Practically Perfect PA
JANUARY 25, 2024
Managing Your Manager: Understanding Their Preferences, Priorities, and Pet Peeves As an Assistant, managing your manager can sometimes be a challenging task. In a recent Virtual Summit, Podcast Host and Founder of The Linchpin Assistant, Liz Van Vliet, shared the three P's - Preferences, Priorities, and [.
Success
JANUARY 23, 2024
Let’s face it: Technology can be your best asset or your biggest source of frustration. Tech changes fast, and it feels like there’s a new tool that you need to be using every day now. Done right, today’s technology can significantly increase your productivity, help you hit your goals and increase your income. Done wrong, you could spend years learning tools that ultimately don’t help you accomplish your goals.
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Allwork
JANUARY 21, 2024
Visionary leaders recognize that an employee-focused environment promoting happiness and engagement enhances productivity, sales, and retention, thereby improving the company’s overall performance. Adopting a design approach that integrates elements of surprise, well-being, confidence, and inspiration can leverage happiness hormones like dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins to foster a productive and content workforce.
All Things Admin
JANUARY 23, 2024
Procedures aren’t just useful for helping you remember the important details as you complete your tasks. They’re equally as important for your team members. Sharing your procedures with other members of the office allows someone to cover for you during planned and unplanned absences. You won’t have to feel guilty about taking a sick day or scheduling a much-needed vacation, because you’ll know that the office is in good hands while you’re gone.
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
Allwork
JANUARY 24, 2024
Commuting offers potential benefits such as a liminal space for mental transition, positive impacts on well-being through exercise and sunlight, and boundary setting between work and personal life. Workplaces can enhance the commuting experience by creating attractive office environments with advanced technology, collaborative culture, and design for future flexibility to meet the evolving needs of employees.
Eat Your Career
JANUARY 22, 2024
In our pursuit of effective time management, we often forget one crucial factor: the relative value of time. Not all hours are created equal. An hour on a Monday morning, when you’re fresh from a restful weekend, holds different potential than an hour late on a Friday night, after a taxing week of work. Understanding this can be transformative in how we approach tasks, productivity, and rest.
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BMT Office Administration
JANUARY 24, 2024
Getting a promotion is an exciting event for employees. Their hard work has paid off and they are being recognized by their employer. However, some of that excitement is probably due to the pay raise that they expect will come with the promotion. But sometimes employers offer promotions without an increase in pay, a growing phenomenon called dry promotions.
Allwork
JANUARY 22, 2024
Process automation, amplified by AI, is transforming work by fostering flexibility, enabling efficient hybrid work models, and enhancing data-driven decision-making. Automating repetitive, unchallenging tasks increases employee satisfaction and professional development, reducing burnout and nurturing a more fulfilling, vibrant workplace culture. Future workplaces will need to balance technological advances and ethical considerations, with AI democratization supporting widespread accessibilit
The Leader Assistant Podcast
JANUARY 21, 2024
Maggie Olson is founder and instructor at Nova Chief of Staff. As the Chief of Staff to a President at a Fortune 40 company—a multibillion-dollar business with 5,000+ employees—Maggie built the president’s Chief of Staff model from the ground up to create a highly successful team, drove efficiencies, and established executive back-office structure that will be in place for years to come.
Success
JANUARY 25, 2024
January is a season alive with the energy of new beginnings, a fresh start and people making New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately, around 80% of individuals abandon their resolutions by the second week of February each year. This means fewer than one in five people manage to adhere to their New Year’s goals. In 2024, you don’t have to fall off the resolution wagon.
Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA
In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. If you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner—and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top (a concept first popularized by Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ). What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level.
Tips From T. Marie
JANUARY 24, 2024
Embarking on the WordPress path can feel like setting out on an exciting journey through the digital world. It’s a path paved with endless possibilities, tailored to fit every business need and aspiration. Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, a tech-savvy business owner, or somewhere in between, understanding the nuances of WordPress is key to unlocking the full potential of your online presence.
