Allwork
JULY 9, 2024
A 15-month trial of a four-day workweek introduced by South Cambridgeshire District Council in the U.K. has revealed overwhelming benefits in favor of the reduced workweek. Launched in January 2023, the largest U.K. public sector trial was designed to evaluate whether a shorter working week could maintain or improve productivity without cutting employee wages, and for the most part it did.
Success
JULY 9, 2024
“If you are human, you love stories. Why? We’re hardwired to love stories because they help us understand our world and are essential to our evolution.” — How Your Story Sets You Free, by Heather Box and Julian Mocine-McQueen What makes a good story? And why is storytelling so important to us? According to a study by the National Library of Medicine , “narratives that cause us to pay attention and also involve us emotionally are the stories that move us to action.
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Allwork
JULY 9, 2024
New research shows a “complexity crisis” is affecting frontline managers, who are often tasked with leading efforts to improve employee retention and productivity across the majority (80%) of the global workforce. The complex crisis refers to the multifaceted and increasing challenges that frontline managers face in today’s highly competitive work environments.
Success
JULY 9, 2024
This past year has widely been touted as the year of “return to work.” After extolling the value of hiring remote workers, especially as necessitated by the pandemic, many companies are now requiring employees to return back to the office, either full-time or in a hybrid role. Take IBM, for example. In a widely circulated 2014 white paper titled “Challenging the modern myths of remote working,” the company, known as a pioneer in telecommuting, highlighted the various benefits of hiring remote wo
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
Office Dynamics
JULY 9, 2024
Discover the role, duties, and skills of an Executive Assistant, and explore if it's the right career path for you.
Success
JULY 9, 2024
Embracing a lifestyle defined by flexibility and adventure, digital nomads have redefined the traditional notions of work and travel. This modern breed of professionals leverages technology to break free from geographical constraints to blend work, family life and wanderlust. For today’s digital nomads, remote work is not just a job—it’s an intentional lifestyle choice that offers both rewards and challenges.
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Administrative Arts
JULY 9, 2024
Administrative Arts is the blog for administrative professionals. Whether you are just starting out in your clerical career or are a seasoned Executive Assistant, you’ll find tips and tricks here to help you manage your ever changing jobs and duties. Topics will include everything from time management to using Outlook effectively to how to keep your boss happy when she’s traveling.
TED Talks
JULY 9, 2024
“While language models may help generate new ideas, they cannot attack the hard part of science, which is simulating the necessary physics,” says AI professor Anima Anandkumar. She explains how her team developed neural operators — AI trained on the finest details of the real world — to bridge this gap, sharing recent projects ranging from improved weather forecasting to cutting-edge medical device design that demonstrate the power of AI with universal physical understanding.
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JULY 9, 2024
The impact of menopause on women’s work lives can present significant challenges, with 44% of working women reporting that their ability to work is affected during menopause, which can last seven years. Effectively addressing menopause requires a fundamental change in workplace culture and legal safeguards to ensure women receive the essential support needed to succeed professionally during this transitional period.
Success
JULY 9, 2024
Money can be a pretty sweet deal; it can provide you with an exciting lifestyle, glorious things and sometimes even a little happiness. The catch? Sometimes there isn’t enough money to go around—and it can only buy you happiness to a certain extent. And since there are no trees growing free cash and no dollar bills raining from the sky into our purses and wallets, most of us live in a world of budgets.
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.
Success
JULY 9, 2024
At the end of her 2021 book, Dear Black Girl: Letters from Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power , Tamara Winfrey-Harris wrote, “We will get free together.” Now, the author and president of the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana is back with her recipe for living authentically and unapologetically in her book, A Black Woman’s Guide to Getting Free (Berrett-Koehler Publishers: July 9, 2024).
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