Office Dynamics
JANUARY 10, 2023
Get organized and boost your productivity with these five tips for staying organized as an administrative professional when working remotely.
Success
JANUARY 12, 2023
High-stress situations happen all the time in life and in business. Things crash and burn. Huge deals collapse. Partners quit. There are meetings where everything is on the line. That’s why we’ve asked nine battle-tested entrepreneurs to share their most useful techniques for turning stress into success. How to use stress for success. 1. Stay cool. The Gulag Archipelago tells the story of Russians who were terrorized and oppressed by Soviet Union dictator Joseph Stalin.
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Allwork
JANUARY 10, 2023
Measuring the competence of future professionals has historically come in the form of education level, SAT scores and degrees. However, companies are increasingly rejecting this established recruiting tactic when seeking new talent. . The new year will mark the beginning of the pivot away from measuring worth through degree. Rather, Gartner expects that skills will speak volumes in the recruitment process. .
Eat Your Career
JANUARY 9, 2023
Project management certification can be a useful tool to advance your career, whether or not you’re a formal project manager or aspire to become one in the future. But it’s not right for everyone. If you’re considering it, this video will help you make an informed decision. The article below summarizes the video content. In December of 2020, I earned my PMP certification.
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!
Success
JANUARY 11, 2023
I’m busy as heck but not getting anywhere. What am I doing wrong? Well, have you considered writing your to-do list in categories? Entrepreneurs say that staying focused is a huge challenge. It’s crucial to have an ongoing plan to keep you on track , a written outline that stays within reach and states what you intend to accomplish every day. I set aside an hour or so every Sunday night to map out the week ahead.
Administrative Professionals Pulse brings together the best content for administrative professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Allwork
JANUARY 11, 2023
Contractors and other gig workers in the U.S. who earn freelance income face confusing tax guidelines and difficult requirements for filing your own taxes. . It can be hard to stay organized by yourself, especially if you’re a freelancer for multiple organizations, if you own multiple businesses, or if freelance income is only one of your income streams. .
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 11, 2023
Mental health and wellbeing will dominate conversations about the role of work in people’s lives this year, due in part to the effects of the global pandemic, as well as social and economic instability around the world, according to the latest megatrends report from UKG. The report claims that many people are feeling overwhelmed in the face of negative news cycles headlining economic uncertainty, climate change, violence, and political unrest have contributed to a spike in mental wellbeing
Success
JANUARY 11, 2023
Spring is when opportunity surrounds us: Plants are blooming and coming into their fullness. Snowmelt and rains bring streams and rivers rushing through their paths. New life is everywhere. Spring is a powerful time to tune in to nature’s abundance and be open to new opportunities. Whether that means an unexpected twist in your work life that brings in more wealth, a new and enlivening relationship that fills your spirit or even a chance to travel and experience new things , we would all do well
Allwork
JANUARY 9, 2023
Last November, coworking giant WeWork announced it would be closing 40 of its underperforming spaces after it took hundreds of millions in losses. . Many are wondering who is taking on these spaces, as well as how they intend to make them successful when WeWork could not. . Allwork.Space spoke to two experts in the industry to get their opinion on why exactly this is occurring for WeWork. .
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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.
Page Personnel
JANUARY 9, 2023
3 important transferable skills for your career simonewu 24/01/2023 As a professional, it’s vital to continuously develop and enhance your transferable skills, even if you are currently content in your current role or actively seeking a new position in the same field. In today’s unpredictable job market, particularly in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, transferable skills are highly sought after by businesses.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 12, 2023
There was a curious addition to a 2016 report on the Top 10 Technologies Driving the Digital Workplace from tech researchers Gartner. It wasn’t a technology at all but rather a slightly obscure office design concept that originated in Hamburg in the late 1950s, but which tells us a lot about how we work in the 21st Century office, according to Gartner.
Success
JANUARY 13, 2023
I’m certain that at some point in your life, you’ve had to deal with a bad boss. The unfortunate truth is that lousy leaders contaminate an otherwise healthy environment. Some do it more obviously through aggressive, loud, opinionated, dominating communication and behavior. Others covertly use their employees and team members as pawns to elevate their own platform.
Allwork
JANUARY 10, 2023
Companies demanding employees return to the office for 3-5 days per week are dealing with resistance, attrition, quiet quitting and diversity issues. . Perhaps even more dangerous than resistance and attrition is the third of the four horsemen: quiet quitting, which is when employees psychologically disengaging from their work, which can rot a company’s culture from within. .
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LEADERASSISTANT.COM
JANUARY 8, 2023
Claire Haye has worked in the public sector for a local council, profit for purpose within Social Housing and now in the private sector at Amazon. She has been in roles where she is the only Assistant but also led a team of more than 80 people. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Claire talks about owning your career, building your personal brand, and emotional intelligence.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 11, 2023
Two thirds of UK businesses believe offering flexible working to their employees is crucial if they are to successfully retain and attract talent, according to a new report. Businesses don’t believe they cannot compete on salary alone and are instead offering flexibility to stay competitive. Over half (52 percent) of businesses have increased salaries to attract talented workers, but say wages rises can’t continue at the rate they have been going.
