Leapers.
Home Community Resources For Employers
 
Support us About Join
Articles

#brainfood:
August 2021

What is our community reading this month? Here's a digest of articles posted in #brainfood, our channel capturing interesting content related to modern work, freelancing, wellbeing and more

August 2nd, 2021
in: financial wellbeing

Financial literacy among Gen Z worryingly low

Comics, badges and TikTok become the latest weapons in battle against financial illiteracy
August 2nd, 2021
in: random

Advertisers are now trying to hijack our dreams to sell us things

After Coors attempted to trigger ‘refreshing dreams’ of beer, scientists are calling for a ban on ‘weaponising sleep’
August 2nd, 2021
in: healthy habits

Here's How Much Free Work You're Doing By Not Taking Your Lunch Break

If you "work through" your lunch break on a regular basis, you're essentially working for free.
August 4th, 2021
in: freelancing as career

10 Years Later: A Decade Of Smithery

Helen and I were standing in the kitchen this morning, talking about how today marked the official tenth birthday of Smithery...
August 8th, 2021
in: psychology, healthy habits

‘If you talk, you live well’: the remote Sardinian village with eight centenarians

Books, clean air and socialising thought to have helped the latest five mark their 100th birthdays in Perdasdefogu this year
August 9th, 2021
in: communication

‘Be interested, be curious, hear what’s not said’: how I learned to really listen to people | Annalisa Barbieri

Being a good listener isn’t just about shutting up and not interrupting – it’s about really taking in what someone is telling you
August 9th, 2021
in: working with others

Levels of responsibility

This section describes the generic attributes that characterise SFIA’s seven levels of responsibility and accountability. The underlying structure of the framework ensures that the definitions of professional skills are defined in a way that makes their different levels recognisably distinct and aligned to the levels of responsibility.
August 9th, 2021
in: bookshelf

Think BIG | Grace Lordan

What are you doing today to make your dream future come true? ​ We all have big ambitions for the future but those dreams only become reality if we do something towards them regularly. To achieve audacious goals, we need to take action and make small changes every day. We need to think big and act small.
August 11th, 2021
in: creative sector

“They only show part of the story”: how designers really feel about portfolios | Design Week

Following an article earlier this month that saw design leaders from Deliveroo and Ikea call out “old-fashioned” portfolios, we asked designers what they think is the best way to showcase experience.
August 11th, 2021
in: wfa

Ocado staff told they can work remotely anywhere in world for a month each year

The online supermarket's chief executive showed how it's done by working in the Bahamas during the pandemic.
August 11th, 2021
in: healthy habits, techniques

The Put it Away Box | Leapers - supporting the mental health of freelancers and the self-employed. from Leapers

A tangible technique for closing down your working day, and giving yourself permission to step away from things.
August 12th, 2021
in: freelancing as career

Ready to quit your job? Here are the 17 questions to ask yourself first

In the UK and globally, surveys suggest huge numbers of people are thinking about packing in their jobs, while in the US it’s been dubbed ‘the Great Resignation’. But is this a real desire for change or just a pandemic fug?
August 12th, 2021
in: financial wellbeing

The biggest productivity hack is being rich - and it's the one we don't speak about

"I can evangelize about the Pomodoro technique, but my biggest time-saver is the bookkeeper I pay to keep me organized," Anna Codrea-Rado writes.
August 14th, 2021
in: working with others

The scripts you need to professionally fire a freelance client who's just not working out

Whether because they aren't paying on time, insult you, or just don't match your new goals, firing clients is part of the deal. Here's what to say.
August 14th, 2021
in: diversity

Why you should put salaries on your job ads

If you don’t include at least a salary range, you risk putting off women and people of colour from even applying.
August 15th, 2021
in: burnout

Three Burnouts Later, I Finally Figured it Out

Three burnouts in five years forced me to look deep within myself and face some uncomfortable truths.
August 15th, 2021
in: Emotions

The School of Life - Leaning how to be angry

Learning How to Be Angry
August 15th, 2021
in: Feedback

Stop Asking for Feedback

Start asking for advice instead.
August 15th, 2021
in: wfa, Emotions

BITE Voices | Fear of Returning to the Office | Creativebrief

How can you effectively address the anxiety surrounding the return to the office
August 16th, 2021
in: healthy habits

UK workers need right to disconnect amid ‘overtime epidemic’, says report

Research by thinktank finds women’s mental health particularly affected as home working increases
August 16th, 2021
in: healthy habits

You Should Be Using an Email Signature That Protects Your Time

And inspires others to do the same
August 16th, 2021
in: boundaries, burnout

These Are the 3 Types of Mental Downtime Your Brain Needs

Targeting different sources of mental fatigue can help make your time away from work be more restorative
August 16th, 2021
in: members work

Andy Barnes 🌱 on LinkedIn: #business #work #thepowerofattraction | 33 comments

Hello, I'm writing an article for 6prog [ethical consultancy] on how businesses can attract the best talent from independent consultants/ freelancers on... 33 comments on LinkedIn
August 21st, 2021
in: future of work

People are secretly doing multiple salaried jobs while working from home

‘Working multiple jobs takes the power away from your employer, you can have the freedom to quit one job if you are being treated awfully without hesitation,’ learns Jade Bremner
August 22nd, 2021
in: communication, working with others

The Problem with Saying “Don’t Bring Me Problems, Bring Me Solutions”

Three ways to encourage a culture of communication.
August 23rd, 2021
in: Emotions

3 Ways To Turn Anxiety Into A Formula for Success

Suffering from general anxiety disorder as an entrepreneur has had its challenges. I have learned to turn my anxiety into a positive that has helped contribute to my success.
August 24th, 2021
in: bookshelf

The HUSTLE Report - The Mix

THE RISE OF SIDE HUSTLE CULTURE IN THE UK - Side Hustlers make up a gigantic portion of the country, so we’ve embarked on a journey to understand what side hustles are, how they affect the people that do them, and why big brands need to sit up and listen.
August 24th, 2021
in: working with others

Why having a ‘work family’ is actually hustle culture at its worst

Continuing to push the idea everyone is one big happy family hurts all your employees.
August 24th, 2021
in: bookshelf

How's Work by Esther Perel

In the new podcast How’s Work?, iconic couples therapist Esther Perel brings new perspective to the invisible forces that shape workplace connections, conflict and dynamics through one-time therapy sessions with coworkers, cofounders and colleagues — touching every work environment from start-ups and family businesses to corporations and service industries.
August 24th, 2021
in: podcast

Essential - This American Life

The pandemic forced jobs to change, but then the workers changed, too.
August 26th, 2021
in: freelancing as career

A stunning second act! Meet the people who changed course in midlife – and loved it

It can feel as if our options narrow with every passing year. But taking a big risk could mean the second half of your life is much more exciting and fulfilling than the first
August 27th, 2021
in: wfa

How coworking spaces put their community first, after one year in a pandemic

It has been one hell of a year. The coworking industry has changed, and is still changing.
August 27th, 2021
in: burnout

How To Wind Down Before You Burnout | Startups Magazine

As a business owner, burnout can seem a distant reality or something out of a fairy tale. I have once thought: "How can my life, which I have chosen and is filled with me living and breathing my passion, ever cause me anything but harm?"
August 28th, 2021
in: sleep

‘Sleep is venture capital’: employers wake up to benefits of a nap

After lockdown some businesses understand better how flexible working hours enhance productivity
August 29th, 2021
in: startups

The 10 questions you never thought you’d hear a founder ask

From misbehaving CTOs, bust-ups with co-founders, and entrepreneurs at the end of their tether, no one founder's situation is completely unique.
Made by Foxlark.