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MAY 10, 2023

Hiring challenges are affecting businesses’ ability to operate at full capacity, with 61% of CEOs expressing concern over this issue. It’s crucial for business leaders to recognize that the conventional office model may no longer be the optimal choice for their employees or organization. When employees work in a manner that suits them, they are more likely to be engaged and motivated, leading to higher productivity, reduced turnover and increased employee loyalty and satisfaction,

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MAY 10, 2023

If the past three years taught us anything, it’s that our mental and emotional well-being are just as important as our physical health. Although wellness-themed travel is nothing new, post-pandemic travelers might also be eager to skip secluded resorts or tourist traps (with a few exceptions, of course) and instead immerse themselves deep within a local culture to rejuvenate their social lives. 4 year-round wellness travel destinations The more traditional and contemporary wellness amenities (th

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MAY 10, 2023

What’s going on: Novavax – a biotechnology company – recently announced that it is laying off 25% of its employees, or about 498 jobs, according to Economic Times. The company reportedly showed a net loss of $293.9 million compared with a $203.4 million profit a year prior. The company is hoping these cost-cutting measures will help it stay financially stable as it relies on the success of its updated COVID-19 vaccine to generate revenue.

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MAY 10, 2023

Just when we thought remote work was here to stay for good, we started seeing reports of high-profile companies calling employees back into the office. While at first, it seemed like just a few sectors, now more companies are publicly explaining their logic behind the necessity for in-person work. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook’s parent company, Meta, said in a March statement that employees who were in person, or who had transitioned to remote from in person, were outperforming employees who join

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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MAY 10, 2023

What’s going on: WeWork has managed to cut back on its losses in the first quarter of 2023 due to reduced expenses, improved occupancy, and increased demand from large US customers as businesses implement return-to-office mandates, according to CoStar. Reportedly, the global flexible workspace provider’s first-quarter net loss decreased by $171 million to $264 million year over year – while consolidated revenue rose 11% to $849 million.

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MAY 10, 2023

What’s going on: The U.S. has fallen behind other countries with advanced economies when it comes to getting more women into the workforce, according to Axios. Countries like Japan and Australia have made significant strides in women’s labor force participation through policy changes and government-funded paid parental leave programs. In contrast, the U.S. lacks a universal paid parental leave policy and has more expensive childcare options compared to other countries.

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Bonnie Low-Krayman

MAY 10, 2023

America has a problem, says Bonnie Low-Kramen: Many of the country’s CEOs are losing their sense of humanity. The issue extends from mass layoffs by email and strict return-to-office policies to workers across the U.S. feeling underpaid and undervalued, says Low-Kramen, a workplace expert and author of the book “ Staff Matters: People-Focused Solutions for the Ultimate New Workplace, ” published in February.

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Productivityist

MAY 10, 2023

In this episode, I’m thrilled to have Donna McGeorge, author of “The 1-Day Refund” and a renowned productivity coach, join me for an insightful conversation about making the most of our time and working smarter. With her innovative approach, Donna challenges traditional thinking around leadership, productivity, and workplace efficacy.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 10, 2023

Norwegian furniture powerhouse Flokk have opened a stunning new showroom in the vibrant city of Manchester. The open plan space showcases the Flokk portfolio with popular designs from brands Offecct , HÅG, Giroflex, RH, Profim and the newest brand to join the family, Connection. Positioned in the city centre, with unrivalled access to all railway stations and the airport, Flokk’s Manchester showroom will welcome guests from across the North-West and beyond.

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MAY 10, 2023

Magenta Associates , the communications specialist for the built environment, has reported significant growth in 2022/23 (20 percent) and 2021/22 (32 percent), along with a series of new architecture, design and construction contract wins, and several of its existing clients confirming that they will invest in new service areas of the business. In 2022, the Brighton based firm launched its new dedicated B2E (business to employee) comms division in light of research it commissioned which reveale

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Workplace Insight

MAY 10, 2023

And No One Shouted Stop! seems to me to be an apt phrase to capture these post- pandemic times as we grapple with work and workplace dilemmas. It comes from the little-known but widely acclaimed book of the same name by John Healy. It is set over 50 years ago and it chronicles the decline of an Irish town. The book’s underlying narrative is a train crash happening in slow motion, people see it coming but nobody feels able to stop it.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 10, 2023

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and its network of over 75 Green Building Councils are launching the Circular Built Environment Playbook. The organisation claims this is ‘a critical guide for the building and construction sector around the world to accelerate the adoption of circular economy and resource efficiency principles’ The WorldGBC believes that the principles of the circular economy can help us to achieve global climate targets: from minimising the extraction of

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Workplace Insight

MAY 10, 2023

Technology has impacted our everyday lives – from how we keep in touch with old friends all the way to how we do our weekly shop, as well as our work lives. The skills which are in demand are vastly differently to what they were just a decade ago. As a result, we have seen a rise in the incidence of tech-shaming and the current generation has needed to develop a different skillset to what their predecessors had to learn.

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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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Workplace Insight

MAY 10, 2023

A significant majority (85 percent) of employees feel like they are just a cog in the machinery of their organisation and 43 percent have no idea how their performance contributes to business success, according to a new survey of employee experience and expectations. According to the new study [registration] from Oracle, HR leaders are struggling to keep up with changing employee expectations and this can have dire consequences for businesses.

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