Success
JANUARY 10, 2023
Wondering how to start the day off right and make mornings manageable instead of manic? Mornings at my house are harried, too. My husband, our kids, the animals: Everyone needs something, and it’s usually chaotic until they’re out the door. But my 18-year-old daughter, Emma, set a good example for all of us. Since middle school, she has set her alarm to allow for a full hour of calm before school.
Allwork
JANUARY 10, 2023
In his book “Workquake: Embracing the Aftershocks of COVID-19 to Create a Better Model of Working,” Steve Cadigan, the former top LinkedIn HR exec, details why employees have grown increasingly dissatisfied in recent years, and how leaders can take advantage of the impact of the last two years to improve company culture. . The recent trend of job migration shows that professionals have a desire to learn more; staying on at a company to show high levels of commitment actually inhibits workers fro
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.
Page Personnel
JANUARY 12, 2023
Why an effective onboarding process is more important than you think simonewu 24/01/2023 The saying “you never get a second chance to make a first impression” never rings truer than when referring to the onboarding process — one of the most important steps a company can take to stay ahead in today’s busy job market. Despite popular belief, the hiring process doesn’t end after an employee signs the contract and turns up for their first day of work — in fact, it should continue well into the foll
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 8, 2023
The new issue of In Magazine has now been published. It marks ten years of Workplace Insight with a few things we think we know about work, working culture and work places. Elsewhere in this issue: Stephanie Fitzgerald talks about the unspoken privilege of wellbeing; we consider the sprawl of the world’s megacities; Jo Knight argues that the office sector needs to really up its game on the environment; Rene Stevens makes the case for a strategic approach to learning environments; we weigh
Success
JANUARY 13, 2023
There are different kinds of resilience and overcoming adversity. There’s blocking out the noise and potential vices of first-time independence to graduate summa cum laude with a double major. There’s the more psychological resilience of being extremely introverted while growing up, only to enter a field in which communication with others is the foremost prerequisite.
Allwork
JANUARY 9, 2023
A proposed amendment in the Czech Republic would force employers to allow remote work for certain categories of employees, including carers, pregnant women, and parents of children under the age of 15. . The amendment would also establish a flat-rate monetary contribution to employees for the costs of remote working. . If it passes, the new rule would make remote work a right — rather than a benefit.
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.
Office Skills Blog
JANUARY 11, 2023
Customer service skills are vital in today’s competitive business environment. Decision makers in your company know that consumers value customer service and that 68% of consumers will pay more for a product or service that comes with great service. Customer service skills can also help you move up in your company. The skills that you […] The post How Customer Service Skills Can Help You Move Up in a Company appeared first on Office Skills Blog.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 9, 2023
One in three (33 percent) employees say the most important factor to them when contemplating a move to a new job, after pay, is work-life balance, according to a new poll of 13,000 UK based employees from Hays. The survey suggests that the extent to which employees are satisfied with their work-life balance has been improving over the last three years.
Success
JANUARY 12, 2023
If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy , powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual, keep a journal —don’t trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it down and leave it as a legacy. I used to take notes on pieces of paper, torn-off corners and backs of old envelopes.
Allwork
JANUARY 12, 2023
Coworking data software has begun to see more usage: information gathered from motion and heat sensors, cameras and more reveal how busy a space is, what time people arrive and leave, and what area of a building is most frequented. . Landlords and operators want to use this data to understand how best to maximize revenue based on occupancy, grow into new markets and improve member experience. .
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
Bonnie Low Kramen
JANUARY 11, 2023
A former personal assistant to an Oscar-winning actress says the job comes with plenty of perks — but you have to set boundaries Bonnie Low-Kramen was the personal assistant to the actor Olympia Dukakis for 25 years. She helped the “ Moonstruck ” star get out of traffic, review contracts, and take care of her family. The work came with a lot of perks — like attending awards shows — and burnout.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 10, 2023
UK commercial property capital values decreased significantly in 2022, and annual total returns were also down, according to the latest CBRE Monthly Index. Capital values decreased 3.0 percent across all UK commercial property in December 2022. Rental value growth for the month was 0.2 percent and total returns were -2.6 percent. For 2022 as a whole, capital values fell 13.3 percent, and annual total returns were -9.1 percent, according to the report.
Success
JANUARY 8, 2023
Some time before I was a happy person, on Fourth of July weekend in 2011, I moved out of my home and first marriage—and then my laptop quit. This is a problem for a writer. I’d spent most of the holiday scrubbing the cabinets of a rental home, fixing a crack in the ceiling and painting the living room. My parents drove to town to help me through the move, or to try to understand what was going on or to be sad with me.
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