Office Space
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Entering a new role as a facility manager can be a whirlwind. As you continue settling into your position, you’ve likely already experienced the juggling act of balancing urgent tasks, long-term planning, and team relationships. Every day, something new demands your attention. Without a proper game plan, the job becomes even more difficult. That is why the first 90 days are crucial.
McKensey
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Our latest analysis of the aviation value chain shows many subsectors performing ahead of 2019 levels.
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Office Snapshots
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
ADT Workplace to complete the CAT B and C design and build of the new office following a competitive tender process. Needing to capitalise on new occupier demand for the space, the project was completed to a fast-track programme of just 12 weeks. Developing a sustainable and contemporary office design with quality amenities and agile work settings to inspire employees was central to Orega’s vision.
Success
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
If you find yourself physically and emotionally exhausted and feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone. In 2023, 77% of employees in the U.S. experienced stress at work. Pile on the demands of family, friends and romantic relationships, and you’ve got a pressure cooker recipe for mind-body burnout. But creativity may offer a gateway to work-life balance.
McKensey
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
You’re not imagining it: the past five years have taken a toll on human resources. Here’s how leaders can help.
Work Life
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
When was the last time you had time to think that wasn’t just squeezing in a few minutes between meetings or rushing on your 30-minute lunch break? You’re probably still thinking of your answer—and that’s a problem. We need deep, uninterrupted thinking time if we want big breakthroughs. Days spent doing, not thinking For the typical employee, days are filled with busy work—like drafting time-consuming reports, attending meetings with repetitive information, and responding to emails that are seem
Spiceworks
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
IT leaders need to consider the bigger picture — including geopolitical risks from hostile foreign powers — if they truly want to reduce their organization's exposure to risk in today's global business environment. The post Are Geopolitical Risks Part of Your Security Strategy? appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.
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McKensey
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
This year, the holiday shopping season is longer than ever. But for consumer businesses to drive sales in the final stretch, they’ll need to recalibrate their sales strategies and make operational adjustments to meet shoppers’ evolving needs.
Work Life
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
This is the first time in more than 20 years the pay gap increased between women and men , according to new census data. While many factors lead to inequitable pay between the genders, looking at invisible work and emotional labor is the one aspect that can be addressed at home and in the workplace. The gender wage gap isn’t just about salary. Society places too high of expectations and too low of value on the contributions of women.
McKensey
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Packaging and paper companies recognize the potential for generative AI to drive revenue and margin growth. Many have already started on this journey.
Work Life
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Much has been said about the challenges and opportunities having four generations ( boomers , Gen X , millennials , and Gen Z ) in the workplace, but while generational workplace dynamics may seem new, but they’re rooted in cycles of change and adaptation that have played out through history. Take “ quiet quitting ” for example, the TikTok-driven trend in which young workers admit to doing the bare minimum for their jobs.
Success
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
When she made her first appearance on on Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County , a popular MTV reality show in the mid-2000s, Kristin Cavallari was only a teenager. Over the course of the decade that followed, she appeared on a few other reality TV shows, authored an autobiography and a trio of cookbooks (all of which are bestselling), married an NFL quarterback and had three children.
Productivityist
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
In this Flashback Friday episode, I revisit my conversation with Tiago Forte , the visionary behind the “Building a Second Brain” methodology. With his book making waves, and after having attended the Second Brain Summit , it felt like the perfect time to re-share this impactful episode. Tiago has not only been a force in the productivity space but has pioneered a transformative approach to personal knowledge management (PKM) that resonates deeply in our digital age.
Great Place to Work
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Here’s how this award-winning workplace built a compensation strategy to compete in an increasingly complicated business environment. What do employees consider “fair” when looking at compensation? For HR leaders today, offering a competitive package requires a more comprehensive approach than in years past. “When I began my career in HR, it used to be enough to just pay really well, or have a cool culture,” says Lori Hall, director of human resources at Kimley-Horn.
Sarah Levitt
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Variety breeds excitement A full display moves more product When your customers have multiple options, deliberately and happily bring your product to them (i.e. move from the porch to the sidewalk) rather than sitting back and hoping they find you Make real connections, even if brief, i.e., “Tell me about your costume!
McKensey
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
You’re not imagining it: the past five years have taken a toll on human resources. Here’s how leaders can help.
Productivityist
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
In this Flashback Friday episode, I revisit my conversation with Tiago Forte , the visionary behind the “Building a Second Brain” methodology. With his book making waves, and after having attended the Second Brain Summit , it felt like the perfect time to re-share this impactful episode. Tiago has not only been a force in the productivity space but has pioneered a transformative approach to personal knowledge management (PKM) that resonates deeply in our digital age.
