The Assistant Room
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
So, it’s the work Christmas party: the one day a year you can let your hair down and wear flashing bauble earrings in the presence of your boss. Play it right and you’ll have a ton of gossip and new pals…play it wrong and you’ll be riddled with embarrassment until someone takes the baton of Most Inappropriate Person next year. The post How To Survive The Work Christmas Party first appeared on The Assistant Room.
Allwork
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Companies are jumping on the four-day workweek train as research continues to support the positive impact this work model has on employees and business operations. . The 4 Day Week Campaign brought on 100 companies to cut their work week down with no loss in pay in an effort to improve the overall employee experience. . The two largest UK firms that signed up for the program are Atom Bank and marketing company Awin. .
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Workplace Insight
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Positive interventions that distract us from difficult tasks actually help to reduce our stress levels, according to new research published in the Journal Work & Stress. The study, conducted by an international team of researchers at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and Trinity Business School suggests that short positive work distractions can help people to overcome daily demands like dealing with annoying emails or the tasks they dread.
Allwork
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Before the pandemic, an AARP survey showed 61% of people ages 40 to 65 had either seen or experienced ageism in the workplace. In May of 2021 that number jumped to 78%. . In a Q&A with Allwork.Space, Patti Temple Rocks, author of I’m STILL Not Done: It’s Time to Talk About Ageism in the Workplace, shared how organizations who engage in ageism are putting themselves at risk and missing out on valuable contributions from an experienced talent pool. .
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
Workplace Insight
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
A poll from Perkbox claims that almost half of businesses moving towards more borderless working (47 percent) are concerned how the shift will impact their company culture. These concerns stem from perceptions around managing a globally distributed workforce and the challenges this can bring. For example, a third of business leaders (33 percent) say different time zones make collaboration less effective.
Allwork
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Industrious is continuing to solidify its stance as one of the most competitive coworking players in the U.S. . The operator has signed a 15-year lease with Gordon Property Group to open a new 13,815 square foot location at 860 Broadway. Industrious will take up the top floor of the Flatiron District building, which was recently renovated in 2019. “Located in highly accessible Union Square and overlooking the beautiful park, Industrious Union Square on Broadway will offer an idyllic location th
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Allwork
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Workplaces of the future have never been more technologically-reliant and distributed, and 2023 will continue to emphasize these trends that much more. . Driven by the immersion of newly graduated, young workers, both employee and employer expectations of the workplace will continue to evolve — meaning managers must be ready for inevitable changes and how they converge with traditional habits. .
Workplace Insight
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
“My engineering students had come to class with technology on their minds.” So says artist and design researcher Sara Hendren, author of What a Body Can Do: How we Meet the Built World. It’s a fascinating book in which she consciously pushes back against the prevailing narrative that so-called smart technology has a fix for every problem. As a professor teaching design for disability at Olin College of Engineering, Massachusetts, Hendren draws attention to the assumptions that drive normative be
Allwork
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
A new McKinsey survey shows that as the workplace gender gap remains wide, women are more willing to quit their jobs for a better experience. . The eighth annual Women in the Workplace 2022 report does show progress when it comes to women in higher positions, but roadblocks remain in the way of true equality. . Coined as “The Great Breakup,” the report highlights why the gap between men and women in leadership roles continues to grow, and what companies can do to ensure they are retaining
Workplace Insight
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
KI has confirmed that Postura+ will begin its transition to a product for the circular economy, with all one-piece chairs manufactured from December 2022 set to contain at least 30 percent recycled polypropylene. Following over 3 years of trials and testing, this achievement sets an important milestone on KI’s journey towards taking a leading position in the circular economy.
Speaker: Frank Taliano
Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.
Allwork
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Although remote and flexible working have been used as eye-catching terms for companies eager to hire new talent, applicants are hitting snags in the post-pandemic era. . Over the last few years, the concept of flexible working has become more attainable as companies relinquish their desires to bring employees into the office. However, as inflation drives the cost of living higher, employers are buckling down with their preferred arrangements, meaning workers can’t afford to take as many ri
Workplace Insight
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
A BNP Paribas Real Estate analysis claims that London’s West End office market is on course to ‘reset’ by 2025 following a major leasing event cycle commencing in 2023, which will see a flurry of renewals, expiries and break clauses executed by both landlord and tenant, which will alter the market as we know it by the milestone year. According to the firm’s own West End data, 40 percent of the market will have a lease event in 2023 and 2024, with equally large volumes to follow in the two
Allwork
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
As the world of work evolves , so do the benefits needed to entice workers. . The divide between the needs of employers and employees has widened in recent years, but could a loosening job market change the trajectory of the workplace? . According to data from LinkedIn, 70% of leaders around the world say that hiring has been difficult. However, it appears that the competition for talent is easing up as layoffs sweep the technology sector. .
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