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Could The Four-Day Workweek Extend Beyond Tech Companies?

Allwork

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.

Finance 176
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Managing the Madness: Calendaring Tips for Assistants

Office Dynamics

Administrative assistants wear many hats. While their duties range wildly, one of the most important elements of their role is calendar management. This often overlooked and commonly minimized task is so critical that it represents one of the most frequent questions I receive. How do I help my executive maximize their time?

Calendars 246
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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

Success

So you think you’re creative? We’re going to guess you do. In an informal poll, we asked friends, family members and neighbors the same question, and the results were unanimous: A retired accountant: yes. The barista at a favorite local coffee shop: yes. A neuroscience researcher: yes. A dog walker: yes. The across-the-hall neighbor, a photographer and a stay-at-home parent: yes.

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Unlock Your Potential & Manifest Success with a Business Vision Board!

Tips From T. Marie

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to make their dreams come true while others can’t seem to get started? Being the start of a new year, lots of home business owners set business resolutions in hopes of achieving those dreams. The disappointment usually comes about the third week of January for most people. Luckily there is a great tool that can make a huge difference in your ability to manifest your goals.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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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Offices valued as a place to get work done, not just connect

Workplace Insight

The latest Workplace Survey from the Gensler Research Institute sets out to explore how employees are spending their time as they return to the office, how offices can more successfully support them, and the strategic design interventions that will have the biggest impact on the workplace experience. As companies consider the future of their workplaces, the new data suggests that U.S. employees are looking for offices that are both highly effective and offer a desirable mix of experiences.

2022 98

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AI Could Supplement Workers During Labor Shortages

Allwork

Layoffs have infiltrated nearly every work-related headline in recent months, but less workers don’t necessarily mean there is less work to do. During the pandemic, a spike in demand for tech products and services meant these companies needed extra help to address growing appetite. However, a few years on, that same demand has fallen and left organizations with an influx of employees.

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Hybrid working remains a key recruitment tool

Workplace Insight

Over four in five (83 percent) HR professionals across the UK say that hybrid working is essential in attracting the best talent, according to a new survey from flexible workspace operator IWG. The poll of 500 UK HR professionals suggests that benefits like hybrid working, which give employees a better work/life balance, are crucial for attracting talent.

2020 98
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8 Things Good Leaders Never Say

Success

Think before you speak. Seems obvious, doesn’t it? After all, there are some things a good leader and boss should never say to an employee. But, be real, do you actually thing before speaking? No? Then shhh! There are some things you should never be caught saying—especially if you call yourself a leader. Because you have the power to influence people , you’ve got to choose the right words.

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The Business of Travel: Planning Tips for Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

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.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

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.

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3 Steps To Build A Three-Dimensional Hybrid Workplace

Allwork

By creating an environment of collaboration, trust and open communication, organizations can ensure a successful transformation to a learning mindset approach in the hybrid work environment. Peter Miscovich recently sat down with Allwork.Space’s Future of Work Podcast to discuss the benefits of the hybrid workplace, as well as the leading role trust, learning and technology play in successful global collaboration.

2025 356
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Bisley debuts at Stockholm Furniture Fair

Workplace Insight

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.

2023 98
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9 Traits of Trustworthy People

Success

Trust is valuable. It affects everything. Being a trustworthy person is one of those things which is necessary in order to go far in life and to achieve your greatest success. Before starting my own company, I worked in the security and investigations industry for 20 years, and I learned that trust isn’t something you can gain quickly. It’s something earned over a period of time, after consistently being honest, always acting with integrity and never misleading those around you.

2015 279
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How to Create a Strategic Social Media Monthly Content Plan

Jennie Lyon

Creating a strategic social media monthly content plan is essential to achieving your business objectives and engaging your target audience. With the ever-changing landscape of social media, it can be difficult to know where to start. We get that. That’s why in today’s episode, I will walk you through the steps of creating a plan… The post How to Create a Strategic Social Media Monthly Content Plan appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing Services Inc.

