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The 5 Pillars of Authentic Leadership

Success

It’s difficult to lead well, especially in a fast-paced environment. Leading change in a company in distress means many things need to happen quickly. Leaders often put culture on the back burner as a “nice to have.” As a serial CEO, I’ve led six companies through transformational change over more than 20 years. I’ve found that authentic leaders that follow the pillars of leadership—and the culture that results from leadership—is a multiplier of productivity and a driver of success.

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Will Influencers Be The New Recruiters In The Future Of Work?

Allwork

They call them influencers for a reason; these people are known to certain populations and demographics, and these influencers have the special skill of persuasion. Seeing your favorite social media celeb on Twitter, etc., advocating for a particular company might be more enticing than seeing a simple job ad for the company. In a Q&A, Erin Lazarus, SHL’s Head of Solution Architects in the Americas, she explained her opinion on the future of job recruiting by social media influencers.

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Can Couples Combine Their Finances and Stay Together?

Success

Deciding when and how to manage your finances as a couple can be a huge source of stress in a relationship. Developing a budget , combining finances, opening a joint checking or savings account or deciding where to park your emergency fund are all tasks that can be tricky to navigate if you and your partner aren’t on the same financial page. While discussing money is uncomfortable, it’s worse if you avoid talking about finances before saying ‘I do’ or signing a lease together.

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More tech layoffs? Lenovo will make “workforce adjustments” to cut costs

Allwork

What’s going on: Lenovo’s struggles have taken their toll, despite the company’s best attempts to paint a rosy picture in their latest financial reports. The truth is that major layoffs are inevitable in order to reduce costs by $850 million, according to Chief Financial Officer Wong Wai Ming. Why it matters: Lenovo saw a dramatic 24% year-over-year decline in revenues, amounting to more than $1 billion below analysts’ expectations of $16.39 billion, with actual re

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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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5 Considerations to Understand and Address Incompetent Coworkers

Success

What’s got your work world spinning on its axis? Incompetent coworkers can contribute to stress that poses numerous threats against personal health and well-being. Whether they’re taking credit for your ideas or forcing you to do their work, an individual’s actions at work can prove overwhelming for both your to-do list and psyche. Here’s how to recognize three different types of coworker incompetence.

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Emerging Technologies for Administrative Professionals

All Things Admin

Updated February 20, 2023 If an administrative professional from the 1950s happened to be magically transported to today’s office, they’d be in for quite a shock! Gone are the days when filing, phone skills, and semi-legible shorthand were key requirements for an admin job. Today’s job descriptions are more likely to include analytical reasoning, critical thinking, complex problem-solving skills, and UX design.

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Illinois might mandate paid leave

Allwork

What’s going on: In 2024, the state of Illinois could join Maine and Nevada as only the third state to mandate paid leave for all its workers. If Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs off on the Paid Leave for All Workers Act, employees could e arn up to 40 hours of paid leave — one for every 40 hours worked, without having to give a reason for leave. This type of mandate is a relative rarity in the U.S.; this mandate would also protect workers from potential employer retaliation.

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Four day week pilot results are very encouraging indeed, say researchers

Workplace Insight

Businesses that adopted a four day working week as part of a pilot programme say they are more profitable and their staff are fitter, happier and more productive, researchers have told MPs. A large majority of companies that took part in the pilot now plan to carry on. The programme, led in the UK by non-profit 4 Day Week Global , the UK’s 4 Day Week Campaign and think-tank Autonomy , involved around 3,000 workers through a six-month trial of a four day week, with no loss of pay.

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How to Take a “Time Tour”

Productivityist

Too often, we get caught up in the daily grind of our lives. We forget to take a step back and really examine how we’re spending our time. We go through the motions: ticking things off our to-do lists, taking endless (and sometimes senseless) meetings, and going to appointments. But we don’t stop to ask ourselves if we’re really making the most of the precious hours we have each day.

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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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What to expect at next week’s Workspace Design Show

Workplace Insight

With only a few days until The Workspace Design Show returns to London’s Business Design Centre, on 27-28 February 2023, here is a taste of what to expect. The show brings together striking features, a thought-provoking programme of talks featuring a whole host of speakers, from developers to architects and their blue-chip clients, along with accomplished exhibitors showcasing the latest workplace interiors innovations.

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9 Benefits of Having an Administrative Professional

Worxbee

Working with an Administrative Professional can be like having a personal SWAT team on speed dial. They help you focus, enhance your productivity and give you the ability to use your time more efficiently. Admins are essential to providing leaders organize strategies for long-term success by taking on the tedious tasks that cause bottlenecks, allowing leaders to “keep the main thing, the main thing.

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Unlocking the digital frontier: hiring the next generation of tech talent

Workplace Insight

Any business that is looking to grow its consumer base or expand into new markets is likely to be relying on digital technology to a greater extent than ever before both in their operations and management. This also means that the world of employment , both for workers and enterprises, is necessarily evolving too. An inevitable consequence of this evolution has been that those for whom technology has been an essential part of their life and education — so-called digital natives — are in growing

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Profiles in Greatness: Abraham Lincoln

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Nearly 160 years after Abraham Lincoln’s death, the history books have yet to close on the man and his career. His most resounding legacy, of course, is the success of the Union, the preservation of democracy and the “[creation of] the possibility of civil and social freedom for African Americans,” according to the Smithsonian. But what made Lincoln tick?

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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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How to Know When it’s Time to Leave a Relationship With a Client

Virtual Moxie

During a recent Office Hours call with Reanne, we explored her interest in improving her existing VA practice. One of the things she was curious about was how she would know when it was time to leave the relationship with a client. The idealist in me immediately jumped to what I know to be true in my bones and have learned to pragmatically teach, which is that when a VA and client both choose each other thoughtfully and well, and the relationship is strong and ease-filled for the two of them, th