Spiceworks
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Aberdeen conducted its latest Spotlight Series video meetup, ‘The State of IT Spend in 2024: Managing Choices and Tradeoffs’ to answer one of the most consequential questions for organizations today: how are organizations making choices and managing tradeoffs with limited funds available? Read on if you couldn’t tune in with Aberdeen’s Derek Brink and Mike Lock yesterday.
The Receptionist
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Every year, in the world of work, we see different themes emerging. These themes often dictate how we operate as individuals, how businesses are run, and how leaders shift their priorities. In 2023, we identified workplace trends such as job-hopping, hybrid work, and preparing for Gen Z to enter the workforce. While we’re still working through some of the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and likely will be for the foreseeable future, other issues have started to grab attention.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Spiceworks
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Optimizing AI algorithms is pivotal for revolutionizing product development, enhancing efficiency, and reducing costs in the rapidly growing market. The post Why Optimizing AI Algorithms is Key in Product Development appeared first on Spiceworks.
McKensey
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Demand for low-carbon buildings could be three times higher than supply, thereby driving the circular transition. This is just one finding from our panel on circularity in the built environment at the 2024 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
Spiceworks
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The leaks exposed conversations, personal data, and login credentials. The post ChatGPT Leaks Sensitive User Data, OpenAI Suspects Hack appeared first on Spiceworks.
McKensey
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The medical-aesthetics sector shows strong resilience and room for strategic innovations in business models, product portfolios, and consumer targeting.
Spiceworks
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Guarding the C-suite from cyber threats is paramount. The post Hackers Set Their Sights on the C-Suite appeared first on Spiceworks.
Office Management Central brings together the best content for office management professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The 1993 film Groundhog Day may be famous for introducing the rest of the world to the real town of Punxsutawney and breathing new life into the calendar’s least exciting holiday. But the story of Bill Murray’s Phil Connors living repeatedly through February 2 can sure as heckfire also teach us about money. Here are three hidden financial messages lurking underneath the surface of Groundhog Day.
Success
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Remember the days when we were supposed to Marie Kondo everything in our home by asking, “Does this spark joy?” Well, times have changed. “More is more” and “the bolder the better” are now en vogue as more people turn to maximalist interior design for comfort. Instead of focusing on tossing what doesn’t bring us joy, it’s all about bringing more elements of passion and positivity into our living space.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The workplace is changing. Technological innovations in fields like artificial intelligence are transforming organizations at a breakneck pace. Ongoing economic uncertainty is leading to layoffs and higher workloads. It’s difficult for many workers to keep up. Given increased pressures, it’s not surprising that workplace stress and burnout is on the rise.
McKensey
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
At the current pace of change, it could take decades to improve outcomes for Black Americans and more than three centuries to get to racial parity. How can different types of communities move closer to delivering a better quality of life for all residents?
Work Life
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
If you’ve ever received an email from your boss stating that she will be OOO tomorrow and needs your report by EOD, so TIA, and you don’t have a clue what any of those acronyms mean, don’t beat yourself up too much. A new report from Adobe Acrobat has found that a surprisingly high amount of Americans don’t understand even the most common workplace acronyms.
Fellow
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Effective communication is the backbone of team productivity and efficiency. For that reason, more and more organizations are looking for meeting management solutions that will provide structure, foster transparency, encourage open communications, and empower teams to run valuable meetings. Meeting management tools guide teams in terms of meeting scheduling, structuring a meeting agenda, determining action items and producing meeting notes that you can read back on.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
I believe it is time to lift the veil on a workplace reality some white leaders, managers, and employees may find surprising. Many white people aren’t on nearly as good and friendly terms with some of the Black people they work with as they might think. In the spirit of being helpful and working to develop stronger, more positive, and authentic interracial work relationships across the workforce, it’s important to face this truth head on, even though it may be uncomfortable.
Office Snapshots
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Gensler incorporated a variety of lighting and finishes to complete the Booking Holdings offices in Bucharest, Romania. Booking Holdings, the world’s leading provider of online travel and related services, appointed Gensler to design its first ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Bucharest, Romania. The space was designed with Booking Holdings’ specialised and highly skilled talent in mind, with the aim of fostering collaboration opportunities across its brands such as Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, Rental
McKensey
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
How one multinational services and equipment company embarked on a powerful transformation journey to overcome market challenges and position itself for a decarbonized future.
Office Snapshots
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Vacons embraced innovation for the VTI offices in Hanoi, Vietnam. Designed and constructed by the Vacons Architect team, VTI’s new office in Hanoi goes beyond the confines of a traditional workspace to showcase innovation, creativity, sustainability, and a focus on enhancing the employee experience. Featuring a design that optimizes natural light, utilizes eco-friendly materials, and incorporates soundproofing solutions, the VTI office provides a comfortable, creative, and efficient workin
McKensey
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Amid increased demand, an aging workforce, and decreased recruitment levels, the energy sector’s talent pool is under pressure. Five strategies can help executives fill their talent pipeline.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
According to the October and November jobs reports, overall job gains have slowed compared to the massive job growth in September. Yet, the employers’ open positions remained steady in September, which some people have dubbed the “great mismatch”—indicating an economy where open positions and job seekers are plentiful—yet the right talent is unavailable.
McKensey
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Organizations in the energy sector are evolving in response to the energy quadrilemma. With critical choices and challenges on the horizon, making proactive moves now could determine future success.
