Success
JANUARY 26, 2023
KC Davis struggled with being messy most of her life. Even though she lacked systems for organizing her home, she found ways to function. However, things changed dramatically after she had her second child during the pandemic. “My ability to shoot from the hip without systems didn’t work anymore,” says Davis, a licensed professional therapist and the author of How to Keep House While Drowning.
Allwork
JANUARY 26, 2023
There is one shared experience that nearly all workers can relate to: the commute. For years, the commute was an inevitable part of a worker’s morning, often meaning a tense start to the day thanks to high levels of congestion that add stress to the drive. However, during the onset of the pandemic, companies realized that eliminating commutes could serve as a positive for both the business and employees.
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Success
JANUARY 26, 2023
Public speaking can be a terrifying experience —it’s certainly something many people have been nervous about at some point in their life. Getting up on that stage, you suddenly have flashbacks to that fifth-grade book report you didn’t prepare for. You can learn how to speak in public and give presentations without fear —it just takes time and these expert tips. 6 Tips for public speaking Here are my tips to become a better public speaker to get you started: 1.
Allwork
JANUARY 26, 2023
Employee engagement has taken a nosedive according to new findings from Gallup. According to the firm’s most recent research, engagement has fallen to its lowest levels since 2015, with 18% of 67,000 employees stating being actively disengaged at work. In fact, disengagement levels have steadily risen since 2020. More specifically, regions of disengagement that saw the sharpest fall included: Clarity of expectations Connection to the company’s mission Growth and upskilling opportunitie
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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Success
JANUARY 26, 2023
Do you talk too much in conversations? Maybe you’re prone to interrupting. Or are you a one-upper? It could even be that you can’t stop looking at your phone every three seconds. We all have one—a bad conversation habit. We asked the Young Entrepreneur Council for their opinions on the most off-putting things entrepreneurs and self-starters do in conversations.
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Office Dynamics
JANUARY 26, 2023
Many administrative assistants understand the layered and nuanced complexities of successfully planning a business trip for their executives. While travel planning may seem like an easy task in the modern world of online booking, it is actually a deceptively difficult one. Planning a trip takes forethought, preparation, flexibility, and empathy.
Allwork
JANUARY 26, 2023
Tech layoffs have gripped headlines in recent months, causing professionals to question whether they would be next. While seeing reports of layoffs in the thousands is certainly unnerving, they often overlook exactly why employers are taking this route after going on record-level hiring sprees. The latter is exactly the issue: companies expected pandemic-era levels of demand to continue far into the future, but that just isn’t the case.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 26, 2023
Bisley is to present its first ever showcase at the Stockholm Furniture Fair (7-11 February 2023), illustrating the multitude of innovative ways in which the brand’s collections can support and enhance home working. Organised in four zones, the stand will focus on key products which tell the story of Bisley’s wide-ranging expertise in designing and manufacturing office furniture solutions, at home and in the workplace.
Allwork
JANUARY 26, 2023
Although the pandemic’s chokehold on the workforce has loosened its grip, companies are still facing major obstacles in planning for the future. According to the Incentive Research Foundation’s 2023 Trends Report, incentives have become a key component to sustaining growth moving forward. “As we enter 2023, incentive, recognition, and reward programs will be expected to have broader reach and deeper impact,” said Stephanie Harris, President of the IRF.
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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.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 26, 2023
Siemens and Skyway have reached an agreement to work together to determine the electrical and digital infrastructure needed to support vertiport operations. Vertiports are hubs for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles such as air taxis and drones. The scope of collaboration involves both companies researching energy demands of vertiports and developing sustainable electrical supply, standard charging processes, and a “system of systems” to support aircraft operations.
Allwork
JANUARY 26, 2023
Despite the world’s latest four-day workweek experiment resulting in higher-than-expected job satisfaction and productivity, this arrangement is still out of reach for many. The concept has, at the very least, become mainstream. So much so, that more companies have started toying with the idea of staggering shorter work weeks, particularly as the UK trial showed that 86% of participating companies called the experiment a success.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 26, 2023
The Society of Light and Lighting has launched the latest Lighting Guide 07 (LG7): Offices [paywall for non CIBSE members]. There have been considerable developments since the previous edition, published in 2015. The new guide considers hybrid working, addressing uncertainty around how office space will be used in the future. With increased hybrid working and the use of portable devices, people are spending less time at their desks and in the office.
All Things Admin
JANUARY 26, 2023
Whether you’re using it for travel planning, procedures development, project management, or just basic notetaking, OneNote is one of the most dynamic software programs out there for administrative professionals. Previously, I talked about two of my favorite OneNote features – color coding and custom tags. If you haven’t checked out that blog post, you can find it here.
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.
Allwork
JANUARY 26, 2023
Digital nomadism is on the rise, and more countries are offering specific visas that make it easier to live, work and travel. Iceland, Barbados, Seychelles and Portugal are all coastal hotspots for nomads offering an eclectic range of lifestyles, cultures and outdoor activities for remote workers. These locations offer abundant coworking spaces , digital nomad communities, and fast internet connection to support your digital nomad journey.
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