McKensey

JANUARY 21, 2025

Growth requires the right mix of outlook, strategy, and capabilities. Top leaders achieve their goals by turning five mindsets into action.

Leadership 133

Leadership Sales 133

Wellable

JANUARY 21, 2025

Learn when to roll out a corporate wellness program to capitalize on seasonal trends and enhance employee participation. The post What Is The Best Time Of Year To Launch A Corporate Wellness Program? appeared first on Wellable.

Learning 130

Learning 130

fm:systems

JANUARY 21, 2025

With recent return to office mandates, what are key concerns for facility managers?

Real Estate 105

Real Estate 105

McKensey

JANUARY 21, 2025

Strategy, tools, and talent are key considerations for institutional investors as they adopt and scale technology to generate alpha.

Technology 104

Technology 104

Office Dynamics Blog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Master the Executive Assistant interview with top questions, answers, and preparation tips to showcase your skills and land the role.

Interviewing 52

Interviewing 52

McKensey

JANUARY 21, 2025

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if youre looking for a quick win.

Problem-Solving 98

Problem-Solving 98

Office Dynamics Blog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Master the Executive Assistant interview with top questions, answers, and preparation tips to showcase your skills and land the role.

Interviewing 52

Interviewing 52

Insperity

JANUARY 21, 2025

For decades, the term soft skills has been used to describe attributes like communication, teamwork, empathy and adaptability. These skills are often seen as secondary to technical expertise or hard skills. However, in todays workplace, soft skills have evolved from being merely nice to have to becoming an essential component of professional success.

Teamwork 197

Teamwork Prioritization Construction Problem-Solving 197

Success

JANUARY 21, 2025

In 2020, as COVID-19 raged on and the world ground to a halt, Erin McGoff sat in her 400-square-foot Brooklyn apartment and fretted. Her flourishing career in the film industrythe very thing that brought her to New York City in the first placesuddenly seemed in jeopardy. Editing and directing work all but dried up once the pandemic hit; it was like the entire industry was at a standstill.

Administrative Assistance 111

Administrative Assistance Influencing Retail Consulting 111

Vantage Circle

JANUARY 21, 2025

As someone who has spent countless hours navigating the ins and outs of employee recognition , I’ve always believed that timely acknowledgment can transform workplace dynamics. And one of the tools that has truly stood out for me is Microsoft Teams Recognition. It’s not just a collaboration platform but also a space where appreciation can thrive seamlessly.

Catering 104

Catering Teamwork Prioritization Communication 104

Success

JANUARY 21, 2025

In todays fast-paced digital age, distractions are everywhere. Technology, notifications, multitasking and environmental noise all compete for our attention, making it harder than ever to stay focused. These distractions not only impact our ability to concentrate, but they can reduce our productivity and overall well-being. As we move from task to task, the mind can become fragmented.

Multitasking 111

Multitasking Equipment Controlling Technology 111

Workplace Insight

JANUARY 21, 2025

A new poll conducted by the London conference and events venue, The QEII Centre, claims that the economic value of distraction during meetings has risen to an estimated 20.7 billion per year, partly as a result of the shift to online meetings. Based on a survey of over 1,000 UK desk-based workers, the research set out in the new report builds on findings from The QEII Centres inaugural 2023 Distracted Economy report.

Reporting 103

Reporting 103

Success

JANUARY 21, 2025

Accountability means taking responsibility and ownership of our actions and choices, whether they lead to achievements or failures. Its an essential part of our growth, both personally and professionallyyet its also something many of us struggle with. Its often difficult to admit when were wrong or have made a mistake because these confessions require vulnerability and open us up to the possibility of judgment.

Leadership 105

Leadership Delegation Learning Controlling 105

Office Snapshots

JANUARY 21, 2025

The office space for PayTR, located within the IzQ Innovation Center, is conceived as a forward-thinking headquarters that embodies both functionality and innovation for a company specializing in virtual payment systems. The design takes full advantage of the buildings form and location, with the land-facing portion dedicated to management offices, arranged in two distinct sections.

Catering 97

Catering Flexibility Flexibility Planning 97

Mad in America

JANUARY 21, 2025

I am looking for Sam. I met Sam during one of my spells in a psychiatric hospital in Sheffield. She was very funny, beautiful and kind. With lustrous blond hair, she was liked by everyone, including the nurses. We became friends at once. I always found it important to make friends if I was in a hospital (a few times). I never believed in solely individual resilience.

Consulting 96

Consulting Food Planning Learning 96

Success

JANUARY 21, 2025

Understanding how to navigate workplace dynamics can make all the difference in building strong, healthy working relationships. One of the most effective tools for decoding behavioral tendencies is the DISC assessment , which categorizes individuals according to four personality typesDominance (D), Influence (I), Steadiness (S) and Conscientiousness (C).

