Success
MARCH 29, 2023
Did you know your mindset and emotions are the gateway to your success? They hold the keys to unlock the innovation, ingenuity and potential you have within you, allowing you to overhaul and improve your business. How you think impacts everything, so it’s important to learn how to sharpen your mind. From competitive positioning to impeccable leadership, mindset is the greatest dictator.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 27, 2023
As more and more executive/assistant teams learn about the power a strategic partnership provides, I field a growing number of questions about what exactly a strategic partnership entails. I think it’s impactful to look at a strategic partnership in the way doctors examine a human body.
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Allwork
MARCH 27, 2023
Designers are using AI to reveal what the future of the built environment could look like. The living building — a structure that symbioses with nature — will play an important role. Ancient materials and methods are the key when it comes to making living buildings a reality. Although the concept might seem new, biophilia — the human race’s innate desire to connect with the natural world — has been inspiring the design of manufactured environments for thousands of years.
Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 30, 2023
How to bring more focus into your work As Assistants, we all want to improve at our jobs and be more focused in our work. It can be challenging to stay on task with so many distractions and interruptions. Assistants also have to spend a lot of their time helping their [.
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
MARCH 29, 2023
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong,” wrote Mahatma Gandhi. Probably because forgiving is hard work , especially when some deeds don’t seem worthy of forgiveness. But the difficult work to forgive and forget is worth it: Research has found that forgiveness, among other benefits, can improve psychosocial and psychological well-being and decrease paranoia resulting from negative interpersonal experiences.
Workplace Insight
MARCH 26, 2023
The office has passed through five ages. The ‘coffee houses’ of the 17th century, yielded to the ‘clerical factories’ of the 19th as machines revolutionised work. After the Second World War, the ‘corporate offices’ of global corporations and William Whyte’s Organization Man dominated the scene. Following the launch of IBM’s PC in the early-1980s, we saw the rise of ‘digital offices’ in the 1990s, complete with internet, email and social media.
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Jennie Lyon
MARCH 28, 2023
Video content has quickly become essential to any successful digital marketing strategy. If you’re looking for a roadmap for video marketing, you are not alone! Brands and businesses need a video marketing strategy for every platform and channel – why? Because everything online is transitioning to video, you want to avoid getting left in the… The post Video Content is King – How to Create A Video Content Marketing Strategy appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing S
Allwork
MARCH 29, 2023
What’s going on: In June, Japan will put forth a blueprint for “new capitalism” which will emphasize salary boosts, fostering innovation, and find solutions to social challenges through bolstering start-ups, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday. As Japan confronts an unprecedented labor shortage due to its aging population, Kishida has made human capital investment the foundation of his plan, according to Reuters.
Success
MARCH 31, 2023
Perfectionists are often great procrastinators. Having stalled until the last minutes, they tear into a project with dust flying and complaints about insufficient time. Perfectionist-procrastinators are masters of the excuse that short notice kept them from doing the quality job they could have done. But that’s hardly the only variety of procrastination.
Stephanie LH Calahan
MARCH 27, 2023
Are your sales calls stressful or fun? Keep reading to discover things you can do before a sales conversation that will allow you make more sales and enjoy the process. At one time, I used to get anxious and entirely in my ego. I wanted to prove myself in every call. I’d be worried if I was going to say the right thing or not. And many of my calls were not that successful because I made it all about me.
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.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 30, 2023
Discover the importance of Administrative Professionals Day and ways to show appreciation for the hardworking administrative professionals in your workplace.
Allwork
MARCH 31, 2023
IWG, the world’s leading flexible space company, put its IT and tech operations unit, Worka, up for sale last week — with the aim of selling 50% for £800 million. Worka is made up of the IWG space app itself, plus the Instant Group, which merged into it in 2022 along with a cash injection of £270 million. Today’s market uncertainties mean that there are some superb investment opportunities around.
Success
MARCH 30, 2023
Technology makes it possible to work and run a business from anywhere—and millions of U.S. workers have packed up their cubicles and headed home to do just that. Although they bade a not-so-fond farewell to challenges such as commuting, meetings and rigid hours, the solo situation isn’t 100% rosy: It’s easy to fall into time-wasting traps that deplete energy and sabotage productivity.
TED Talks
MARCH 30, 2023
Is AI as smart as it seems? Exploring the "brain" behind machine learning, neural networker Alona Fyshe delves into the language processing abilities of talkative tech (like the groundbreaking chatbot and internet obsession ChatGPT) and explains how different it is from your own brain -- even though it can sound convincingly human. Is AI as smart as it seems?
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.
Stephanie LH Calahan
MARCH 26, 2023
This is me eight years ago when I first held a python snake. Facing fears and eliminating unknown biases on this Puerto Vallarta vacation was not something I had planned, but it’s one of the things I remember. I had fears on top of worries. I had anxiety about how I would respond when I held the snake. I also had incorrect assumptions about the snake: how it would feel, react, etc.
Allwork
MARCH 28, 2023
What’s going on: Meta employees who have exceeded expectations in their 2023 year-end reviews will receive a reduced percentage of their bonuses and restricted stock awards in March. As part of its “year of efficiency,” this change has been imposed by Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook/Meta. Facebook has taken on a markedly frugal perspective, which is a notable transformation for the company.
