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Why Great Service Is The Heartbeat Of Virtual Office Success

Allwork

Anyone can learn how to run a coworking or virtual office business, but you can’t teach someone to care. It’s the care and attention that keep people coming back, leading to long-term members and clients. Two successful operators tell us what makes great service and why it makes a valuable difference in their centers. This article was written by Mike Sullivan, Chief Marketing Officer for Alliance Virtual Offices.

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Onboarding a New Executive

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Onboarding a New Executive Onboarding a new Executive can be a challenging and crucial task for Assistants. It requires careful planning, effective communication, and a proactive approach. In this article, we will explore Diana Brandl's 10-point strategy plan for onboarding a new executive, providing valuable insights and [.

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How to Take Better Notes as an Assistant

Office Dynamics

Take better notes as an assistant with these methods to enhance communication, capture key details, and boost your administrative career.

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Experts Share Best Practices For Embracing The New Era Of Flexible Work

Allwork

Flexible work arrangements offer employees increased control over their schedules, leading to improved work-life balance, reduced burnout, and enhanced mental wellness. Enhanced and intentional communication in flexible work environments leads to better team cohesion, innovation, and alignment of goals, while posing challenges related to maintaining engagement and reducing feelings of isolation.

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

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Turning Burnout into Breakthrough: Three Steps to Reclaim Your Life

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Turning Burnout into Breakthrough: Three Steps to Reclaim Your Life Burnout is a silent and insidious enemy that can creep into our lives, affecting our mental and physical well-being. It disguises itself as exhaustion, self-doubt, frustration, and a loss of motivation. Deepika Sandhu, a Silicon Valley [.

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There Still Aren’t Enough Women In Engineering. Here’s What Needs to Change

Success

Kayla Opperman, a Colorado-based former engineer, quit her career in architectural and electrical engineering with MEP firms after six years. She was one of a few women in engineering in her graduating class. It’s been a “tough and questionable” road through her engineering career, but one she doesn’t regret. Engineering has helped her build a self-identity: “I’m capable, intelligent, a hard worker,” she says, adding engineers build the world we live in, affirming their endurance and importance.

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Embracing The Rise Of Citizen Developers Can Boost Business Growth, Shrink Costs

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AI is creating a democratization of tech, enabling the rise of the “citizen developer” — business users with domain expertise who can create solutions to address their specific needs. Gartner predicts that by 2026, 75% of all new applications will be built by low-code technologies, and that the low-code/no-code platform market will grow to $44.5B. These trends mean less need for specific highly technical skills, and a fundamental change in the way organizations will be structured.

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Workplace AI usage is rocketing, but are people using it for the right things?

Workplace Insight

The latest Workforce Index from Slack claims there has been a significant rise in AI usage in UK workplaces. Since September 2023, there’s been a 66 percent increase, with an additional 18 percent jump since the beginning of 2024. This trend reflects growing enthusiasm among employees about the technology, with 44 percent of office workers saying they are ‘enthusiastic ‘about using workplace AI in their daily tasks.

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Cultivating a Culture of Gratitude: The Transformative Power of Peer Recognition

Success

In today’s modern workplace, the cultivation of a positive and engaging environment is paramount. The profound influence of gratitude can propel workplace engagement and success to new heights. I firmly believe that the power of peer recognition, a pivotal component of this approach, is instrumental in creating an overall culture of appreciation and mutual respect.

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Why Habit Tracking Apps Outshine To-Do Lists for Building Better Habits

Productivityist

To-do list apps have long been a staple of personal productivity, but are they the best solution for tracking our habits? I don’t think so. While to-do lists are incredibly useful for managing our tasks, they lack the features necessary to support the formation and maintenance of habits. And that’s where dedicated habit tracking apps come in.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

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.

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What Is The Great Domestication Doing To The Workforce?

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Research emphasizes that employee choice over work location significantly boosts productivity and commitment, debunking traditional RTO mandates. Alvin Toffler’s 1970 predictions in “Future Shock” about the internet, telecommuting, and more horizontal organizations have largely come true, reshaping how we work. We are in a monumental transition akin to the Industrial Revolution, marked by increased remote work and changes in urban planning.

