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5 Ways to Save Money This Holiday Season (Without Disappointing Anyone)

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It’s not so cheerful when money is tight. This year has been hard—financially, emotionally and, for some, physically. So, the holidays and all the cheerful “requirements” that come with it, from gift-giving for dozens of people to taking time off work, can just add another layer of stress in a season meant for joy and relaxation. Exhausted Americans are saying enough to the holiday extras.

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The Inconvenient Truth about Prioritizing at Work

Eat Your Career

Prioritization is one of the most important topics under the umbrella of Time Management. It always surprises me to see how many capable, intelligent professionals still struggle with it. Recently, I got curious about why, and the answer surprised me even more. Typically, the problem is not that people don’t know how to prioritize; it’s that they simply expect there MUST be a better way.

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Innovate To Captivate: 20 Unique Ideas To Elevate Your Coworking Space

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In a bustling market where coworking spaces are as common as coffee shops, standing out is essential. Unconventional features can be the key to making your space memorable and successful. Here are creative and user-friendly ideas to elevate the member experience at your coworking space. In a bustling market where coworking spaces are as common as coffee shops, standing out is essential.

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Want to Participate in Giving Tuesday? This Guide Explains Everything About Donations, Deductions and Volunteering

Success

As the holidays approach, we set up decorations, plan for holiday gatherings and buy gifts. We become more generous to our family and friends but also to others in need. That’s why we’ve rounded up this Giving Tuesday Guide, so you have all the resources you need at your disposal for 2023. The complete Giving Tuesday guide Giving Tuesday , which falls on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, was established a little over a decade ago to encourage individuals to give back.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Unlocking your super strengths and adding value in your role

Practically Perfect PA

Unlocking your super strengths and adding value in your role As an Assistant, your role is essential to the smooth functioning of the organisation. But have you ever taken a moment to reflect on your journey and imagine your future in the workplace? Unlocking your super [.

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Can We Beat The Great Gloom? It’s Going To Take A Lot More Than Cushy Office Perks

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There is a trend in Texas real estate events where there’s a strong emphasis on improving office amenities to encourage employees to return to the office. Attributing reluctance to commute as the primary reason for avoiding office work oversimplifies the issue, ignoring the more complex factors such as lack of trust, recognition, and purpose at work.

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I Shared My OCD Struggles with 11,000 Employees—Their Responses Showed Me the Importance of Vulnerability in Leadership

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In 2020, I was vulnerable with 11,000 employees shortly after we all shifted to working remotely because of the pandemic. We started a weekly Q&A session along with a weekly email. I wrote about what was going on, decisions we were making and the new programs we were rolling out to support our employees. I decided I was ready to share my struggle with OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is a chronic anxiety disorder).

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Workplace Trends of 2024 and Beyond: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Eat Your Career

As we stand at the crossroads of a rapidly evolving professional landscape, it’s crucial to understand the key trends shaping the future of work. From advancements in hiring practices to the integration of AI and automation for productivity enhancement, the workplace of 2024 and beyond will be unlike anything we’ve seen before. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of what lies ahead and equip you with actionable insights to stay ahead of the curve.

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Remote tools and practices for Assistants

Practically Perfect PA

Remote tools and practices for Assistants In today's digital age, remote work has become increasingly prevalent, leading to a rise in Virtual Assistants and hybrid Assistants who support Executives from a distance. Assistants must leverage remote tools and adopt effective practices to ensure maximum productivity. In [.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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Where are the iconic office furniture products of yesterday?

Workplace Insight

Over the past week or so, this image has gone viral on social media. It is of a group of Bauhaus design students from around 1927. They are called Martha Erps, Katt Both and Ruth Hellos. The full image (reproduced below) shows them with legendary office furniture designer Marcel Breuer, who Erps would later marry. The story of the photograph can be found here.

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Beyond The Balance Sheet: A Deep Dive Into How Asset Classes And Technology Are Shaping The Future Of Work In Investment Management

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The future of work for investment managers depends on which asset classes they choose to deploy capital into. Technological platforms empower investment managers with the tools, information, and analysis to navigate financial markets with more transparency and efficiency. As global populations continue to rise and wealth moves into the pockets of younger generations who are more comfortable with e-commerce transactions, new norms will include the presence of a robot assisting decision making and

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The Bautista Project Aims to Prevent Homelessness Before It Happens

Success

The Bautista Project is one of five nonprofit organizations SUCCESS magazine is spotlighting during the week of Giving Tuesday. Early in November, we posted on our social media accounts asking followers to nominate a charity they felt was making an impact in their communities. We tallied up the nominations and are pleased to highlight the hard work these organizations are doing behind the scenes to better the lives of others.

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Elevate Your Productivity: What is the Benefit of Hiring a Permanent Executive Assistant Over a Temporary Executive Assistant?

C-Suite Assistants

In today’s dynamic business world, the impact of competent executive administrative support cannot be overstated. An efficient and reliable executive assistant serves as the backbone of any successful organization, ensuring that executives can focus on strategic decision-making, rather than getting sidetracked with day-to-day tasks. Traditionally, many companies have relied on temporary staffing for executive assistants or opted for a temp-to-perm approach when hiring a permanent executive assis

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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Episode 503: Juliet Funt Talks About Embracing White Space for Productivity

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In this episode “from the vault”, originally released in November 2021, I had the pleasure of chatting with Juliet Funt , author of “A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work” Together, we delved into how the often-overlooked concept of whitespace is crucial for creativity, productivity, and a balanced life.

