Practically Perfect PA
JULY 18, 2023
Managing Productivity in Virtual Meetings: A Guide for Assistants Are you an Assistant struggling to ensure the productivity of virtual meetings that your Executive attends or you organise for your team? As Assistants, our roles can often be multifaceted – we're responsible for supporting Executives and teams [.
Allwork
JULY 18, 2023
The U.K. workforce will soon have explicit rights laying out how, when and why they can request flexible working arrangements, including day-one eligibility. UK’s Minister for Small Business, Kevin Hollinrake, has expressed his support for the bill, stating he believes greater flexibility over where, when, and how people work is an integral part of their plan to make the U.K. the best place in the world to work.
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Success
JULY 18, 2023
About a decade ago, Google launched an initiative to determine what makes the perfect team. “Code-named Project Aristotle—a tribute to Aristotle’s quote, ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,’” according to re:Work , the initiative studied 180 teams company-wide to determine why some succeeded and others floundered. It wasn’t easy. A data-driven company to its core, Google researchers initially struggled to find connections between the teams that were thriving.
Allwork
JULY 18, 2023
What’s going on: A recent report by Robert Half International Inc. , a talent and business consulting firm, has shed light on the varying priorities of the four generations that make up the workforce, according to Portland Business Journal. The study found that while competitive salaries and regular merit raises are important for job satisfaction among Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers, Gen Z values other factors more.
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
Success
JULY 18, 2023
Saving and planning for retirement as a self-employed person can be more difficult than for others. Company employees often have access to a 401(k) or other retirement savings account that lets them make automatic contributions pulled from every paycheck. Meanwhile, self-employed individuals must take their retirement savings into their own hands. For individuals who are self-employed, finding the best retirement plan that offers tax advantages now and in the future can take time and effort.
Allwork
JULY 18, 2023
What’s going on: Uber Technologies Inc. has been ordered by the California Supreme Court to face a lawsuit claiming it should have covered UberEats drivers’ work-related expenses, according to Reuters. The lawsuit was filed by UberEats driver Erik Adolph, who argued that Uber misclassified its drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, thereby avoiding the need to reimburse them for work expenses under California law.
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Allwork
JULY 18, 2023
What’s going on: A study led by Dr. Erik Guzik, an assistant clinical professor at the University of Montana’s College of Business, has demonstrated that artificial intelligence (AI) can match the top 1% of human thinkers in terms of creativity, according to TechXplore. The research team used the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT), a widely recognized tool for assessing human creativity, to evaluate the creative capabilities of ChatGPT, an application powered by the GPT-4 A
Workplace Insight
JULY 18, 2023
The swift rise of generative artificial intelligence and its potential impact in the workplace puts people professionals at the heart of understanding how this fast-evolving technology can be responsibly used, and the business impact it may have, according to the CIPD. To support this change, the trade body has launched a new guide, Preparing your Organisation for AI Use , which stresses the importance of people professionals creating clear policies on the use of easily accessible, web-based g
TED Talks
JULY 18, 2023
Opinions about remote work are plentiful and conflicting -- but what does the research say? Organizational design expert Mark Mortensen identifies the challenges of navigating the hybrid work debate and shares three conversation topics every workplace should explore as people change the way they show up on the job. Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward?
Workplace Insight
JULY 18, 2023
A new poll of 250 office landlords from infinitSpace and Instant Group claims to have identified the most widely used energy saving measures at their properties. The study set out to identify which energy-saving measures are the most widely used and which landlords are prioritising in the years ahead as ambitions for a net-zero commercial real estate sector become increasingly focused.
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.
Jennie Lyon
JULY 18, 2023
We’re diving into the exciting world of online courses and exploring the question I get asked by our online course clients everyday, “What type of online course should you create?” In this digital age, the demand for online learning has skyrocketed, providing entrepreneurs, educators, and professionals with ample opportunities to share their expertise and create… The post What Type of Online Course Should You Create?
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