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Arrr-guably Similar: How Coworking Channels The Rebel Spirit Of Pirates

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The emergence of coworking around 2005 provided an alternative lifestyle, too. The well-respected community manager is often at the helm of a workspace community and works tirelessly to bring people together and establish values of fairness across the community. A pirate ship didn’t operate under a hierarchy either.

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Happy International Coworking Day 2023! See How Communities Around The World Are Celebrating

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Marked on August 9 each year, International Coworking Day celebrates the day in 2005 when the self-proclaimed pioneer of coworking, Brad Neuberg, mentioned it for the first time. He’s traveled to over 60 destinations worldwide, and reckons he’s worked in more than 100 global coworking spaces.

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Uncorking the Dream: Founding Ampersand Estates in Australia’s Wine Country

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These travels were far from the luxurious holiday most people imagine when they hear destinations such as Paris and Venice. Bell describes traveling all across Europe in an old station wagon, sleeping in tents and living on peanut butter sandwiches while touring Italy and Greece.

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How to Successfully Manage Remote Employees

Office Dynamics

Whether it is a few employees or your entire workforce, it is becoming more and more likely that if you have employees, you are facing the challenge of managing remote workers. In fact, between 2005 and 2012, the number of remote workers in the U.S. Time tracking: Accountability is another essential element in remote management.

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Forget all the talk of Blue Monday; work is still (largely) good for us

Workplace Insight

We say ‘officially’, but like the idea of ‘Body Odour’ its common usage hides the fact that it was originally created as part of a PR campaign, in this case one for Sky’s travel channel in 2005. To some extent, business has always been looked at as an extension of warfare. Approached in the right way, work is enjoyable.

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ESG ambitions should top organisational agendas

Workplace Insight

When the idea of ESG (environmental, social and governance credentials) first surfaced nearly two decades ago in a 2005 United Nations report, it was just an acronym businesses were trying to understand and get to grips with. As corporate travel makes a return, teams will need to be challenged to find alternative ways to connect.

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Pauline Roussel CEO at Coworkies and Co-author of “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces” | Driving Collaboration: How Coworking Spaces Foster Connections in Work Communities

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With years of experience running a coworking space in Berlin and extensive research and travel to over 500 coworking spaces across 50 cities, Pauline has gained deep insights into the uniqueness, importance, and impact of collaborative work environments on people and communities. It can really be where it needs. Everyone cooks differently.