Allwork
JANUARY 25, 2024
The traditional five-day grind may need a shake-up; extensive studies reveal that long hours do not equate to better output. Dr. Dale Whelehan advocates for the 180-100 approach to work, in which employees deliver full productivity (100%) in less time (80%) without a reduction in pay. The four-day week conserves individuals’ time and mental bandwidth, all while fueling organizations’ need for creativity and resilience.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 21, 2024
London’s office market continues to adapt to evolving workforce demands. The normalisation of hybrid and flexible working since the pandemic remains the biggest cultural shift that the office sector has witnessed in decades. In addition to the rise in demand for quality-as-a-must in 2023, collaboration, culture, and connectivity will lead the charge for office space trends in the year ahead.
Success
JANUARY 26, 2024
Taking the steps needed to get started on your own journey toward growth is a big deal, especially given how busy life can be. We all have to work, handle the details of our personal lives and foster a social life, while also trying to grow personally and professionally. I don’t know about you, but that can be a lot to handle at any one time. While you’re trying to balance all of the everyday tasks, there are some important things that tend to get pushed to the side.
Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP
The most overlooked, yet most critical, element of transformation is preparing people for change. Automation and AI aren't just technical upgrades, they’re cultural shifts which can challenge identities. That’s why change management isn’t a side project—it’s the foundation. In finance, where precision and process rule, navigating change can feel especially disruptive.
Practically Perfect PA
JANUARY 23, 2024
Enhance your productivity with top digital productivity tools In today's fast-paced world, time, energy, and focus are valuable resources that often seem to slip away from us. As assistants, finding efficient ways to manage our tasks and optimise our productivity is crucial. In a recent Practically [.
Allwork
JANUARY 23, 2024
While many organizations invest significant resources into product development, marketing strategies, and customer acquisition, it is equally crucial to invest in the people who drive these operations — managers. Investing in managers is a strategic investment that can yield substantial returns. It can enhance leadership skills, boost employee engagement, foster a positive workplace culture, drive innovation, improve business performance, and prepare the organization for future challenges.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 22, 2024
Over a third of adults experienced high or extreme levels of pressure and stress always or often in the past year (35 percent), according to the new annual report from Mental Health UK. The report warns that the UK is at risk of becoming a ‘burnt-out nation’. Against a backdrop of rising levels of people out of work due to long-term sickness, the polling of over 2,000 UK adults by YouGov for the Mental Health UK reveals that one in five workers (20 percent) needed to take time off due to poor me
Success
JANUARY 25, 2024
I set my bike down, peeled off my helmet and grabbed a handful of peanut butter M&Ms, my go-to fuel during outdoor adventures. As I ate in this suburban St. Louis park, I looked to my right toward a hill that sloped down to a wooded area. Two men walked out from the trees. Their body language was unpleasant, their behavior even worse. One yelled at the other, “Would you let me just look at that map for one second?!
Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar
Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
Ideas.Ted
JANUARY 22, 2024
Good news: You can be a generous person without writing a bunch of checks. In fact, many of the most awe-inspiring and effective examples of generosity are gifts of time and energy, talent and love, custom-fitted to a specific need. This type of giving is open to everyone. Many of the most awe-inspiring and effective examples of generosity are gifts of time and energy, talent and love, custom-fitted to a specific need.
Allwork
JANUARY 26, 2024
Discussions related to the Metaverse and virtual reality (VR) meeting rooms have been quietly fading from the spotlight due to the tech industry’s new focus on artificial intelligence. However, Microsoft is still showing an interest by continuing to invest in and develop the tech, claiming that it still has a place in the future of work. The company’s newly announced feature called “Mesh” for its Teams platform aims to blend virtual meetings with 3D immersive experiences.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 24, 2024
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched new guidance on retrofitting large office buildings. Setting out the most cost- and carbon-effective retrofit measures in the immediate and longer term, the guidance reframes retrofit as an iterative process rather than a standalone project. UKGBC has found that significant opportunities are being missed by office investors, owners, and occupiers who do not have clear strategies to retrofit offices in place.
