Have you ever questioned the level of impact your leadership has on your team? Have you felt less influential than you expected? Mindset is a powerful tool, and understanding the relationship between your mindset and your team is crucial for impactful leadership. It's...
One advantage of our technological era is undeniably the internet’s utility. As a small-scale business, you can now access (free) digital tools that companies previously could only dream about. Maximizing the use of available software is essential for business...
Balancing your professional and private life is a hot topic in business. Whether debating remote work, a 4-day work week, or added benefits for employees, the suggestions keep rolling in. But business owners are in a great position to support employee work-life...
Every business - no matter the size - shares a similar goal: increasing profits while decreasing costs. But how is that possible with all the competing priorities of running a business? Tracking the movement of your monetary funds is never easy, but it’s one important...
With the holidays just around the corner, it’s an excellent opportunity to recharge for another year of living to the fullest. Now is the time to set boundaries and practice self-care for the holidays! Experiencing burnout, loss of motivation, and a general sense of...
Developing an effective process is the key to a smooth sailing business, no matter how large or small. Not every business follows the same pattern or steps because the process is personalized to your company. However, these 10 steps for developing your process...
Are you contemplating a business strategy for your company but unsure where to begin? Or maybe you’re avoiding long-term strategic planning because of the technicalities involved. You’re not the only one. Numerous business owners are unsure about what strategy...
Successful people emphasize how building a routine can lead to success. There’s a good reason for that. 92% of high performers and successful people have a routine. Routines are tried and tested to boost motivation, productivity, and, most importantly, your...
Identifying ways to improve user adoption should be a core goal of your change management plan from the beginning. When your impacted audience confirms, accepts, and utilizes the change, you'll know user adoption was a success. The higher your rate and speed of...
As the old saying goes, change is inevitable. Whether it’s moving to a new location, expanding your team, adopting new or changing technology, or adjusting a policy, your business will continuously need to adapt. How you communicate change management can be the...
Do you know first hand the importance of change management? If you've been on the receiving end of a difficult change, or you're tasked with implementation, you won't want to miss this three-part series! Read on to learn more about the difference between change...
Inspiring your inner boss to become (or remain) a strong leader means recognizing the importance of external stimulation. A great way to do just that is by adding a few leadership books to your reading list. We’ve pulled together recommendations from three highly...
How do you determine when it's time to scale your business? The answer will differ from business to business (i.e., if you’re super specialized vs. mass production), but here are some important decision criteria to consider along with actions to take when you're ready...
There’s a special art of saying no that is important to master. And while it may seem contradictory, learning to say no can result in higher productivity. It's a way to set boundaries, take ownership of your time, and teach people how and when they have access to your...
Expanding your knowledge, learning new skills, and/or growing personally and professionally can keep you from falling victim to one of the six career challenges we discuss in this month's blog. We've given you a stepping stone with some reading suggestions. These...
We’re frequently asked questions about our work, whether it’s “What do you do?” or “How’s work going?” or something more detailed about our projects, goals, or work-life balance. But beyond the basics, there are a few questions we answer regularly...and we recommend...
Teamwork is the cornerstone of every successful company, and knowing the value of evaluating your team's strengths is paramount. Knowing your team’s strengths—and how to play into them—will lead to increased productivity, efficiency, and enjoyment for those on the...
Believe it or not, year-end is upon us, which means it's time for year-end performance reviews. Performance reviews are a great way to showcase your accomplishments, identify goals you want to achieve in the coming year, gather feedback on your performance, and...
One of Simply Hudson’s specializations is in process design. Now, you may think processes are pretty straightforward and an unlikely candidate for creativity, but we’re here to tell you they’re not! When approaching process designs, we strive to ensure the end-goal is...
When you read the words “creativity in the workplace,” what comes to mind? Do you laugh because it still seems out of place? Do you nod an enthusiastic yes because you love innovation? Maybe you’re not quite sure what “creativity in the workplace” means. No matter...
“Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work.” —Vince Lombardi Becoming a top-tier leader doesn’t happen overnight. It takes time, effort, practice, failure, feedback, reflection—you don’t just muster through to...
BUILD your boundaries to keep your work-life balance in check. Our last article explained each concept in detail, but here’s quick a recap before we dive in further. BurnoutYou’re stressed, overwhelmed, overworked, irritable or depressed. Check out this post...
Building time into your daily routine, along with some sunny summer days, helps keep learning and growth at the forefront. While we’ve been busy working with our incredible clients and a flurry of projects, we’ve also made time to catch up on our reading list—and we...
Creating boundaries for work-life balance is a multi-step process. The first step is identifying burnout, the second understanding why (i.e., self-reflecting). This month, we're onto the third step: identifying. Recap As we explored in March in A Balancing Act...
Work-life balance doesn’t create itself. In our first article, we established what can cause an imbalance in the work-life dynamic: The need for distraction Belief that working more equates to living more Feelings of boredom Simply Hudson can work with you on a...
There’s nothing like an impactful event to make you take a close look at your life and, in particular, your work-life balance. It may be positive, like an opportunity to move abroad, or it may be negative, like the death of a beloved family member. Whatever it may be,...
We’ve been busy launching holiday deals and working with our incredible clients, but we’ve also kept making time to read high on our priority list. Building time into our morning routine and taking advantage of some sunny beach days helps keep learning and growth at...
When implemented correctly, effective process leads to increased employee satisfaction, optimized project budgets and an aligned customer experience. Others agree with us! Take a look at your organization: Do you have a powerful process supporting it or do you need...
When you’re involved in every aspect of your business, it can be difficult to see opportunities and solutions...you can’t see the forest for the trees. You're sucked into the day-to-day operations with no opportunity to concentrate on the bigger picture—and by bigger...
What’s better to do in quarantine than launch a business and…read!
As I thought further, I saw that I’ve fallen into this conundrum many times! I discovered productive procrastination was holding me back from achieving my goals.