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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The Secret Formula To Determine How (And How Often) Your Employees Should Work In The Office

Allwork

Organizations tend to take a virtual-first, function-first or culture-first approach to hybrid working. Visioning workshops and ecosystem mapping can help employers figure out their approach and refine it. Office space utilization can help make or break an organization’s bottom line and its ability to retain talent. Hybrid working has become much more common for desk-based businesses, but how does a business owner know if their employees are happy with the arrangement?

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Why an Executive Assistant is One of the Most Important Hires You Can Make

C-Suite Assistants

As the CEO or executive of a start-up, whether pre-IPO or Series A, B, C, or Seed, the current economic market may have you concerned. In a market like this, your liquidity runway is important and hiring might seem counterintuitive. But there is one critical hire to consider: an Executive Assistant or an Executive/Personal Assistant. Founders and CEOs may be concerned that this appears fiscally extravagant or not in keeping with the lean, flat and non-traditional start-up culture.

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5 Traits of a Next-Level Entrepreneur

Success

What are the characteristics and skills of a good entrepreneur ? What’s the “it” factor that makes for a great entrepreneur? To be a basketball star, it’s likely that you would need to be extremely tall, fast, athletic and have real chops. But for someone studying entrepreneurship and business, the qualities of a great entrepreneur are more abstract and elusive.

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Siemens and Skyway collaborate to develop infrastructure to pave way for Vertiports

Workplace Insight

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.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

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.

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What’s Your Job Worth In The Future Of Work?

Allwork

The desires of workers are always evolving and the future is ever-changing, but it looks like pay transparency is going to sustain its popularity with the working class. Maggie Hulce, Indeed executive vice president & GM of enterprise, told Allwork.Space that better matches happen faster when clearer pay expectations are set upfront between a job seeker and employer.

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More OneNote Must-Knows: History, Search, and Template Creation

All Things Admin

​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.

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3 Ways to Be More Likeable at Work

Success

You know those people, the ones who are proficient at their job. But, if you’re being completely honest, they’re no rock stars. Yet, somehow, they always seem to get promoted—and it irks you because you know you’re better at the job than they are. They just might be more likeable. Here’s the thing. It is not that we are doing something wrong; it is simply human nature to be driven by a primal need for connection.

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New lighting guide updated to embrace era of hybrid working

Workplace Insight

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.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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What Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Decision To Step Down Could Mean For Employee Wellbeing

Allwork

When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed she would step down from her role , initial reactions were shock. However, when considering the tragedy the country faced during her five years as leader, it’s understandable how even the world’s most prominent leaders need to take a step back. In 2019, the country experienced one of the worst mass shootings in world history in which over 50 people were killed.

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Episode 459: Cameron Herold talks about Unleashing the Power of your COO

Productivityist

In this episode of A Productive Conversation, I sit down with Canadian business growth guru Cameron Herold to discuss the concept of the “second in command.” Cameron is the mastermind behind hundreds of companies’ exponential growth and has earned his reputation as the business growth guru. He is the author of six books – including The Second in Command – an international speaker, and the founder of the COO Alliance, the World’s Leading Network for Seconds in

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5 Things to Do Before Your Next Job Interview

Success

Do you get nervous before speaking in public ? You take the stage, scan the crowd and suddenly realize that you haven’t practiced as much as you should have—but there’s nothing you can do now. And that’s when the butterflies kick into high gear. We’ve all been there. Job interviews are no different. The more insight you have into your position and the company you’re interviewing for, the more poised you’ll be during your talk with the hiring manager.

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Logovisual feature-packed mobile walls designed to divide and connect

Workplace Insight

The ThinkingWall Divider range from Logovisual is a collection of sleek, stable mobile dividing walls featuring web connected AV technology, drywipe surface and storage. The units are large enough to work alone or in pairs as a divider, but easy to move around to reconfigure space. Use ThinkingWall Dividers to split larger areas with no need for any floor or ceiling mounting.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha