Allwork

JULY 29, 2025

In the world of corporate leadership, charisma captivates us. From boardrooms to IPO offerings, we are drawn to leaders who speak with confidence, radiate charm, and promise a better tomorrow. Their magnetism often makes them frontrunners for top leadership roles, especially in high-stakes corporate environments. But this magnetic quality can become a dangerous illusion—one that clouds our judgment, masks deficiencies, and puts companies at risk.

Confidence

Success

JULY 27, 2025

The traditional five-day workweek has long been the standard for most companies, but that norm is beginning to shift. Fueled by changes in how we work, a growing awareness of burnout and employee demand for more flexibility, a new approach is gaining attention: the four-day workweek. What once seemed like a fringe experiment is now making headlines.

Basecamp

Workplace Insight

JULY 30, 2025

When it comes to interior design, technical skill and creativity are only part of what shapes a designer’s path. Equally important is the network of support, mentors, and peers that help translate a passion for workplace design into long-term impact. For me, this supportive network has been especially meaningful as I began to define my own design values and areas of interest, particularly in the evolving field of workplace design.

Mentoring

Entrepreneur.com

JULY 31, 2025

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2025

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

Skills

Allwork

JULY 29, 2025

In a traditional office, the physical separation between personal and professional interactions created natural boundaries. But as workplaces shifted to remote and hybrid models, those lines have blurred. Now, private Slack messages, spontaneous video chats, and emoji-filled conversations are opening the door to romantic connections, along with new ethical concerns.

Forms

Success

JULY 31, 2025

In an era and culture where consumers and employees increasingly prioritize environmental and social responsibility, businesses that practice sustainability stand out in the market. With environmental concerns reaching critical levels, companies integrating sustainable business practices contribute to global well-being while setting themselves up for lasting growth.

Carbon Footprint

Exceptional EA

JULY 28, 2025

28th July, 2025 Exceptional EA turns 12 today If you’re reading this on a handheld device, content will display best with the device held horizontally. THIS ARTICLE includes a look at the scope and depth of what you can find here on Exceptional EA, as we mark its 12th anniversary , and comes with my thanks for turning to me for your professional development.

2013

Allwork

JULY 29, 2025

Glenn Medeiros first sang about loneliness not leaving people alone back in the eighties. Since then, loneliness has been declared an epidemic. Two years ago, the former U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, declared loneliness a major health risk for both individuals and society. And last year, researchers found that technology was the foremost contributor to people’s feelings of loneliness (73%).

International

Success

JULY 31, 2025

Understanding how to motivate employees is a game-changing way to build a workplace where people want to show up and give their best every day. A motivated team performs better, works smarter and helps shape a strong, thriving culture. Recent research shows that companies with more engaged employees outperform other companies by as much as 21% in profitability.

Collaborate

Workplace Insight

JULY 30, 2025

A new large scale study from Microsoft has offered what its authors claim is one of the clearest pictures yet of how Generative AI is being used in real workplaces and which jobs are most exposed to its growing influence. Researchers from Microsoft analysed 200,000 anonymised user conversations with Bing Copilot, Microsoft’s publicly available AI assistant, to determine how AI is assisting or performing work tasks.

Customer Service

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.

Finance

Entrepreneur.com

JULY 28, 2025

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2025

Allwork

JULY 30, 2025

Summer brings unique challenges to coworking spaces everywhere. As temperatures rise and people start taking vacations, keeping your space comfortable, attractive, and active becomes more difficult. The big question is whether your coworking space is truly prepared to handle the heat and the seasonal shifts in attendance. Simply put, is your space summer-proof?

Collaborate

Success

JULY 26, 2025

Behind every AI assistant , generated image and predictive model is a physical engine driving it all: the data center. These vast, energy-hungry sites have become the backbone of artificial intelligence, housing the chips, power and storage needed to train and run advanced systems. Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Meta and OpenAI are now pouring billions into these futuristic centers, all competing to control the foundation of next-generation computing.

Google

Workplace Insight

JULY 29, 2025

Despite many businesses investing heavily in employee benefits, many of these perks fail to deliver their full potential. According to the 2025 Drewberry Employee Benefits and Workplace Satisfaction Survey , just 12 percent of UK employees report being truly satisfied with their benefits package. This gap in satisfaction isn’t always about the benefits themselves, but is often a failure of communication.

Salary

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.

