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Intelligent Connectivity Will Fuel the Future of Boundless Working

Spiceworks

Unlock boundless potential with intelligent connectivity, redefining workspaces for agility and productivity. The post Intelligent Connectivity Will Fuel the Future of Boundless Working appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Mental Disorder Has Roots in Trauma and Inequality, Not Biology

Mad in America

P rescription drugs require verification that they are helpful, not harmful. Considerable data show this is not true for psychiatric drugs. Moreover, in stark contrast to the discoveries by medical researchers of biological causation for many physical illnesses, psychiatric researchers have failed to find physiological or genetic causation for the most diagnosed mental disorders—the anxiety disorders and depression—negating the rationale for the prescription of these drugs.

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Apple Makes First Move In AI, Even as Google Launches Gemini Model

Spiceworks

The Gemini LLM will be available in Ultra, Pro, and Nano suites based on use cases and device applications. The post Apple Makes First Move In AI, Even as Google Launches Gemini Model appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Unlocking the potential of generative AI: Three key questions for government agencies

McKensey

Government organizations may seek to jump on the gen AI bandwagon, but the technology’s complexities could sideline their efforts. Our framework addresses some critical implementation questions.

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Microsoft Announces Major Security Leadership Change as it Replaces its Longtime CISO

Spiceworks

Microsoft’s new CISO, Igor Tsyganskiy, joined the company only four months ago as the chief strategy officer. The post Microsoft Announces Major Security Leadership Change as it Replaces its Longtime CISO appeared first on Spiceworks.

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What is fast fashion?

McKensey

Fast fashion retailers have sped up their production processes, getting new styles to customers at a record pace—and creating significant environmental and social challenges.

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Your Password’s Expired! – Why Organizations Should Keep Their Options Open

Spiceworks

Explore the debate around regular password expiration. The post Your Password’s Expired! – Why Organizations Should Keep Their Options Open appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Empowering Pharma 4.0 with Edge Computing

Spiceworks

Revolutionize Pharma 4.0 with Edge Computing. Enhance operations, reduce costs, and ensure compliance. The post Empowering Pharma 4.0 with Edge Computing appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Now ‘Last Successful Sign-in Date Time’ available for Microsoft 365 Users 

AdminDroid

Microsoft has introduced a new property to identify the last successful sign-in date and time for Microsoft 365 users. This enhancement facilitates the identification of inactive users within your organization, streamlining the process that was historically challenging. Office 365 Last Login Report – How it Started? In the past, administrators faced difficulties in identifying inactive users, relying on ‘ LastLogonTime ‘ from ‘ Get-MailboxStatistics.’ However, this approa

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How Will Mobile IDs Shape Citizen Experiences?

Spiceworks

Mobile IDs redefine government-citizen interactions, enhancing security and convenience through smartphone-based credentials. The post How Will Mobile IDs Shape Citizen Experiences? appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Digital diagnostics: A path forward for IVD

McKensey

In vitro diagnostics players are being tested as their offerings are increasingly commoditized. Digital diagnostics offers a path to growth.

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What ever happened to The Great Resignation?

Workplace Insight

You may recall that a couple of years ago, The Great Resignation was one of a handful of things with which certain people had become obsessed. Over a period of about six months at the end of 2021 and beginning of 2022, we were told repeatedly that huge numbers of people were about to quit their jobs to move to something better, pursue their dream of self-employment or whatever.

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Want to Build a Nonalcoholic Bar at Home? Start by Stocking Up on These Mocktail Essentials

Success

Thanks to the rise in sober curiosity and zero-proof alcohol alternatives, enjoying a delicious nonalcoholic cocktail isn’t just reserved for when you go out to niche NA bars. You can easily build a nonalcoholic home bar with some essential building blocks. Like a regular at-home bar, it’s all about creating a good base of liquors, mixers and tools.

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Anticipating Change: Business Leaders' Perspectives on the 2024 Workplace

Yarooms

We asked HR managers, Facility Managers, small business entrepreneurs, and people managers what they think 2024 workplaces will look like. Here’s what they said.

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Onboarding Remote Employees: Overcoming Common Challenges and Best Practices

Fellow

Every company wants to start their new employees off on the right foot. The best way to set up new hires for success is through the process of onboarding. As more organizations turn to remote work or hybrid teams, it’s incredibly important to have an onboarding process for remote employees that is thorough and informative, and helps to solve some of the challenges that many remote employees experience.

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Curtail zero hour contracts and give workers guaranteed work hours, say researchers

Workplace Insight

An evidence review led by the University of Warwick has concluded that the increase of zero hours contracts over the last 20 years has created significant risk for workers. They found that unreliable work can result in a sudden loss of hours and earnings, and an inability to access legal advice for unfair or potentially unlawful employment practices.

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The most diverse generation in the workplace can agree on this one career-builder

Work Life

Despite their reputation as the laziest generation to date (bed rotting isn’t lazy, it’s self-care), Gen Z is revolutionizing work culture, innovating workspaces and workflow as they go. Their next frontier is mentorship. In fact, according to an Adobe study, 83% of the generation believes that mentorship is crucial for their professional development.

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Korea’s next S-curve: A new economic growth model for 2040

McKensey

Currently faced with a stagnating economy, South Korea could grow to become a top-seven economy by 2040 by adopting eight bold actions within three pillars.

