Fri.Jan 06, 2023

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Achieving Success Comes Down to One Thing: Connecting With People

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Everyone finds success differently, whether it’s by pulling bootstraps a little tighter or knowing the right people at the right time. In my case, I found success only after doing something I typically dread : networking. But after moving to a new city—where I knew no one, and no one knew me—I didn’t really have a choice. If I wanted to get somewhere, meeting new people was the key.

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Why It’s Time to Retire the Term “Hybrid Work”

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Research from Future Forum and conversations with industry experts are helping employers cut through the noise about hybrid work and think more strategically about supporting flexibility. . Reframing the conversation from the when and where to the how and what of work gives broader support for employee autonomy. . An awareness of where and when work is done forms the basis of a flexibility strategy with appropriate space, technology and policies in place. .

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Embrace What Makes You Different to Make a Difference

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We are moving into a decade where we’ll have to begin to embrace what makes us different instead of fitting in to get along. Gone are the days when you just showed up and did average work in an average time. Companies, businesses and organizations want people who stand out so that they can make a difference. You don’t make a difference by doing more of the same, you have to embrace what makes you different.

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Rapid Work Style Shifts Are Tanking Tax Revenues — Can City Planners Catch Up?

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As the workforce shifted dramatically to working remotely, commercial office real estate vacancies exploded in many major cities. Most large metro areas have been slow to adapt to new modes of working, and are grappling with the challenge of how to repurpose office buildings. . Urban planners must pivot to repurpose vacant office space into coworking, residential, and affordable housing.

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The Memory Edge: Outlearn, Outperform, Outlast

Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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10 Signs You’ve Made It as an Entrepreneur

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Other people call you crazy. But you call yourself an entrepreneur. It takes a different breed to transform an idea into something real, something successful, and Steve Jobs would have tipped his hat to you for signing up for the challenge. “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently,” he said.

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The U.S. Exceeds Job Growth Expectations One More, Adding 223,000 Jobs In December

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Despite a slowdown in payrolls last month, unemployment once again fell in December. . According to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the U.S. added 223,000 jobs in December, surpassing the Dow Jones forecasts of 200,000. . Although a slight dip from the 256,000-gain seen in November, this marks another month that expert forecasts fell below reality. .

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New Report Shows That Work Hours Were The Biggest Change Seen During The Pandemic

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A new report shows that the pandemic’s biggest impact on the workplace wasn’t productivity — it was the number of hours worked. . According to analysis from the International Labor Organization (ILO), as businesses closed and people spent more time working from the confines of their home, the workplace was forced to find a new way to operate. . For some, this was a temporary solution to a temporary problem.

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The FTC Wants To Ban Noncompete Clauses, But Employers Will Put Up A Fight

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A government agency is taking steps to, once again, shift employer-employee power dynamics. . This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it would move to ban noncompete clauses , allowing workers to switch jobs as they please. . Noncompete clauses typically prevent workers from taking new positions at rival companies during a specific time frame or starting their own companies, often keeping professionals from finding jobs with better pay and benefits. .

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