When Feeling Blue is a Good Thing
Have you ever wondered why it’s hard to communicate with certain people in your life? You know that annoying feeling when the office social butterfly messes around and goes on and on about pointless things without actually getting anything done? Or my personal favorite, that offended feeling when your coworker doesn’t put any exclamations points […]
An App a Day
So there I am, sitting at lunch trying to get to know my coworkers better, just chit-chatting away. Then BOOM. Outta left field, Steven, one of our techs, tells me about his daily app creation. Yep, you read that right. One new app. Every single day. “How the heck do you have time for […]
What’s Your “Why”?
What are guiding principles if not to guide…… Every. Single. Person….. In your organization? When you walk into our building, you are immediately introduced to our “Why”. As you make your way through our facility, you’re constantly reminded of our guiding principles. Studies show that the more the human brain is exposed to something, the […]
Keyboards that ‘Click’ – All About Mechanical Keyboards
I had the chance to sit down with one of our technicians, Will Pike, to learn more about his hobby and craft – mechanical keyboards. I didn’t even know there were different kinds of keyboards, let alone some as complex as the mechanical keyboard. So, we dove right in to find out more. I first […]
Why Won’t People Take My Money?
I recently moved to the Kansas City Metro area thanks to a shift in territory with my husband’s job. We came from southwest Missouri and had a decent timeframe in which to move, so no pressure – right? Wrong. So, so wrong. Moving in general is stressful. If you’ve never had to REALLY […]
How My Golf Game Helps My Office Game
This Spring and Summer I have been getting out to golf pretty regularly, at first with the intention of finally getting ‘good’, but it turned out to be a positive influence on my overall life outside of the course. I wouldn’t say I’ve ever been an angry person, but as I got older and […]
How to Get the Most Out of Your 1:1 Device Program
Supporting the 1:1 Initiative As you probably know, we at Techcycle Solutions work with schools across the country to help enhance their technology programs. We often see schools that have implemented a 1:1 technology program allowing their students to learn and connect through different technology devices such as laptops, iPads, and Chromebooks. If you are […]
Why Virtual Meetings Should Become the New Normal
Desperate times call for desperate measures…or is this the ‘new norm’? We’ve all been there before. We’ve all paused our work to head to the conference room, gathered around a big round table, watched a few slides, heard a few words, sat through all of the unnecessary ‘fluff’ questions, and headed back into our […]
Why Sleeping Less Can Give You So Much More
13 Months in a Year? Did you know that there is a 13th month hidden in your calendar? It’s hiding right where you sleep. Yep, it’s been there ever since you were born and until now, you’ve always known a year to have 12 months. While that is still technically true, hear me out. […]
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
A Short-Cut to The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People I attended a workshop a few weeks ago that featured a short recap of the best-selling book (25 million+ copies), first written in 1989, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. He obviously gets full credit for the information to follow, but […]