Finance

Entrepreneur.com

JULY 29, 2025

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2025

Allwork

JULY 29, 2025

This article originally appeared on catjohnson.co Every origin story has a seed of brilliance. And, ideally, every origin story starts with aligning marketplace needs with the vision and core values you sought to bring into the world. But what I see all too often is that the spark of brilliance and core values that are the foundation of your coworking business get lost, ignored, dismissed or buried deep on a seldom-viewed page of your website.

Success

JULY 28, 2025

Sibling rivalry. Lying. Greed. Betrayal. A controlling, narcissistic father and a crumbling family empire with no one to hold it up. Though we could be looking at any number of Shakespearean tragedies, the above is a loose plotline for the HBO show Succession. While the show is fictionalized, there are dysfunctional families and dysfunctional companies everywhere.

2021

Exceptional EA

JULY 31, 2025

31st July, 2025 If you’re reading this on a handheld device, content will display best with the device held horizontally. Coldplay, a kiss cam, and crisis management THIS ARTICLE recaps how a company has been handling a July 2025 organisational crisis, and speaks to the value in assistants understanding risk management, business continuity planning (BCP), crisis management and crisis communications.

Management

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.

Confidence

Entrepreneur.com

JULY 29, 2025

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2025

Allwork

JULY 28, 2025

Employing a reliable VPN encrypts internet connections, protecting data from potential threats on shared Wi-Fi networks. Regularly updating software, using strong passwords, and enabling multi-factor authentication are crucial steps in safeguarding devices against unauthorized access. Avoid using public or unsecured Wi-Fi networks and be wary of shared devices like printers, which may store sensitive information or be vulnerable to malware.

Networking

Success

JULY 28, 2025

Leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all. Still, those who don’t fit the conventional mold of what leadership is supposed to look like often find themselves sidelined in the leadership conversation. For many autistic people, this has been their experience. But neurodivergent folk, including autistic people, are known to be some of the most powerful and innovative thinkers.

AT&T

NPR Technology

JULY 29, 2025

President Donald Trump is aiming to fundamentally shift how the country manages homelessness with a new executive order he signed last week. It calls for changes that would make it easier for states and cities to move people living on the street into treatment for mental illness or addiction, and in some cases, potentially force people into treatment.

Email

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.

2025

Vox Open Sourced

JULY 26, 2025

People cheer as President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Michigan on April 29, 2025. | Scott Olson/Getty Images Project 2025 laid out the battle plan pretty clearly: Get rid of the Department of Education, shut off federal funding, take control of the accreditation system, and take down diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. And, in the end, change what students are encouraged to study and what professors are allowed to teach.

2025

Allwork

JULY 30, 2025

A year ago we looked at the implications for the US financial system of the fall in office values and the rise in vacancy rates in the major US markets. Twelve months on we thought we should take another look at this important topic and see whether things had changed. Over the last year, headlines about the US commercial real estate (CRE) market have ranged from ominous to cautiously optimistic.

2025

Success

JULY 31, 2025

Accepting accountability at work isn’t just about owning up to mistakes—it’s about building trust, demonstrating integrity and showing that you’re committed to growth. Whether you’re leading a team or working within one, being accountable signals to others that you take your responsibilities seriously and can be counted on. For leaders, accountability sets the tone for the entire team, reinforcing that blame-shifting isn’t part of the culture.

AT&T

Jennie Lyon

JULY 29, 2025

If you are running a service-based business, you might be wondering if AI is something you need to pay attention to right now. Maybe you feel like it is too advanced, too expensive, or not relevant to your work. Let me reassure you, AI is relevant to you, and the sooner you start, the more… The post Why Service Businesses Need to Start Using AI Now (Before They Fall Behind) appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing and Virtual Assistant Services Inc.

Expenses

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.

Finance

Entrepreneur.com

JULY 30, 2025

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2025

Allwork

JULY 30, 2025

Mark Twain once quipped that the reports of his death were greatly exaggerated. Funny enough, the same could be said for that of the office. Covid ushered in fears that people would never return to workplaces, but that hasn’t been borne out. Mandated returns, hybrid options and evolved workspaces have all contributed to offices being widely utilised five years on.

Legal

Success

JULY 31, 2025

Boeing’s reputation has taken a nosedive in recent years, with safety scandals, plummeting stock and bad press. After fatal crashes in 2018, 2019 and 2025 , and at least nine malfunction incidents in the first half of 2024, the plane manufacturer has a lot of work to do to rebuild trust with employees, authorities and the public. Are employees and travelers ready to forgive and forget?

Confidence

NPR Technology

JULY 27, 2025

The American Medical Association is urging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not to oust members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group of experts focused on primary care.

Medical

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

Finance