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3 ways to guarantee workplace success in 2025

Office Space

Takeaways from the OfficeSpace Fall Summit As we’ve seen in recent headlines, large organizations, specifically those in the business services and financial sectors, are moving towards full-time in-office. The problem? Employees are all but rejecting these mandates, with 77% of the youngest workforce cohorts—millennials and Gen Z—saying they would seek new employment if asked to return to the office full time.

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7 Alternatives To The Body Mass Index (BMI)

Wellable

Discover effective BMI alternatives including body roundness index, waist-to-hip ratio, body fat scales, and more for a more accurate health evaluation. The post 7 Alternatives To The Body Mass Index (BMI) appeared first on Wellable.

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Tackling today’s HR challenges to stay competitive tomorrow

Insperity

For all the speculation about what the future of work will be like, one could argue that “the future of work” is already here. For the last few years, we’ve all been grappling with rapidly unfolding changes, and these changes have brought new challenges for businesses. As organizations continue to navigate evolving employee expectations, remote work setups and rapid technological advancements, staying competitive means being proactive in addressing these challenges head-on.

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HIPAA’s new privacy rule, tracking technologies and social media

BMT Office Administration

Last week, we referred to receiving emails exhorting us to sign up for an online medical platform, but didn’t name it. Now we will, because it’s part of an ongoing lawsuit regarding medical privacy, social media and smartphones, of course. It’s MyChart. MyChart and a New York hospital system are now embroiled in litigation in New York. Plaintiffs’ allegations: The hospital system, through internet tracking technologies (aka MyChart), improperly disclosed their private health information to Faceb

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Navigating A Career Change: A Guide To Perseverance

Office Skills

Embarking on a career change can be a daunting yet rewarding journey. Navigating a career change requires careful planning, self-awareness, and resilience. It’s an opportunity for personal and professional growth. […] The post Navigating A Career Change: A Guide To Perseverance appeared first on Office Skills Training.

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Stop these bad habits to help drive your business forward

Insperity

What do milestones, fresh starts, and new goals have in common? They’re all part of moments when we step back, reflect, and refocus on what matters most. Whether it’s a major project, a new quarter, or simply a time of transition, these moments offer a valuable opportunity to reset and align our goals for success. But what about your business? Just like in your personal life, it’s essential to give your business that same chance to pause and realign.

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Facility manager vs. property manager: What’s the difference?

Office Space

Understanding the roles of both facility and property managers is paramount when it comes to managing office spaces. Though these two positions are interconnected, their responsibilities are distinct — particularly when maximizing the efficiency of corporate offices. Before business leaders can optimize space usage, streamline operations, and make informed decisions about their real estate portfolios, there should be a firm understanding of the difference between a property manager and a facilit

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Red Lobster’s New CEO Plans to Revitalize the Restaurant Chain Using These 3 Tactics

Success

Growing up, my family went to Red Lobster for special occasions, like birthday dinners and post-graduation lunches. Entering the restaurant and seeing the huge lobster tanks made me feel sophisticated, and we always had to wait for a table because it was so crowded. The wait was worth it, because when we arrived at our table we got to feast on savory cheddar biscuits and consistently good seafood.

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Accelerating chemical revenues in the era of gen AI

McKensey

Industry players are standing up “win rooms” to mobilize frontline sales and subsequently modernize their operating models to capture the full benefits of generative AI.

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Risks of Prescribing Psychiatric Drugs to Veterans

Mad in America

I n 2023, the BBC released “ The Antidepressant Story ,” a film that details known, dangerous and sometimes permanent side effects associated with commonly prescribed antidepressants. The documentary features harrowing stories of former patients living with harm from SSRIs , or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. They caused persistent sexual dysfunction for a college professor in Iowa who wasn’t warned of its side effects.

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9 Surprisingly Simple Ways To Get People To Respond To Your Email

Work Life

Despite the rise of social media, instant messaging, and all manner of apps, reports of email’s death have been greatly exaggerated. “For most organizations, it’s the communication nervous system,” says business writer and communications consultant, Natalie Canavor, author of Business Writing for Dummies. And, yet, that doesn’t mean we know how to use it well.

