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Daniel Yergin on energy and the new world order

McKensey

Daniel Yergin, a Pulitzer Prizewinning authority on energy, politics, and economics, discusses how rewriting the rules of globalization is making the world increasingly divided and perilous.

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How Hybrid Work Can Help Companies Meet ESG Goals

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Learn how hybrid work models contribute to ESG goals by reducing carbon footprints, enhancing employee well-being, and driving sustainable business practices.

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Getting fit for growth: The leadership mindsets and behaviors that matter

McKensey

Growth requires the right mix of outlook, strategy, and capabilities. Top leaders achieve their goals by turning five mindsets into action.

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Seven 2025 Winter Wellness Challenges For Employees

Wellable

Explore seven winter wellness challenge ideas for employees to boost mindfulness, inspire healthy habits, and improve well-being during colder, darker months. The post Seven 2025 Winter Wellness Challenges For Employees appeared first on Wellable.

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7 tips to help you talk about mental health with your boss

Work Life

Navigating a discussion about mental health at work can be daunting, but having open dialogues about it is crucial for employee well-being and productivity. If you are struggling with a mental health issue and worried that it might affect your job performance, here are seven valuable insights that will help you prepare for the conversation with your boss and set clear goals so you can proactively secure their support.

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Accenture Sustainability Hub – Mandaluyong

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Accenture, a leading global professional services company, is committed to integrating sustainability into its operations and client services. The new Sustainability Hub office in the Philippines exemplifies this dedication, designed as a walkthrough journey showcasing Accentures sustainability credentials. The office highlights the companys achievements, promotes eco-friendly practices, and aims to enhance employee and client engagement through a sustainable and innovative environment.

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Seven 2025 Winter Wellness Challenges For Employees

Wellable

Explore seven winter wellness challenge ideas for employees to boost mindfulness, inspire healthy habits, and improve well-being during colder, darker months. The post Seven 2025 Winter Wellness Challenges For Employees appeared first on Wellable.

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How to find motivation at work in the new year—even at the same job

Work Life

At the start of a new year, it can be tempting to commit to new habits or map out major changes you want to make in the months to come. For some people , particularly those who feel burned out or detached from their work, a new job might seem like the solution. But if youre not looking to make any drastic career movesor perhaps youre just being realistic about your ability to find a new job in a challenging job market then you might be looking for other ways to improve your professional life wit

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MillerKnoll Expert Explains Why Offices Need To Design For Belonging Above Productivity

All Work

As VP of Global Research at MillerKnoll, Anderson advocates for converting office buildings into mixed-use spaces (e.g., housing, community hubs) to create stronger, more connected urban communities. Anderson stresses the importance of coordinated hybrid work models, where office spaces are designed to meet both productivity and social connection needs, ensuring employees can easily collaborate.

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The hidden traps of business building: A guide for life science CEOs

McKensey

CEOs in pharma, biotech, and medtech are increasingly building patient-centric businesses but are struggling to do so. Avoiding five common roadblocks can help leaders build successful businesses.

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Evite Offices – Glendale

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Evite, the leading digital social-planning platform, embarked on a mission to create a new workspace that would not only attract talent and foster innovation but also enhance its brand. Located in Glendale, CA, the 23,686-square-foot space needed to reflect Evite’s core mission of bringing people together to celebrate life’s meaningful moments.

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Could Brain Monitoring Be the Next Workplace Trend?

Success

The last decade has seen a seismic shift in how we work. Artificial intelligence , remote work and digital collaboration tools have redefined the professional landscape, migrating much of our work to being performed online and revolutionizing the way we engage with our careers. Recent scientific developments are now bringing forward a new prospect of growth: the integration of brain monitoring and neurotechnology into the workplace.

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A management professor explains why you should stop explaining everything

Work Life

Today we obsess over metrics and actionable insights. Our desire to be good leaders compels us toovercommunicate the details. But science suggests that overexplaining by communicating details as leaders may stifle our power and our teams creativity. Do you notice how great leaders speak on lofty abstract topics like belonging and innovation? During her time at Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg said, Our mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.

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Top Receptionist Duties

Office Skills

What is a Receptionist? A receptionist is a person who supports management at all levels of the organization and generally greets the public and answers the company telephone. Their interpersonal […] The post Top Receptionist Duties appeared first on Office Skills Training.

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Leading Hitachi: Transforming tradition

McKensey

Toshiaki Higashihara, executive chairman of Hitachi, shares insights on reshaping corporate governance and preparing for the CEO role and discusses how these efforts support Hitachis long-term global vision.

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Bayer Colombia Offices – Bogota

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Until recently, the offices of the German chemical giant Bayer in Bogot were located in an industrial zone, far from the city’s corporate hubs. This peripheral location led the company to consider relocating to a more favorable area. The chosen site for the new headquarters was the Torre Sapiencia building, a modern ten-story construction developed by Javeriana University.

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Personal/Executive Assistants: Stop Settling for the Bare Minimum

The Assistant Room

For as long as I can remember, both during my own journey as an Executive Assistant and in my eight years as the Founder of […] The post Personal/Executive Assistants: Stop Settling for the Bare Minimum first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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Want to empower diverse voices? You need to tackle tone policing

Work Life

Have you had work discussions and felt the recipient focused more on the emotions accompanying your words than what you said? If so, tone policing might have reduced your messages effectiveness and the listeners receptivity. Tone policing occurs when people emphasize the unpleasant emotions or incivility that might come with someones message, which effectively dilutes what they say.

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Five predictions for how the public sector will tackle challenges and lead digital transformation in 2025

Workplace Insight

The UK government is committed to modernising and becoming tech-first, but widespread skills shortages and legacy IT systems within the public sector remain an obstacle to digital transformation. While we are seeing steps to digitise, and the 2bn set aside to improve IT across the NHS is a good case in point, capital investment is only one part of the puzzle.