Launch Work Places
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Written by Mike Kriel, CEO of Launch Workplaces It’s been said that the coworking industry is worth $5 billion today and is expected to reach $20 billion within the next decade. You’re right if you’re a commercial landlord and that forecast strikes you as a profitable opportunity. Like any emerging industry, two things are for sure: Getting in early offers more upside potential for early adopters Capitalizing on these kinds of opportunities takes vision, strategy, and courage Ready to st
Success
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Tony Robbins wisely said, “If you want to take the island, then burn your boats.” In life and business, we all encounter change. Moments in which decisions must be made that can shape our future. We often hesitate in these moments, weighing our options and keeping backup plans to safeguard ourselves from failure. But true success comes from doing the opposite: from burning the boats.
Mad in America
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
S even years ago, my best friend died of a Xanax overdose. Everything before her death happened so fast, but everything afterward moved in slow motion. I remember when I got the call from her boyfriend. He was in tears. “Ina’s dead,” he said. My stomach dropped. It wasn’t real; it couldn’t be. “No, Rick. No, she’s not.” “Yes, Scheri, she died last night.
Success
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Excerpted from The Journey of Leadership: How CEOs Learn to Lead from the Inside Out by Dana Maor, Hans-Werner Kaas, Kurt Strovink, and Ramesh Srinivasan, in agreement with Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC. Copyright © McKinsey & Company, 2024. It’s an age-old truth that most people like to be recognized and appreciated for their effort.
Work Life
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
A wealth of research studies indicate that between 70% and 90% of acquisitions fail to add value to acquiring firms. Research has also shown that the high failure rate is attributable largely to the cognitive bugbear Daniel Kahneman, the author of Thinking Fast and Slow , cites as the most pernicious of all: overconfidence. Overconfidence is another cause of performance dips during the Complacency Trap years.
Success
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Can you change your life in 30 seconds? Probably not. But can you change 30 seconds of your life? Absolutely. Most of us think in extremes. We believe that if we meditate, we have to do it for an extended period of time in a place with candles, soft music and no outer distractions. We think that if we don’t do it perfectly, we’re failing. But the truth is, our idea of what’s perfect is simply a construct we have created, likely stemming from how we see it depicted in movies and on social media.
Work Life
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
When British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng was tasked with creating new uniforms for British Airlines , he didn’t sequester himself in his studio and invent designs out of thin air. Instead, he began by meeting with employees—baggage handlers, engineers, flight captains, and more. He asked what they expected and wanted. Ultimately, Boateng decided to call his designs a “collection,” rather than just uniforms, to stoke staff enthusiasm.
Success
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
If you were on a beach vacation in Hawaii, where the only sound you heard was the waves gently lapping on the shoreline, what would you be thinking? I can’t wait to get in the water! I wonder if I’ll see a dolphin today? Why am I lying on this beach instead of doing something productive? Most of us would like to believe the first two things would hold our focus while lounging on the sand.
Work Life
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
A former worker hacked servers at Walt Disney World after being fired in order to manipulate computer menus by changing prices, adding profanities and altering notifications to wrongly declare some items as safe for people with allergies, according to a federal criminal complaint. The former employee was arrested last week following an investigation by the FBI.
Workplace Wellness
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Wellness Workdays, a leading provider of measurable workplace wellness programs that produce quantifiable reductions in healthcare costs and improved employee productivity, announces its "Call for Speakers" for the 12th Annual Emerging Trends in Wellness Conference being held virtually on April 10, 2025. The conference will provide attendees with the tools and resources to develop comprehensive and strategic workplace wellness programs through covering topics including wellness program s
Attendance Bot
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Australia’s diverse calendar of holidays includes national holidays, state holidays, religious observances, and cultural events. National holidays like Australia Day 2025 are mandatory days off across the country. HR professionals must ensure that all employees are given these days off unless they work in essential services. State holidays, such as the Labour Day or King’s Birthday, vary by region and are equally important for compliance within specific states.
Work Life
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Staff at U.S. voting machine companies have removed public information about themselves from the internet and have made contingency plans with local law enforcement ahead of the 2024 election , after suffering harassment in 2020, according to industry representatives. Following the 2020 election, which Republican candidate Donald Trump falsely claimed he had won, some workers at election technology vendors reported that they had been “doxxed”—private information about their homes, su
Work Life
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a tool many Democrats and Republicans have endorsed as a way to lift children and young families out of poverty. Just three years ago, child poverty rates fell significantly when President Joe Biden’s administration raised the child tax credit and made even the poorest families eligible.
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