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Corporate Finance for Beginners: Forecast vs. Budget

Spiceworks

Financial planning techniques help your team make decisions that align with the company's overall goals. At the same time, you'll ensure that you're also making fiscally responsible choices. The post Corporate Finance for Beginners: Forecast vs. Budget appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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The Surprising Role Oxytocin Plays in Friendships

Success

I hiked the Grand Canyon with a few girlfriends this past summer. Returning to my ordinary life as a wife and mother of three young children, I noticed that my emotional health had significantly improved beyond what I expected. I felt invigorated and inspired long after the endorphins and excitement from my adventure had worn off. Weeks later, I wondered if science could explain why a challenging two-day hike with friends had resulted in such an upgrade in my emotional health.

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Managing carbon: A new role for the CFO

McKensey

Better carbon management can be a competitive advantage. Here’s how CFOs across industries and markets can move beyond “check the box” compliance and enable strategy-driven, carbon-based decision making.

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ADHD and “Weak Muscle Disorder”

Mad in America

A ttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a construct codified by the American Psychiatric Association. It conceptualizes a set of behavioral tendencies as a distinct condition marked by inattentiveness and impulsivity. The construct originally appeared as ADD in the 1980 edition of psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, and it was modified in the 1994 and 2013 editions.

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How playing video games in childhood can boost your income as an adult

Work Life

Those long hours spent playing Mario Kart as a kid could be paying off in your career. According to a recent survey of 1,000 Americans by educational game maker Prodigy Education, those who played video games growing up were 71% more likely to have received a promotion recently. They also earn $5,451 more on average annually than non-gamers. Despite their past association with social isolation, violent behavior, and underachievement, most adults who played video games as children or teenagers sa

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How SaaS Impacts Your Budget

Spiceworks

There are a few reasons why businesses are favoring the SaaS model over a capital expense, and for a lot of companies the SaaS model has a ripple effect on their budget. The post How SaaS Impacts Your Budget appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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How to Position Your Disability as a Benefit at Work

Success

It’s no surprise that having a disability has historically been perceived as a weakness. That’s how disabilities have been portrayed in both media and society as a whole. This perception of disability has also found its way into the workplace—which, rooted in capitalism as it is, tends to prioritize productivity. This has resulted in widespread ableism and has excluded many workers with disabilities.

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What the real estate industry needs to know about data centers

McKensey

McKinsey senior partner Pankaj Sachdeva discusses how real estate companies can capture opportunities in the data center industry.

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Billions of Dollars Later, Neuroscientists Still Struggling to Address Mental Health Crisis

Mad in America

From Vox : “Despite having more access to medication in the US than ever, over 50,000 Americans died by suicide last year — the highest number ever recorded. The US Surgeon General describes mental health as ‘the defining public health crisis of our time,’ but we’re [ sic ] barely any closer to understanding the neuroscience of mental health than we were 50 years ago.

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What Kamala Harris’s public job interview teaches us

Work Life

Ever since I heard that Kamala Harris would be running for president, the nation’s top political job, I have been bracing myself. I have been trying to steel my nerves for the onslaught of attacks that come with any political campaign, regardless of party, and especially in our recent history. But what I’ve been feeling goes beyond what one therapist calls “election stress disorder.

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Tech News Roundup – Week ending Oct. 11, 2024

Spiceworks

This week in tech, there were so many breaches that we almost lost count. Fidelity Investments and MoneyGram both disclosed incidents, American Water Works spent the week dealing with a "cybersecurity incident," and someone hacked the Internet Archive for. fun? The post Tech News Roundup – Week ending Oct. 11, 2024 appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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RioCan Offices – Toronto

Office Snapshots

The new RioCan head office at 2300 Yonge Street is more than just a functional workspace; it embodies RioCan’s core values of boldness, adaptability, responsibility, and trust. As one of Canada’s largest real estate investment trusts, RioCan’s mission is to create vibrant community spaces, and their office needed to reflect this innovative spirit while supporting their entrepreneurial culture.

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Creating a how-to guide for climate tech start-ups and scale-ups

McKensey

How can a climate tech company get funding—and scale up—quickly? The Climate Brick, an open-source manual for entrepreneurs and investors, aims to provide some answers.

