Just like with mid-year reviews, year-end reviews can be nerve-wracking for both manager and employee. Your review can sometimes make or break performance—either making them feel bad and lowering their productivity or inspiring them to do better and reach for the sky.

Did you know that one in five Americans experience mental illness? Mental health is vital—for your own wellbeing, your family, your work, and anything else you might be involved in.

I’m definitely not one of those people who end up with hundreds of hours of unused vacation time at the end of the year. I make sure that those hours are meticulously used throughout the year, with most of it used for holidays.

Over the last few years as my kids have gotten older, I’m now able to sit and read a book with little disruption. I’ve always had a soft spot for romance books that don’t have any real meat to them, allowing myself to drift away for a few hours in an easy-to-read story. After a long day at the office or a full day of weekend chores, you just don’t feel like reading something heavy or thought-provoking.

Behind (or in front of) every worker is a workspace.  Be it piled high with printed spreadsheets, budgets and empty coffee cups, that little cubicle, office or desk is where the daily grind happens.  There’s no arguing that there are times between the hours of 8 and 5 that many people wish they weren’t confined by those aluminum gray walls.  Improve your mojo by instilling a little bit of your personality to your little corner of the corporate world. Check out some of our top tips to make your cubicle a safe haven for productivity.