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Self-reflection can help you make better decisions. Here’s how

Work Life

“Let me reflect on that” is a common phrase that you’ve probably said (or heard) more than once. And it’s a saying that seemingly doesn’t need to be explained. You wanted some time to think about “that,” whatever “that” was. But what did you mean, really, by reflect? Are thinking and reflecting the same thing?

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Hiring people with patience is good for productivity

Workplace Insight

Patience plays a crucial role for team performance, reveals new research by the University of Cologne. The study, conducted by Professors Felix Kölle and Thomas Lauer, investigated cooperative behaviour, as well as its underlying mechanisms, in a setting in which the benefits from successful teamwork accrue only in the future. The results from their research suggest that firms can positively influence collaboration and productivity by strategically assigning employees with high levels of patienc

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Terasaki Institute Biomedical Labs & Offices – Los Angeles

Office Snapshots

CO Architects designed the 50,500 square-foot biomedical office and laboratories for Terasaki Institute located in Los Angeles, California. The nonprofit Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation researches micro- and nanotechnologies and applications in diagnostics, therapeutic drug delivery, and regenerative medicine. In need of a new headquarters, Terasaki Institute turned to CO Architects to renovate a warehouse-turned-office-building into a modern research laboratory facility to house ne

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TruStage’s Bob Trunzo on bringing bold change to insurance

McKensey

The recently retired CEO of TruStage reflects on the decade he spent at the insurer’s helm, including an early move to prioritize digital.

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5 Inclusive Design Strategies To Embrace Rapidly Aging Workforce

All Work

The global population is aging faster than ever before. By 2050, the World Health Organization predicts that 22% of the global population will be aged over 60. The opinions of older demographics are often missing from the discussion on workplace preferences. Last year, Savills released a report on generational workplace preferences that covered four different generations.

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DBS Bank Offices – Taipei

Office Snapshots

Horizon Design was tasked to create a dynamic and inclusive space for DBS Bank ‘s offices in Taipei, Taiwan. This project signifies a critical milestone in the expansion of DBS Taiwan. DBS, a Singaporean bank, has consistently championed diversity, innovation, and shared prosperity. They understand the profound impact of office spaces on corporate culture and have globally promoted the unique “Joy Space” concept.

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Experts Call for Reversing Rate of Antidepressant Prescribing in UK

Mad in America

From The Guardian : “Medical experts and politicians have called for the amount of antidepressants being prescribed to people across the UK to be reduced in an open letter to the government. The letter coincides with the launch of the all-party parliamentary group Beyond Pills, which aims to reduce what it calls the UK healthcare system’s over-reliance on prescription medication.

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360 Degree Feedback Tools: Top 8 [2024]

Fellow

360 reviews are one of the most productive performance evaluation techniques because of how much insight they give you into an employee’s day-to-day life. However, conducting them can be hard, especially if you’re managing a larger team and need to draw information from two to three coworkers for each of your direct reports—that can add up to a lot of meetings or data to run through!

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Best ways to answer the phone

Ruby

Answering the phone in the best way possible isn’t always simple. After all, you never get a second chance at a first impression. And if your first interaction with a customer goes south—you may not get a second chance at all. Often, a potential customer’s first experience with your business will be over the phone, and that first impression starts from the moment you answer.

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10 of the Best Strategic Planning Software in 2024

Fellow

Strategic planning can be an incredibly exciting time for your organization when all departments come together to discuss your mission, vision, key priorities, and what you want to accomplish as a team. Strategic planning is also highly important; almost all senior-level decision-makers say strategic alignment is critical to their organizational initiatives.

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Not sorted your employee Christmas gifts yet? Send branded edible gifts from CakeDrop.

Cake Drop

The festive season is fast approaching, but it’s not too late to get your teams something extra special this year We all know that Christmas is a time for giving, but in the workplace, it can be much more than that. In a post-pandemic world where more and more people practice hybrid working, Christmas is a valuable time to connect with your teams and thank them for a great year.

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Workspace Design Show Amsterdam proves a great success

Workplace Insight

The inaugural Workspace Design Show in Amsterdam brought together Benelux’s leading designers, architects, end-user occupiers to discuss the dynamic landscape of workspace interiors, revealing key opportunities and gauging the pulse of current workplace trends. The two day event in October was a huge success, both in numbers and in terms of exhibitor and visitor sentiment.

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Taylor and Time

Sarah Levitt

Peggy Noonan of the WSJ predicted it, and publications from the NYT to Rolling Stone are reporting it. Ms. Swift has been named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year.

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In the brave new AI world, demonstrating this one mindset will get you the job

Work Life

It’s clear AI will dramatically change work for all types of employees, but many organizations are still uncertain what that will mean for their own workforce. What is clear among enterprises, however, is the need to recruit a new type of employee who recognizes the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and can help drive a company through a new era of technology.

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Try this framework to have the ‘career conversation’ with your manager

Work Life

Maybe you’ve felt a twinge of jealousy when you see peers promoted, or when a colleague leaves for a more high-profile role. Or you’ve seen a new position open up somewhere else in the company, and you want to put your hat in the ring. There’s a growing sense that you’d like to make a move, but navigating that transition with your boss seems opaque, confusing, or potentially hazardous.

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How to rethink the holiday party—and avoid forced fun

Work Life

The holidays are fast approaching, and it’s time for the annual office holiday party. However, there is still significant debate about whether a holiday party—essentially forced fun at work—is worth the effort. On the one hand, holiday parties can provide an opportunity to celebrate, let loose, and reconnect with colleagues. This is especially important because over the past several years we have been in a workplace friendship recession.