Communication 96

Communication Problem-Solving Influencing Prioritization 96

Work Life

JANUARY 21, 2025

Starbucks said Friday it plans an unspecified number of layoffs as it restructures its corporate staff. In a letter to employees, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol said the Seattle coffee giant needs to ensure all work has a clear and accountable owner who can make decisions. The company also needs to reduce complexity and silos. “Our size and structure can slow us down, with too many layers, managers of small teams and roles focused primarily on coordinating work,” Niccol wrot

Planning 76

Planning Sales Communication 76

CoreHealth Workplace Wellness

JANUARY 21, 2025

Wellness programs have evolved significantly over the last few years, driven by advancements in technology and a deeper understanding of what makes employees happy and productive. Modern wellness initiatives are more personalized, accessible, and effective, focusing not only on physical health but also on mental, emotional, and social aspects of wellness and participation often requires engaging with technology in new ways.

Technology 67

Technology 67

Work Life

JANUARY 21, 2025

When my niece Fiona was four, she began to resist getting dressed and rejected any outfit her mother selected. My sister-in-law then started to offer her daughter a choice for each type of clothingi.e., a choice between these two shirts and then a choice between these two pants, etc. It worked beautifully: Fiona began to dress quickly and without resistance.

Delegation 75

Delegation Administrative Staff Banking Purchasing 75

Mad in America

JANUARY 21, 2025

You are a world. You are not a sign, a category, a personality, a label, a diagnosis, a spectacle, a thing to be analyzed, or figured out. Others who lost their world will try to eat your world to be their world. You are a world of infinite possibility. We do not know you totally, and anyone who promises they do, wants to consume you. They secretly say, and I know it well, Come, be like me.

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Work Life

JANUARY 21, 2025

In The Good Life: Lessons from the Worlds Longest Scientific Study of Happiness , Dr. Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz, PhD, contrast the lives of two men: A teacher who had rich relationships with his friends, family, and students. Committed to his students, he declined numerous promotions to stay in the classroom. And, a lawyer who believed that professional success would bring him joy.

Mentoring 75

Mentoring Interviewing Learning Promotion 75

Fellow

JANUARY 21, 2025

If youve used Google Meet lately, you may have seen a pop-up saying Google can now take meeting notes for you using Gemini, Googles AI assistant. Take Notes for Me automatically takes notes, allowing you to focus more during your meetings, the pop-up says. This is a new feature for some tiers of paid Google Workspace accounts that, as advertised, can turn your Google Meet calls into an AI summary, along with a transcript.

Security 52

Security Sales Project Management Planning 52

Work Life

JANUARY 21, 2025

After founding my pediatric mental health care company in 2021, one of our first patients was a child whod been referred to us from the emergency room (ER) after a deeply troubling experience in the healthcare system. She was put on medication by her primary care provider (PCP) to help her cope with emotional struggles following a breakup, but when the initial dosage didnt seem to work, her doctor kept increasing it.

Healthcare 75

Healthcare Equipment Training Consulting 75

Office Snapshots

JANUARY 21, 2025

Amid the rapid evolution of the IT industry and the continuous emergence of new startups, YOONCOMS has established a solid position as a leading domestic DX company, achieving steady growth over the years. In designing the workspace for YOONCOMS, which has grown into a domestic DX specialist through 20 years of IT commercialization, the project was steered with the concept of “New Tradition” a pairing of seemingly contrasting ideas.

Construction 52

Construction Technology 52

Work Life

JANUARY 21, 2025

Sustaining a happy, healthy, and high-performing culture hinges on its capacity to integrate diverse viewpoints. Todays multigenerational workforce has the power to create limitless game-changing ideas, experiences, and insights. Yet, bias and entrenched thinking have led to an increase in age discrimination and a diminished sense of belonging at work.

Healthcare 75

Healthcare Flexibility Flexibility Work Ethic 75

Zevo Health

JANUARY 21, 2025

In the digital age, ensuring safety on online platforms while preserving user engagement is a formidable challenge. Content moderation sits at the heart of this issue, striving to filter harmful material without stifling expression or compromising user experience. However, this balancing act extends beyond technology and policyit significantly impacts the wellbeing of the human moderators who safeguard these digital spaces.

Technology 52

Technology Networking Mentoring Government 52

Office Snapshots

JANUARY 21, 2025

Visier is a recognised global leader in people analytics and workforce planning software. The company employed M Moser to strategise, design and deliver its Vancouver headquarters expansion project. The goal was to create a design that balances aesthetic appeal with functional needs and aligns closely with brand guidelines. Additionally, the team aimed to incorporate sustainable and inclusive practices to ultimately capture the companys human-centric, social culture through design.

Office Layout 52

Office Layout Construction Problem-Solving Equipment 52

Yarooms

JANUARY 21, 2025

Modern workforce crave meaningful learning opportunities that go beyond traditional training programs. A significant majority of employees are drawn to peer-based learning, which not only fosters collaboration but also accelerates skill development. Studies show that employees in organizations with a strong learning culture are 44% more likely to showcase their strengths, underlining the growing preference for collaborative learning over static, top-down training.

Learning 52

Learning Training 52

Work Life

JANUARY 21, 2025

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring most federal employees to return to work in person full time, a move that is likely to spark backlash and legal challenges from unions. WHAT DOES TRUMP’S ORDER DO? Trump directed the heads of all federal agencies to “take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements” and require employees to report to “their respective duty stations” full time.

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Government Legal Reporting 98