Office Snapshots
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Unispace completed the Squirrel offices with a thoughtful incorporation of their brand identity in Auckland, New Zealand. Breathing new life into a tired 1940’s mechanics workshop to create a bold and unique workplace reflective of Squirrel’s (link: squirrel.co.nz) adventurous spirit. The decision to purchase an 80-year-old mechanics workshop is a unique one for a professional firm.
McKensey
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Energy majors set ambitious targets for new energy businesses (renewables, CCUS, hydrogen). They need an operating model combining the strengths of an incumbent with the agility needed to succeed.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
If you’re anything like me, you care what other people think of you. Making an effort to get along with others is important, and doesn’t mean you’re people-pleasing or being manipulative. In fact, forming deep connections is crucial, both at work and in life. Today’s researchers, as well as ancient philosophers like Aristotle, agree that strong relationships are a key to happiness and success.
McKensey
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Culture management is a vital aspect of integrations during mergers and acquisitions and, with the right measures, cultural alignment can drive vastly improved returns.
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
A while ago, Antony Slumbers asked me why I thought firms had never done anything much about the underutilisation of their offices. This was in the first throes of lockdown-driven remote work hysteria, prompted by one of those headlines about how offices being half empty was some signifier of hatred for them. This ignored the fact office had been half empty, or perhaps more accurately over a third empty, for at least the previous thirty years.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
At my previous job, I was always some combination of tired and bored when it was time to work. If I wasn’t sleeping, I was scrolling through the internet like a thirsty zombie looking for my next dopamine hit. Did I get any work done? Yes, but only with deadlines breathing down my neck. I knew I had to make a change, so I frantically searched for productivity videos and came across Brendon Burchard, bestselling author and high-performance coach.
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
More than a million women mask period sick days each year because they feel unable to tell their boss the true reason for their absence. The latest research revealed in the Bupa Wellbeing Index , shows that one in eight (13 percent) women have taken time off work in the last 12 months due to symptoms linked to periods, with a third (35 percent) gave a different reason when requesting the time away.
ONEs Blog
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
In the quest for heightened productivity, businesses are constantly seeking ways to optimize their operations. One area where improvements can be made is in managing appointments and meetings, particularly by addressing the issue of no-shows. The Offision platform offers a powerful check-in feature that can effectively eliminate no-shows and boost overall productivity in the office.
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Organisations cannot afford to neglect or pay lip service to employee morale if they want to retain talent, according to new research from MHR [registration]. In its latest Employee Experience report – which identifies employee wellbeing as a huge component of morale – MHR reveals that 75 percent of organisations fail to regularly check in on employee needs and attitudes, for example through satisfaction surveys.
Fellow
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
If you’ve been looking for a quick and easy way to save time and energy, transcribing and recording your meetings could be the answer. If you’re tired of taking meeting notes or notice your designated note-taker is struggling to keep up or engage in the conversation during meetings, it may be time to find an alternative. In this article, we’ll dive into the benefits of automatic meeting note taking in addition to covering the best-automated meeting notes tools What are automatic meeting notes?
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
New research investigating how cost of living pressures are impacting the workforce has found that three quarters (74 percent) of HR leaders fear the cost of living crisis is affecting employee performance. In the survey of 500 UK HR Directors, carried out by Nous.co , a third (34 percent) of HR leaders said they’d noticed a drop in productivity due to employees having other things on their minds.
Ruby
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
What makes a company’s customer service special? Maybe more importantly, what causes customer service to miss the mark? And where does your business fit into all this? Ruby has the answers; we know them from experience. Over two decades of delighting customers and making meaningful moments on behalf of thousands of small businesses , we’ve developed a keen understanding of customer service—how to do it right, what people expect from it, where and why it falls short, and more.
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Seven in ten employees (67 percent full time and 69 percent part time) say that they feel the need to put a brave face on things when asked about their mental health. Half (47 percent full time and 54 percent part time) report that the reason is because bigger things are going on in the world right now and they don’t wish to be a burden, whilst a quarter of full time employees (27 percent) and a third of part time employees (35 percent) don’t believe that people really want to know how the
Mad in America
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
I keep seeing a black dog next to me. Will this chase me all my life? The dog, the needles, the pills, the razors, the knives? The weight like leaden boots of the pain I carry the empty bottles of alcohol my mother has consumed tied together with strips of brown paper bags trailing behind me like dead noisy prayer flags The cape of shame I wish I could use to make myself smaller will my life always be divided into before and after she turned from a helicopter into a monster?
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published its Smart Building Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work. Developed with ScanTech Digital , Glider Technology , Kier and Hoare Lea , RIBA says this free resource will support anyone involved in the design of newbuild, retrofit or refurbishment projects to implement smart building technology. The Smart Building Overlay introduces smart building terminology and outlines the benefits of embedding smart building technology from the outset.
Office Snapshots
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Gindi Studio incorporated warm and bold colors when designing the Clalit Digital offices in Bnei Brak, Israel. Our project, Clalit Digital, envisions a remarkable office space as the ideal meeting ground between HiTech and medical realms. Rooted in the concept of “Digital Evolution,” the design seamlessly integrates advanced technologies with a harmonious fusion of textures, partitions, and greenery.
Fellow
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Taking notes is something we all do. Whether you are taking notes during a meeting , capturing feedback, or simply jotting down your grocery shopping list, finding the right place to put these ideas is important. Therefore, it is important to learn what the best note taking apps are to help you stay organized and on top of your tasks. If you are looking for a note taking app for meeting notes, documentation and wikis, personal notes, or educational purposes this article will provide you with the
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
189 
Let's personalize your content