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How to Forgive

Success

Your parents told you to forgive, and most religions encourage forgiveness. Plus, it’s just a nice thing to do, right? People who genuinely forgive tend to be happier and potentially even healthier, science suggests. For example, a 2019 study published in Psychology & Health found that forgiving others aided in achieving better sleep, which, in turn, has the potential to improve health. .

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Boost Your Mood And Productivity With Spotify’s Top Work From Home Songs

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Ziplyfiber analyzed over 11,000 songs from 43 Work From Home playlists on Spotify to determine which songs and artists were featured the most. . The report found that 29% of the most popular WFH songs on Spotify are also featured in 2022 TikTok trends, and Harry Styles is the most featured artist on 2022 WFH playlists. . Music can engage your brain when completing repetitive tasks — which helps with worker burnout.

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Dear Debbie: Why Do I Downplay My Hard-Earned Success in Social Settings?

Success

Q: I’ve worked hard to achieve the kind of financial success I have, yet I find myself downplaying it in social settings. What’s going on? A: I found my financial footing as a real estate agent in Bellingham, Washington. I worked long hours but loved every minute of being the primary breadwinner for my then-husband and son. The industry was booming, but I had also found my stride—a level of confidence and self-assuredness I hadn’t known before.

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95% Of HR Leaders Believe Hybrid Working Is Critical For Employee Recruitment

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There is one key tool needed for employee retention and recruitment: hybrid work. . According to a new study called “HR Leaders & Hybrid Working Report” conducted by flexible office operator IWG, 95% of HR leaders agreed that adopting a hybrid work model would serve as a good method of recruitment. . Of the 1,000 respondents to the survey, over 60% of HR leaders stated that hybrid working can improve retention, while 80% says it can lead to a more satisfied workforce. .

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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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How to Make Others Feel Significant

Success

There’s a big difference between appreciating people and making them feel significant. Of course, you still want to appreciate others. But even more than that, you need to make those important people in your life feel that they matter. Success—both personally and professionally—is hard to achieve without those who support and fill gaps for you. There is rarely an exception to this.

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Investing in Women with Nia Batts and Sophia Bush

Success

“Forty two percent of small businesses are founded by women, but women are only accessing around 6% of lending capital,” says Sophia Bush, actor and entrepreneur. As angel investors, she and Nia Batts, previously one of the youngest executives at Viacom, are looking to change that. The cover stars of the November/December 2022 issue of SUCCESS magazine are investing in women, especially those with less privilege and access.

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71% Of UK Office Workers Want Access To Natural Light, Not Espresso Machines

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Flexible office operator Orega’s new survey supports what many have surmised about the post-pandemic era: work patterns have totally evolved. . This shift is so prominent, that UK business leaders and office workers agree that flexibility is a necessity moving forward. In fact, 64% of businesses agreed that they want the ability to upsize or downsize their offices as needed. .

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Embracing Aging with Andrea Owen

Success

Why is it such a big deal for a woman to look her age ? Speaker and coach Andrea Owen has let her hair go gray, but while she’s done being obsessed with her looks, she’s not yet feeling empowered by aging. This week, she talks with On Your Terms host Erin King about grieving youth while still navigating vanity and beauty standards. She also discusses how beauty continues to be currency in our society, the correlation between appearance and accolades, and how to embrace aging.

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2023 Will Be The Year Of “Returning To The Office” And Adjusting To New Norms

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Employers and employees have gone toe-to-toe in what they expect from the workplace in 2022, and the new year is anticipated to see this fight come to a head. . Return-to-the-office schemes aren’t new. Leaders have been trying (and failing) to bring workers back into the office since the onset of the pandemic. . After countless postponements and delays, some companies have declared the end of remote work — but that doesn’t necessarily mean employees are complying. .

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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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Imposter syndrome stands in the way of people aiming for a ‘portfolio career’

Workplace Insight

A new report from the UK’s Department for Education claims that over half of adults in England (52 percent) would consider developing a portfolio career if they had more confidence in their own abilities. The figure rises to 71 percent for those working in HR, and 45 percent of workers would do so if they suffered less from so-called imposter syndrome.

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Design Could Be The Key To Combating Employee Burnout

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Burnout has become a major problem in today’s workforce, with a report from Mercer showing that the number of employees approaching burnout grew from 63% in 2020 to 81% in 2022. . Although leaders have made efforts to address this problem, there are a variety of factors that are contributing to high burnout levels. Limited privacy, large workloads and stagnant office design are just a few drivers of a poor employee experience. .

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People become dysfunctional in the face of restrictive management controls

Workplace Insight

Employees who perceive management controls to be restrictive and punitive will develop dysfunctional and negative responses to the organisation where they work, according to a new study involving the University of East Anglia (UEA). These responses might be observed through what the researchers call ‘workplace deviance’ – for example absenteeism, reducing effort, daydreaming, taking longer breaks – and turning a blind eye, also referred to as ‘deliberate ignorance’ by the research team fro

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What Is Time Zone Prejudice, And How Does It Discriminate Against Remote Workers?

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Remote work holds the power to tackle inequality in the workplace , but it has also caused new biases to emerge. . In the last few years, new remote workers have flocked from expensive cities for wide open spaces and cheaper cost of living. While this doesn’t seem like a problem on the surface, the time zones in which these regions are located have caused turmoil for professionals. .

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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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1099 vs W-2: The difference between employees and contractors

BMT Office Administration

It is the end of the year, and that means that tax season is approaching. While individuals have until April 18, 2023, to file their personal income taxes, businesses have to start thinking about tax requirements a bit sooner. Forms such as IRS Form W-2 and IRS Form 1099 need to be sent out by the end of January. Both forms provide end-of-year compensation information that employees and contractors need for tax purposes.

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Episode 449: Anna Tsui talks about Shadow Magic

Productivityist

Anna Tsui , is the creator of The Genius Method. She is a genius coach, international writer, speaker, and serial entrepreneur. Her bestselling book, “ Shadow Magic: Turn your Fear Into Fuel and Create a Prosperous Coaching Business ” shows readers how to overcome their personal self-sabotage and build a thriving career and business. In this episode, I tell the story about my shadow self that infiltrated my world not too long ago.

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How routines and boredom can spark creativity

Workplace Insight

Every day, after a leisurely breakfast in bed and the opening of his post, Roald Dahl would wander down his garden to the grubby little hut crammed with personal paraphernalia he had created. There he would sharpen the six yellow pencils that were always by his side while he worked, settle into an armchair, put his feet up on an old suitcase filled with logs, place an American yellow legal pad of paper onto a makeshift board on his lap and work for two hours.