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Is hot desking right for your business? 5 questions to consider

Insperity

For instance, a private room may be set aside for which staff can schedule time for private phone calls or consultations. For example, staff who would like to use a standing desk might be willing to share a single setup, relying on a reservation system to secure time at that station.

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How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work – A personal interview with Bonnie Low-Kramen by Karen Mangia for Thrive Global

Bonnie Low-Kramen

TEDx speaker and bestselling author of Be the Ultimate Assistant, Bonnie Low-Kramen is committed to bridging the gaps between executives and the administrative staff in the workplace. Based on 1,000+ interviews, Bonnie’s new book about the workplace is called Staff Matters and will be published in early 2023.

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On Psychotherapeutic Literacy

Mad in America

Clients’ vs ‘Patients’ What drove me to consult a psychiatrist for the very first time in my life, instead of seeking out psychologists, especially at the university student center or within the psychology faculty? A nurse and a male administrative staff member, who actually functioned as a temporary nurse, hurriedly greeted us.

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coworkers say we shouldn’t attend a work party, I feel insulted by my new job, and more

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My department’s practice group leader (PGL, the head of a certain practice in a firm) is hosting a year-end party for our department at his home, which is out of the way for the administrative staff, though most of the attorneys live on the same block. We are consultants and the person is the head of his own small consulting firm.

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taking time off to let a new tattoo heal, boss insults at us the Christmas party, and more

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My mother (the CEO) insists that we are able to manage all aspects of the business with six dedicated administrative employees, including me. However, I don’t think you need to be a business consultant to know that six people are not enough to manage nearly 200 employees. As a result, everyone around here wears many hats.

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my family business is a mess, I name a really low salary expectation, and more

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My mother (the CEO) insists that we are able to manage all aspects of the business with six dedicated administrative employees, including me. However, I don’t think you need to be a business consultant to know that six people are not enough to manage nearly 200 employees. As a result, everyone around here wears many hats.

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boss invited our whole office on a 10-day cruise, I had a disturbing dream about an employee, and more

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This includes my two bosses and four (including me) administrative staff. I would be consulting a divorce lawyer if I were his wife, but apparently she’s enthused?). In the end, he told us all that he and his wife had discussed it, and that they’d decided they would love to invite the office along with them. I’m in shock.

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