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Flexible workspace market will be worth up to $50bn by end of decade

Workplace Insight

According to a new market intelligence report , the worldwide flexible workspace market could exceed between 35 and 50 billion US dollars by 2030, reflecting the growing demand for flexible and agile work environments. The report claims that the escalating demand for flexible workspaces is on the rise, propelled by a heightened desire for convenience and comfort in prime locations such as offices and auditoriums.

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The Secret Life Of Colleagues

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Virtual meetings have changed how we present ourselves to work colleagues, but sometimes the image we project is far from reality. Many remote workers have learned to create a facade — concealing the real state of their home offices. Unlike in-person meetings, a virtual meeting is an opportunity to present certain aspects of our lives that reveal something personal about us (for example, our book collection or pets).

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The Making a Difference Foundation Ensures People Without Housing Aren’t Without Good Meals

Success

The Making a Difference Foundation (which encompasses Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank), is one of five nonprofit organizations SUCCESS magazine is spotlighting during the week of Giving Tuesday. Early in November, we posted on our social media accounts asking followers to nominate a charity they felt was making an impact in their communities. We tallied up the nominations and are pleased to highlight the hard work these organizations are doing behind the scenes to better the lives of others

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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Ep 248: Cathy Rong – Chief of Staff for Questlove

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Cathy Rong is Chief of Staff for the multi-hyphenate Questlove where she manages the artist’s day-to-day professional and personal life. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Cathy talks about building community, managing up, advocating for yourself, and the difference between an EA vs a Chief of Staff. Be sure to check out my first conversation with Cathy in episode 117 of the podcast.

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How to Run Profitable Paid Online Workshops

Jennie Lyon

Hey there, fabulous entrepreneurs! ? In the ever-evolving world of education, we’ve seen a major shift towards profitable paid online workshops. It’s like the virtual red carpet for sharing your genius with a global audience! As we’re dancing into 2024, this trend is still on fire, fueled by the remote work revolution and the explosion… The post How to Run Profitable Paid Online Workshops appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing and Virtual Assistant Services Inc.

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Take me home, country roads. Mike Petrusky on the Workplace Cocktail Hour

Workplace Insight

Joining Mark Eltringham this week on the Workplace Cocktail Hour podcast is Mike Petrusky. He is the head of podcasts at Eptura and host of the Workplace Innovator podcast which you can find here. In an open, frank conversation we discuss how to have better conversations about the workplace (and everything else), solidarity with our fellow humans, the death of Shane McGowan, mental illness and what firms can and can’t do about it, what we do and don’t know and the need for humility i

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U.S. Consumer Spending Dip Could Indicate Cooling Labor Market

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Consumer spending in the United States saw a modest increase in October, while the annual inflation increase was cited as the smallest since early 2021. According to a report published by Reuters , the modest consumer spending, which accounts for over two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, is a result of higher borrowing costs and depleted savings — particularly felt among low-income households.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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3 Companies That Give Back to the Community Year-Round

Success

The giving season is here. And that doesn’t just mean bountiful gifts to friends and family. GivingTuesday, held the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States, inspires the public and businesses to donate to charitable organizations. This hashtag-driven holiday generated $3.1 billion for U.S.-based nonprofits in 2022, according to GivingTuesday Data Commons.

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Delivering Success: Maximize Your Coworking Center’s Profit Potential With Efficient Mail Handling

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Flexible space and coworking centers can increase revenue by offering virtual offices, especially value-add services such as mail forwarding. However, mail-related problems are the top dissatisfaction among virtual office clients, which makes solid mail handling processes a priority. Learn tried-and-tested mail handling best practices from two expert center operators who have polished their process over many years.

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Family-Centric Policies in the U.K. are Set to Benefit Working Parents in 2024

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It’s no secret that flexible work environments have greatly benefited working parents around the world — helping professionals strike a balance between family and work. Next year, working parents in the U.K. can expect more detailed policy that helps implement greater protections for expectant mothers. More specifically, the full implementation of the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act , which was introduced on July 24, is expected to be detailed by the government aro

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As Bankruptcy Challenges Persist, WeWork Secures Prime Real Estate in Dublin

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A new WeWork deal is spotlighting the high demand for coworking centers in Ireland. WeWork’s recent agreement with real estate developer Hines for the lease of the former Central Bank of Ireland HQ in Dublin, as reported by The Irish Times , includes incentives such as an extended rent-free period and contributions to office fit-out costs. The company’s commitment to leasing approximately 73,000 square feet at Central Plaza in Dublin, even at a substantial rent of €60 per square fo

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha

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How to Practice Gratitude in Your Daily Life

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Introducing the practice of gratitude into your daily routine can have a transformative impact on your well-being and outlook on life. Expressing what you’re most grateful for and appreciating life’s little things will positively shift your perspective on life. Gratitude is a simple and accessible tool you can use to bring a greater sense of thankfulness for life, even its challenges.

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For You Haiti Provides Education and Life-Saving Medical Care to Residents of La Gonave

Success

For You Haiti is one of five nonprofit organizations SUCCESS magazine is spotlighting during the week of Giving Tuesday. Early in November, we posted on our social media accounts asking followers to nominate a charity they felt was making an impact in their communities. We tallied up the nominations and are pleased to highlight the hard work these organizations are doing behind the scenes to better the lives of others.

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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

Success

Deesha Philyaw did not teach me how to write, but she did teach me how to turn writing into a career. I have spent many hours on the phone with her asking what I should charge for a certain piece of content, or where to submit my work. She is a kind human being who has always cheered on her friends and contemporaries, so seeing her win—and win big—over the past three years has been a thrill.

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