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London office market sees sharp decline in leasing activity

Workplace Insight

The London office leasing market kicked off 2024 with a significant downturn, according to a new report from Devono. After a strong end to 2023, leasing activity plummeted by 45 percent in the first quarter, with only 2.3 million sq ft of space leased. This falls short of the 5-year average for Q1 and marks the lowest total since late 2022. The report attributes the decline to a combination of economic factors, including a recent recession and rising inflation.

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Choose Wisely: Data Scientist Cassie Kozyrkov Reveals How to Make Smart Decisions

Success

As the world becomes more and more data-driven and artificial intelligence increasingly permeates daily life, our power as human beings lies in our ability to make informed decisions. Cassie Kozyrkov is on a mission to increase the quality of those decisions. Kozyrkov was Google’s first chief decision scientist until she left the company to start Data Scientific.

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Episode 530: Scott Rusnak Talks About Integrating EOS for Maximum Impact

Productivityist

In this episode, I sit down with Scott Rusnak to explore the powerful integration of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) into both personal and professional lives. Scott and I talk about the importance of prioritizing and designing one’s life intentionally, providing actionable insights and tools for personal growth and maximum impact. We also highlight the significance of journaling for personal and professional development, emphasizing the roles of non-negotiables, reflection, and

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Revolutionizing Hiring: Remote-Insourcing That Slashes Turnover & Training Costs!

What is Remote-Insourcing? Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Not anymore. Remote-Insourcing isn’t outsourcing—it’s a revolutionary staffing model that lets our clients fill key entry-level positions with top-tier, loyal, long-term talent, integrated seamlessly into their businesses—just like local employees but without the turnover or W2 HR hassles. With under 4% unwanted attrition, you train once and keep the same team for years.

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How To Create Healthy Work Environments: A Guide for Empowered Employees

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Employees play a crucial role in advocating for organizational change that emphasizes workplace wellness. Rather than looking at iterative or individual-need-based mental and physical health interventions, employers can have the most impact by addressing environmental factors on the whole. Recommendations include maintaining optimal air quality thresholds, optimizing ambient noise levels, ensuring proper lighting conditions, and moderating office temperatures –– all environmental stressors on th

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Ep 274: Vickie Maldonado on Building Relational Equity with Your Team

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Vickie Maldonado has a long career in administration and is currently the business ministry chief of staff at Bayside Community Church in Bradenton, Florida. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Vickie talks about how to keep all of your plates spinning without burning out, building relational equity within a team of assistants, and the difference between executive assistant and a chief of staff.

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Uncommon James CEO Kristin Cavallari Reveals the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Her Journey Into Entrepreneurship

Success

Achieving harmony within one’s personal and professional life can often seem like an elusive goal. However, Kristin Cavallari , best known for her role on reality television, is a shining example of how one can successfully navigate the complexities of being a well-rounded entrepreneur, mom and business owner. Today, she is the founder and CEO of the lifestyle brand Uncommon James and host of the popular podcast Let’s Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari.

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GenAI is already driving down demand for freelancers

Workplace Insight

The demand for freelancers working in writing, and coding related jobs has dropped by 21 percent since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, according to new research by Imperial College Business School, Harvard Business School and the German Institute for Economic Research. This research paper, Who is AI Replacing? The Impact of Generative AI on Online Freelancing Platforms , looks at the impact of GenAI technologies on the demand for creative professionals who work on an hourly basis for dif

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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The Full Spectrum Workplace

Allwork

The Full Spectrum Workplace (FSW) is a dynamic model that categorizes work based on location and concurrency, offering different environments to optimize organizational objectives and performance. The FSW emphasizes that workplaces are ecosystems of various work quadrants, unique to each organization and changing over time, with a focus on creating synergies rather than making trade-offs.

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Episode 530: Scott Rusnak Talks About Integrating EOS for Maximum Impact

Productivityist

In this episode, I sit down with Scott Rusnak to explore the powerful integration of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) into both personal and professional lives. Scott and I talk about the importance of prioritizing and designing one’s life intentionally, providing actionable insights and tools for personal growth and maximum impact. We also highlight the significance of journaling for personal and professional development, emphasizing the roles of non-negotiables, reflection, and

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Changing The Game: Flag Football Star Diana Flores Is an Advocate for Women in Sports

Success

At the age of 8, standing on a field in Mexico City, playing flag football with a group of 16-year-old girls, Diana Flores could never have known she’d fall in love. That fast, agile little girl who grew up watching her father play tackle football—a sport allocated to men, who also got paid to play—would never have imagined herself as a star. Not even when she was 13, playing on an all-boys flag football team, and outrunning them all, in the NFL FLAG Football League in Mexico City.