Success
JANUARY 26, 2024
The future of artificial intelligence is bright and barrelling straight toward us. The AI market is set to reach $407 billion by 2027 —a big leap from 2022’s revenue of $86.9 billion, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. At the same time, over 75% of consumers are not fully on board. Questions surrounding digital identity protection and whether people’s hard-earned jobs will be replaced by robots remain top of mind.
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.
C-Suite Assistants
JANUARY 26, 2024
In the intricate tapestry of organizational success, one thread stands out as particularly vital: the cultural fit of employees in the workplace. Every organization has a unique identity and ensuring that employees align with its values and culture is critical to long-term success. This rings especially true for executive assistants, who, by the very nature of their roles, work closely with high-level executives and can be highly visible, making it even more important that they align and reflect
Allwork
JANUARY 24, 2024
The rising demand for flexible work environments is driving changes in workplace culture in the U.K. The January 2024 Flex Report: U.K. Edition , published by Flex Index, examined flexible work practices among nearly 5,000 companies in the U.K. — employing around 3 million people in the country. It reveals that the majority of U.K. employers, or 72%, offer some form of work location flexibility for their corporate employees.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 22, 2024
The City of Salford is now home to Eden , one of the UK’s most sustainable office buildings, containing Europe’s largest living wall. From the site of a derelict surface car park with no benefits to the people of Salford, English Cities Fund (ECF) has created a 115,000 sq ft development that will transform this neglected urban area into a diverse mixed-use destination and form a key part of ECF’s £1bn regeneration of the Salford Central area.
TED Talks
JANUARY 24, 2024
Google's chief diversity officer Melonie D. Parker joins journalist and host of the "TED Tech" podcast Sherrell Dorsey for a conversation on fostering belonging and opportunity in the workplace. Learn more about how companies can sustainably promote diversity, equity and inclusion — and why you should aim to "add in," not "fit in." Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward?
Speaker: Cheryl J. Muldrew-McMurtry
Remote finance teams are rewriting how the back-office runs—and attackers are taking notes. Disconnected workflows, process blind spots, and rising cyber threats have become more than just “growing pains”. They’re now liabilities. The challenge isn’t just team distribution, but building resilient systems that protect accuracy, control, and speed across every transaction and touchpoint.
Productivityist
JANUARY 24, 2024
In Episode 511, I’m thrilled to welcome Francesco D’Alessio , a trailblazer in the productivity app space. Our conversation revolved around his Bento methodology, the evolution of productivity software, and the future role of AI in managing our daily tasks. Francesco is widely recognized as a leading authority in the productivity space, particularly for his role as the creator and host of the Keep Productive YouTube channel.
Allwork
JANUARY 25, 2024
As WeWork moves onward with its dramatic restructuring efforts , the company is being accused by some of its landlords for withholding millions in rent payments. According to a report published by the Commercial Observer , WeWork did not pay $33 million in rent to the owners of six buildings across the U.S. — which was due on January 1. In a recent court filing , as first reported by BisNow , the withholding of rent payments is being cited as a negotiation tactic used by WeWork to put press
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 22, 2024
No part of the UK has escaped the impact of the flatlining of the UK economy since 2010, according to new analysis published by the Centre for Cities in its Cities Outlook 2024 report. At the national level, people have been left with £10,200 less to spend or save on average since 2010 than if the economy had grown at pre-2010 trends. The report also suggests that a marked rise in employment has happened in parallel with overall falling productivity.
TED Talks
JANUARY 26, 2024
What if a robot could find and deliver your lost phone? AI researcher Tara Boroushaki presents how she's using wireless signals and sensors to create AI-powered goggles with "X-ray vision," creating a dynamic new tool with applications from improving efficiency in commercial warehouses to aiding emergency rescues. Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward?
Speaker: Melissa Hurrington
What’s holding finance teams back isn’t just process inefficiency. It’s culture gaps, reactive mindsets, and missed opportunities to lead real change. In an era of disruption, finance leaders can no longer afford to operate on autopilot and the most resilient teams aren’t just efficient—they’re connected, talent driven, and culture-focused. Join Melissa Hurrington for an exploration into how finance leaders can evolve beyond process and numbers to create adaptive, people-powered teams that thriv
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