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Investigators Who Blew the Whistle On STAR*D Fraud Call for Retraction of Five AJP Articles

Mad in America

Editor’s note: This is a copy of a letter that Ed Pigott and Jay Amsterdam sent to Ned Kalin, M.D., editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Psychiatry. Ned H. Kalin, M.D. Editor-in-Chief The American Journal of Psychiatry Dear Dr. Kalin, Dr. Jay Amsterdam and I are writing this Open Letter to call for the retraction of the five STAR*D articles published in the American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP) because the main findings of these articles are not accurate. 1-5 We are the primary invest

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Why companies still need to invest in people, according to a Columbia business professor 

Work Life

In recent years, being innovative is not enough—you must now innovate at speed. For example, digitalization and developments in artificial intelligence and data analytics require constant changes to companies’ business models. New entrants—either international firms or smaller and much nimbler startups—require quick competitive reactions. Rapidly changing consumer preferences for different purchasing channels (such as self-service on a computer or mobile phone or an online chat) or product and s

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Best Practices for Budgeting for Tech, According to IT Pros

Spiceworks

When you plan your budget wisely, you'll often get better results. We asked IT pros in the Spiceworks Community for their budgeting best practices that help them secure the most money during annual budget planning. The post Best Practices for Budgeting for Tech, According to IT Pros appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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HB Workplaces Headquarters Showroom – Draper

Office Snapshots

HB Workplaces, MillerKnoll’s exclusive Certified Dealer in Utah, Nevada, and Idaho, has recently unveiled their new headquarters showroom in Draper, Utah. The headquarters is a dynamic space designed to define the “destination workplace” experience. More than just an office, the space reflects the company’s commitment to promoting individual well-being, fostering connection, and embracing change in today’s ever-evolving work landscape.

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The state of retail banking: Profitability and growth in the era of digital and AI

McKensey

As the global macroeconomic environment remains uncertain, retail banks should focus on the fundamentals of customer primacy and margin protection while embracing digital technologies and gen AI.

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Spotify Doubles Down on Work-From-Anywhere Policy, Says Employees Shouldn’t Be Treated Like ‘Children’

Success

Spotify prefers to keep its employees enjoying an ultra-flexible work setup, despite the recent shift at many other companies demanding their work-from-home employees head back to the office. The Swiss firm’s HR chief has even doubled down on why the streamer wants its staff to continue with their current work dynamic, even though we’re already in what most consider to be a post-pandemic world.

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You don’t get to be 173 years old without this leadership trait

Work Life

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning.

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Can We Slow Down Tech Employee Burnout?

Spiceworks

A shortage of skilled workers increases the burden on those in tech roles. Businesses recognize they need to reduce employee burnout to retain their top talent, but surveys find that they're not doing enough. The post Can We Slow Down Tech Employee Burnout? appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Intep Offices – Munich

Office Snapshots

Coworking for Green Impact The design concept is rooted in nature, drawing inspiration from elements such as stone, sand, and vegetation. These elements are reflected both in the color scheme and the intended work methods, creating a dynamic and inspiring work environment. ​ Throughout the premises, there are both open, lively areas for collaboration and quiet niches for concentrated work.

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Tune Phishing Protection to Boost Your Microsoft Secure Score     

AdminDroid

 On Day 14 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, explore effective strategies to defend against phishing threats with Microsoft Secure Score recommendations. Stay tuned for more security tips and expert insights in the Microsoft 365 Cybersecurity blog series ! Phishing is one of the most dangerous forms of social engineering, where attackers deceive users into giving up sensitive information.

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Born to Sell? The Science Behind Adaptive Learning and What It Means for Entrepreneurs

Success

Can your DNA really determine how good you are at sales? According to a study by MIT Sloan’s Juanjuan Zhang and her team , the answer might be yes. They tracked 117 salespeople at an Asian telemarketing company over 13 months and compared DNA to sales performance using metrics like revenue, spotting opportunities and effort. The verdict? Some people are just wired for sales.

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Clinically depressed schoolteachers get a lesson in happiness

Work Life

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of Course Evidence-Based Happiness for Teachers What prompted the idea for the course? I was discouraged. For nearly three decades, as a clinical psychologist , I trained mental health professionals on suicide assessment. The work was good but difficult.

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10 Cybersecurity Pros to Follow on LinkedIn

Spiceworks

These experts know their stuff about cybersecurity. By following them on LinkedIn, you can keep up with the latest breaches, cyberattacks, and tactics the bad guys use to compromise unsuspecting victims. The post 10 Cybersecurity Pros to Follow on LinkedIn appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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