Success
MARCH 29, 2023
When Gaby Natale looks back and connects the dots of her own life story, she sees a thread uniting her experiences. “As a journalist, as an immigrant, as an author, as a speaker, the commonality is a story of breaking barriers,” she says. The Argentina-born author, entrepreneur and popular SuperLatina TV show host and executive producer calls this breaking of barriers part of the “pioneer spirit.
TED Talks
MARCH 31, 2023
Women and girls with autism spectrum disorder often don't display the behaviors people typically associate with neurodivergence, greatly impacting when, how -- and if -- they are diagnosed. Autism acceptance advocate Kate Kahle makes the case for more research into this gender discrepancy, sharing her personal experience with masking, being diagnosed as a teenager and how it allowed her to better understand herself.
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.
Workplace Insight
MARCH 30, 2023
The announcement by Apple that it wanted its employees to work in an office for three days a week sparked the usual, tedious pile-on about how many days people should spend in a physical workplace each week. This included the columnist at Grazia who joins the tens of millions of people around the world who not only know where Apple is going wrong, but also how to run every other organisation in the world and what’s best for everybody who works for them.
Allwork
MARCH 31, 2023
What’s going on: As the pandemic reached its peak, many people chose to flee from big cities, leading many to question whether this would be a long-term change. According to data from the Census Bureau published on Thursday, the outward migration of city-dwellers is slowing down, reverting to pre-pandemic rates. This indicates that the initial exodus may have just been a temporary reaction to the pandemic.
Success
MARCH 27, 2023
The future, quite literally, is now, and the March/April issue of SUCCESS magazine is devoted to laying out all the reasons you should be optimistic about it. Here are 10 ideas to create your future that you can put to use immediately: 1. Find your niche to create your future. Feel free to poll your customers on what they really like about buying from or working with you.
The Leader Assistant Podcast
MARCH 26, 2023
Mariah Grace Kerby is an experienced assistant who has been in the space for 10 years. She currently supports the Senior Assistant to the Executive Director of Platform Engineering at Ramsey Solutions. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Mariah talks about seeing the assistant role as a viable career, discovering and using your gifts to support your executive, and nurturing a community of growth for an assistant team.
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
Workplace Insight
MARCH 28, 2023
The 2023 business rates revaluation will come into effect on the 1st of April 2023, the first of its kind for six years and according to business rates experts at Colliers could have a material impact on the provision of affordable workspace in the capital, historically located in the “fringe” locations. Colliers claims that this is because rents and hence rateable values in fringe locations such as Hackney, Southwark and Hammersmith & Fulham have increased at a greater pace than in historic
Allwork
MARCH 27, 2023
What’s going on: Amid a $30 million budget shortfall, NPR ‘s Chief Executive Officer John Lansing has declared restructuring and cost-cutting moves as “existential” for the news organization as corporate sponsorships weaken. As a result, 10% of its workforce have been laid off and four of its podcasts have been cancelled.
Success
MARCH 27, 2023
Amityville—the Long Island village where young Bill McDermott grew up, went to school and bought his first business. Today he’s the chairman and CEO of servicenow , but prior to this position, he served as CEO of SAP. Perhaps it’s the now-buffered but still evident “Lawn Guyland, New Yawk” accent in McDermott’s voice or the sheer earnestness with which the youthful 61-year-old infuses his conversation, but when he tells you that his most valuable business principles — Give the customer what he w
TED Talks
MARCH 29, 2023
Ever wished you could stop procrastinating and just be as efficient as a machine? Since you're a human, that's not going to happen -- but that's OK, says entrepreneur Dan Shipper. Here's how you can use awareness, observation and experimentation to clear your own way to getting more done. Ever wished you could stop procrastinating and just be as efficient as a machine?
Speaker: Cheryl J. Muldrew-McMurtry
Distributed finance teams are rewriting how the back-office runs, and attackers are taking notes. Disconnected workflows, process blind spots, and rising cyber threats are more than just growing pains—they’re liabilities. The challenge isn’t just going remote. It’s building resilient systems that protect accuracy, control, and speed across every transaction and touchpoint.
Workplace Insight
MARCH 30, 2023
In 1989, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, performed a TV sketch called Information. You can watch it below. It featured Stephen Fry sitting at a desk with a placard displaying the word “INFORMATION” He asks, “Can I help you?” to which Hugh Laurie replies, “Oh, I would like some information, please” Though, in the discussion, Hugh Laurie expects to get information without asking any questions, Stephen Fry explains that he has lots of information, such as “the
Allwork
MARCH 27, 2023
What’s going on: On Monday, a jury trial will commence to figure out how much Tesla should pay out to a Black former employee who successfully argued in court that the electric car giant had allowed extreme racial abuse to run rampant in their Fremont, California facility. According to Reuters , this case is one of a series of grievances lodged against the organizations owned by tech mogul Elon Musk, alleging issues with his workplace conditions.
Success
MARCH 31, 2023
Sara Blakely had just been rushed to the hospital. She was scheduled for an emergency appendectomy when a nurse glanced at her chart and suddenly lifted her uniform, brazenly revealing her undergarments. This unexpected peep show didn’t faze Blakely a bit (nor did the surgery, by the way). In fact, she was used to it. “People flash me all the time,” she says nonchalantly.
TED Talks
MARCH 28, 2023
Music can act as a guide, says cellist Steven Sharp Nelson. It has the power to unlock the mind, tap into the heart and bring light in the darkest times. Take a deep breath as Nelson takes you on a melodic, meditative journey that could reconnect you with your closest loved ones -- no matter how near or far they may be. Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward?
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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