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Dependency and depopulation? Confronting the consequences of a new demographic reality

McKensey

Exploring the implications of a new demographic reality brought on by falling fertility and increasing longevity.

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Gallup Offices – Singapore

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Elevate and Engage: Gallup Singapores Office Inspires with Energy For the design of its new office, leading global workplace consultancy, Gallup envisioned an office that would not only embody its core values but also captivate its international clientele and inspire its staff. Through the design and build expertise of Conexus Studio together with project management by CBRE, this vision has been elegantly translated into a professional yet dynamic environment.

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The PA Diaries: Jane Squires, HNW Virtual Assistant

The Assistant Room

Eight years ago, we launched The PA Diaries, a campaign that captured the hearts and minds of admin professionals around the globe. It was more […] The post The PA Diaries: Jane Squires, HNW Virtual Assistant first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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Balance these 2 factors if you don’t want your emails to be misunderstood

Work Life

Email continues to be the preferred method for workplace correspondence. Yet, this straightforward form of communication carries significant potential for misunderstandings. In March 2024, my company Babbel commissioned the international market research agency OnePoll to survey 2,000 U.S. office workers about their communication preferences. The findings shed light on the enduring reliance on email and revealed a staggering 88% of U.S. office workers have immediately regretted hitting the send b

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Building Trust When Using AI for Employee Selection

I/O at Work

Research addresses the challenges associated with using artificial intelligence (AI) for personnel selection. It finds that providing clear explanations may improve the trust that people place in these tools.

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Bringing digital to B2B payments

McKensey

Serial entrepreneur Ren Lacerte talks about BILLs quest to help businesses connect and transact and his passion for small and midsize businesses.

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Bain & Company Offices – Sandton

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Giant Leap worked closely with the Bain & Company global team to design a customised workspace, meeting the specific needs of the local team whilst incorporating the global workplace guidelines. The new workspace was an opportunity for their brand to come to life, adhering to their global standard while maintaining a local flavour. A chance for them to show clients, recruits and employees what they stand for.

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How to Implement A Wellness Incentive Strategy at Your Company: 3 Tips

CoreHealth Workplace Wellness

Employee burnout has risen in recent years, with 52% of the workforce reporting feeling dissatisfied with their job in 2024 versus 43% in 2020. Burnout poses significant challenges to employers, such as decreased motivation, productivity, and retention. And it can translate into financial losses as well, with studies predicting that burnout can cost companies up to 34% of an employees salary.

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Leveraging Social Media For Professional Growth: Do’s And Don’ts

Success

In todays digital world, social media has evolved beyond personal sharing; its become a powerful tool for career development. And with 74 percent of hiring managers admitting to screening candidates social media accounts , managing your online presence is more important than ever. Whether youre starting out or looking to advance, knowing how to use social media for professional growth can help you network, tap into learning opportunities and increase your visibility within your industry.

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Why The Hybrid Work Model Can Be the Best Option for Executive Assistants and Employers

C-Suite Assistants

The hybrid workplace isn’t new. Flexible work arrangements date back at least to the 1960s. Even so, the COVID-19 pandemic sped up the adoption of remote working technologies, and four years later, more than half of employees are working in a hybrid environment. Knowledge workers such as executive assistants (EAs), who spend much time on computer-related tasks can benefit greatly from this arrangement, as can employers.

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From engines to algorithms: Gen AI in automotive software development

McKensey

As the automotive and industrial sectors undergo major technological advancements, gen AIdriven operating models can allow companies to develop software more easily, safely, and innovatively.

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AstraZeneca Offices – London

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Ekho Studio has completed a 7,000 sq ft office design for pharmaceutical company Alexion, recently acquired by AstraZeneca. The new workspace is located within AstraZenecas existing offices at St Pancras Square, London, with the scope also including a business meeting suite for AstraZeneca, directly linking to Alexions office space on the 6th floor.

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How Smart Buildings Are Transforming the Future of Workspaces: Ep 20

fm:systems

Uncover the advancements in smart buildings and their impact on workspaces, including AI, IoT, sustainability, and enhanced occupant experiences.

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The Sustainable Design Forum returns

Workplace Insight

The Sustainable Design Forum – a one-day interactive event designed specifically for workplace designers and specifiers is returning to the Crypt on the Green in Clerkenwell, London for its third year on Thursday 25th April 2025. With a focus on People and Planet, this years event has been expanded to include additional workplace topics. The doyenne of inclusive design, HOKs Kay Sargent, has chosen the Forum to be the venue for the launch of her new book and research on Neuro-inclusion.

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The Getty: A Case Study for Business Leaders

Sarah Levitt

Amidst the terrible, unimaginable destruction and loss in Los Angeles, the Getty stands. Within each of its two buildings, an invaluable art collection is preserved, and the Getty Center could reopen as soon as January 21. Business leaders might consider The Getty as a kind of case study.

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The State of Luxury: How to navigate a slowdown

McKensey

Macroeconomic headwinds, shifting client preferences, and a deteriorating value proposition are weighing on the global luxury sector. The Business of Fashion and McKinsey outline five strategic imperatives for luxury executives.

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Pacific National Offices – Sydney

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Headquartered in Sydney, Pacific National is Australias largest private rail freight operator, running 24/7, every day of the year. After having occupied four floors previously, Pacific National sought a smaller space to foster collaboration among its team members. By drawing inspiration from their unwavering commitment to safety, well-being, and continuous workplace improvement, Spaceful designed their new office with these principles at its core.

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AI in Smart Building Management: Shaping the Future of Smart Buildings in 2025

fm:systems

Discover how AI is revolutionizing smart building management in 2025. Explore key trends and innovations set to transform the built environment.

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