Get Ready with Me 2

Flicking through a podcast app can be great for landing yourself on new content and information. Podcasts help us discover a sense of wonder, a feeling of purpose and an understanding of the depths of the world. You can zone into one whilst working on an activity such as meal prep, which helps you stay engaged with the activity and has it in the background. From global news, self-improvement leaders, self-made entrepreneurs, these speakers have ideas to share with you. For example, an idea for how to schedule a follow-up with a high-priority customer to meet OKR requirements. 

If you are not in the mood to listen, try problem-solving, collaborating in-game activities! You can connect with your colleagues or teammates on a fun and playful level. Games like Two Truths and lie, Go Fish and other board games are classical examples. More and more online platforms are recognizing the importance of this and so new gamification plugins are being added to sites like Trello - a visual collaboration and project management tool and Kahoot, a popular cloud-based quizzing platform. 

Once you are ready to get started, take a look at your work dashboard, to check in with the patterns and forecast trends. The use of dashboards are becoming increasingly popular as more people would like to see real-time data and future predictions from an interactive gadget or design feature. There are operational, tactical and strategic ones tailored for KPI, geographic, scorecard, and mobile use. 

Artificial intelligence or "Ai chatbots" plugins are another utility. If you are stumped for a solution, reaching out to an Ai chatbot would probably be the better option to your problem. They are more likely to respond to your questions and prompt you on more than the person your on wait for on call - what 15 mins has passed and you are number 11 in que?

If you are feeling a little lost, it is good time to make a call to someone you know or grab a friend or colleague. Keep up to speed with the latest gossip, updates, share some of your goals too. Remember to ask inquisitive questions and show a real interest. How? Buy them a coffee or think of a way to make their day. Most people love surprises and sharing a sign of appreciation can be really good. 

For ideas on goal setting, a digital memo may come in handy. Think Fabulous tracking app or Streaks disciplines app. It can be utilized for goals, themes and target setting. Complete activities can go crossed out, or if you are like me, just bin the note. Seeing the edits and revisions for something you are working on can equally be great, particularly with a fresh pair of caffeinated eyes. 

It is easy to get slipped into shopping lists, operational to-dos and other runs during the festive season! Carve out some time for yourself, teammates and managers. By adding elements of tech to your routine mix, you get access to information that was otherwise not available to you. You also discover different schools of thought and value the creators making their efforts to provide these services. The ecosystem is ever-changing and we continue to see it from a domestic level to a busy global sphere.