially enjoyable for women in print who spend a major part of their daily work life creating, analyzing, and selling brand design.
There were a lot of ups and downs, both professionally and personally, in 2023, and I’ve come to realize the importance of intentional living. Life is way too short to be weighed down by unnecessary baggage, be it physical or emotional. With this newfound wisdom, I’ve compiled my No-Go List for 2024–a set of resolutions...
At the risk of sounding like a Scrooge, the holiday season – as joyful as it can be – is often pretty stressful, too. In fact, the November-December time frame is sometimes referred to as the “third shift” for working women: job + home + holiday. So, how can companies best host at-work holiday celebrations...
The day before Thanksgiving kicked off the holiday travel season, and it also marked the start of your annual inbox deluge of automated “out of office” (aka “OOO”) email replies from clients and co-workers. Chances are, you’re setting up one for yourself soon, but just how much thought are you putting into what your OOO...
September 29 was officially National Coffee Day, and if you’re like me, you started that morning with a cup (or three) of java. Once fully caffeinated, I started thinking about “coffee culture” at the office – and how many of my past mornings began with random conversations with colleagues around a communal coffee maker over the...
Adriane describes her role as a subject matter expert on human relations and how she shares that knowledge to help printing companies design best-in-class HR programs. She also shares her first-hand perspective on being a working mom of teenage women.
An estimated 3 million kids are at risk of losing child care access as pandemic-era funding goes “poof” overnight on September 30th.
Who recalls the childlike anticipation of elementary school “field trip day?” Whether the out-of-classroom experience was to the local fire station, a nature attraction, or an arts and cultural museum, the excitement of that day was palpable. Hopping on the yellow school bus meant a chance to see a new part of town, learn a...
“Geek Chic” girls were already having a moment thanks to Bonnie Garmus’ 2022 hit debut novel Lessons in Chemistry (highly recommended by this author!) – which follows the trials and successes of a 1950s female chemist turned reluctant cooking-show host – and the highly anticipated television series adaptation starring Brie Larson that is set to...
It’s the heat of the summer and across the country and all over our social media pages, it seems the entirety of America – kids and adults – are taking one long summer vacation (“The beach!” “The lake!” “Italy!” “Niagara Falls!”). It can lead to serious “FOMO” (Fear of Missing Out) – or quite the...