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As sickness absence rises, firms indulge in ‘wellbeing washing’

Workplace Insight

A new survey commissioned by law firm Winckworth Sherwood suggests there has been a shift in workplace culture, with a majority of both employers (86 percent) and employees (69 percent) agreeing it’s more acceptable to take time off for illness, especially mental health issues. However, the survey also reveals a potential gap between perception and reality, which the report labels ‘wellbeing washing’ While employers say improved productivity is the main reason they offer wellne

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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Portugal Backtracks, Shifts To Strict Digital Nomad Policies

Allwork

Moving to Portugal to work just got a lot harder after its latest immigration reforms were announced to address the country’s rapid rise of digital nomads and international jobseekers. In recent years, the country has been known for its welcoming stance towards digital nomads, which has inadvertently driven up the cost of living for locals in international hotspots like Lisbon and Porto.

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Can I Start A Membership With A Small Audience?

Jennie Lyon

Starting a membership program can seem daunting. Especially when your audience size is small. You might ask, “Can I start a membership with a small audience?” The answer is a resounding yes. A small audience can be a powerful asset. It allows for a more personal connection. It fosters a sense of community. This blog… The post Can I Start A Membership With A Small Audience?

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From Our CEO: My Path to Success and Realizing My Mission

Success

As kids, my sister and I enjoyed playing “grown-up.” We would take on roles like businessperson or teacher and set the stage for hours of elaborate make-believe. One of us would dress up in Dad’s sports coat or Mom’s skirt, and we would surround ourselves with stuffed animal co-workers or classmates, piles of paperwork and files, toy phones, chalkboards and cups of “really hot” pretend coffee.

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Dear [employee]…Great job!  Why AI may not give you the warm and fuzzies

Workplace Insight

I recently completed an ‘Artificial Intelligence Essentials’ course, designed to introduce me to the world of AI tools and help me become more productive and efficient in my work. As someone who is borderline-obsessed with AI and undertaking every AI course going, I couldn’t sign up quickly enough. Also, I confess, I am a total sucker for all things ‘perfect planner’, be that journal or software; any talk of productivity tools and I’m in.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Remote Work Is Killing Office Friendships For Millions

Allwork

Remote and hybrid work environments are now a fixture of the modern workforce , but new data shows they are affecting the severity of the loneliness epidemic in a big way. Axios reports that remote work is hurting professional’s ability to form and maintain friendships with colleagues — a task which is understandably easier to do in a traditional work environment.

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Why Habit Tracking Apps Outshine To-Do Lists for Building Better Habits

Productivityist

To-do list apps have long been a staple of personal productivity, but are they the best solution for tracking our habits? I don’t think so. While to-do lists are incredibly useful for managing our tasks, they lack the features necessary to support the formation and maintenance of habits. And that’s where dedicated habit tracking apps come in.

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Curb Free With Cory Lee: How One Blogger Is Making a Difference in Accessible Travel

Success

My son has multiple disabilities and uses a wheelchair to get around. Despite his physical needs, I do everything I can to get him, and the rest of my family of five, out in the world. It’s not easy. From making sure transportation is accessible to booking an open hotel room to finding excursions we can all enjoy, planning an inclusive trip takes work.

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Forget Cannes. Commercial property sector hits the North to great effect

Workplace Insight

An hour or two on the train from that part of the UK that gets talked about most and much better optics for local authorities to chase private investment than the South of France, little wonder the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UK REiiF) proved so popular this year. Over 13,000 attendees descended on Leeds for three days in May this year, a figure all the more remarkable when considering the event only started in 2022 with nearly 4000 attendees, which it nearly doubled th

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Unlock Your Productivity: Simple Steps for Every Professional

Unlock your full potential with our comprehensive guide on productivity. This detailed resource explores the three fundamental pillars of effective task management: Todo List Mastery, Time Management, and Habit Optimization. Learn to capture and prioritize your tasks effectively, schedule them using proven strategies like the Pomodoro Technique, and maintain your productivity through consistent habit tracking.