Workplace Insight
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Last week at Orgatec, many firms continued to repeat the claim that “sitting is the new smoking” in their marketing spiel. There’s something in this. The risks of a sedentary lifestyle include health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Standing desks have been seen as a way to reduce the time people spend sitting while at work as a fix for such health problems.
Work Life
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Recent headlines have demonstrated a clear desire for many organizations to return to work models of the past—in some cases as a misguided attempt to yield better results. Yet, employee exodus combined with recruitment challenges are once again revealing that work in the 21 st century must adapt, and not at the expense of productivity and outcomes. While many companies are making headlines by calling employees back to the office with blanket mandates, we’ve pioneered a different path forward at
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Total Wellness
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Have you noticed that more and more people are feeling lonely lately? It’s true. A recent survey by the US Census Bureau revealed that 1 in 8 people often feel lonely — always or usually. For younger adults, that number jumps to nearly 1 in 4. As a wellness leader, it’s important to understand that loneliness doesn’t stop at the door when people come to work.
Work Life
OCTOBER 28, 2024
I have spent over 16 years studying more than 30,000 leaders from interviews at my own executive search firm, focusing on the leadership strategies that boost the exemplary candidates above the rest. Analyzing the data, I’ve broken down the twelve most important traits that separate these rare candidates or “unicorns” from the rest in their applicant pool.
AdminDroid
OCTOBER 28, 2024
On Day 28 of Cybersecurity awareness month, learn how to boost security by removing phone authentication for Microsoft 365 users. Keep an eye out for more valuable insights in our M365 Cybersecurity blog series! Did you know that, SIM swapping and Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks skyrocketed by 400% between 2015 and 2022? Here are some eye-opening examples: 2024 : The U.S.
Work Life
OCTOBER 28, 2024
There may need to be a new term invented for the wave of jobs that will be lost due to AI. For those who missed it, quiet quitting gained momentum during the pandemic. People would do the bare minimum or less in an effort to collect an easy paycheck or be fired with severance. But the inverse might be gaining momentum soon. Silent firing is where companies make jobs more difficult in the hopes that employees quit, so their jobs can be automated.
OE Cam
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Building the Accountability Culture – Editorial by Mark Goodridge When things go well, we love a hero, but equally when things go wrong, we like a villain – someone to blame. This is not just an emotional response, it’s largely how we get things done. We pay people to do a job and expect a positive result. Our lead article sets out our current crisis of accountability.
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Workplace Insight
OCTOBER 28, 2024
A new report claims that more than a quarter (27 percent) of office workers who work flexibly believe they have missed out on a job promotion or opportunity. Even so, most remote workers say they still wouldn’t want to give up on flexibility. The Work Remastered 2024 survey of 1,000 office workers in the UK and US, carried out by consultancy United Culture claims to highlight a disconnect between what leaders and employees want.
McKensey
OCTOBER 28, 2024
As ubiquitous and essential components of modern life, chips are a dominant concern for governments and business leaders across industries.
Office Snapshots
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Canadian law firm Stikeman Elliott’s new workplace redesign infuses hospitality into the client experience, while realizing new ways of working and attracting employees back to the office. The main design driver is the u-shaped internal staircase and gold-gilded canopy structure with its gridded pattern. Making it a focal point of the function and meeting area, the canopy with powder coated golden metalwork encases the opening portion of the staircase extending down to level 41 as a curtain wall
I/O at Work
OCTOBER 28, 2024
New research finds that sharing vulnerable stories is a good way for people to build trust. How can organizations use this to their advantage?
Spiceworks
OCTOBER 28, 2024
"Doing more with less" seems to be a common phrase in meetings and boardrooms. These tips on cost reduction, sourced straight from the Spiceworks Community, can help you save money with minimal impact to your day-to-day work. The post IT Cost Reduction Strategies: 8 Real-World Money Saving Examples appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.
Sarah Levitt
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Take practice. We don’t like to think of it that way, but it’s so often the case. Sure, sometimes the right phrase finds us.
Vantage Circle
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The work environment dynamics we are familiar with are undergoing significant changes. The attention is now on sustainability and maintaining employee engagement simultaneously. Both of these factors are essential for a company to achieve success. With the growing awareness of environmental and social issues, individuals are seeking employment with companies that align with their values and contribute to building a sustainable future.
Work Life
OCTOBER 28, 2024
At some point, someone at work is going to upset you. It might be a supervisor who doesn’t support a project that you’re passionate about. Or it might be a colleague who undermines your work or takes credit for something you did. Or perhaps it’s a client or customer who treats you rudely. When that frustration and anger wells up, it’s natural to want to release it.
Success
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Chicago-based entrepreneur, author and podcast host Kate Kennedy did not set out to become an internet sensation, but when an Australian radio station shared her “turn off your straightener” doormat on their social media a decade ago, the post went viral. “I was in a very Pinterest-forward era where I wanted cute home decor,” Kennedy reflects. “I didn’t want a paper sign on my door, so I built it into another household item….
Office Snapshots
OCTOBER 28, 2024
The world leader in steel has chosen an iconic location at Place de la Trinité to establish part of its Parisian operations. This strategic move brings the company closer to its customers and partners while embodying its innovative spirit. Alloys: from metals to men. A thoughtful design process was initiated to merge materials with human connection, infusing the workspace with the group’s vision of innovation and ambition.
Work Life
OCTOBER 28, 2024
In the typical working day, leaders juggle multiple priorities, stakeholders, and decisions, which can lead to cognitive overload. Cognitive overload occurs when the demand on cognitive resources exceeds one’s capacity to manage them. It negatively impacts working memory, decision-making capacity, and performance. Additionally, when leaders are in the cognitive-overload spiral, they can’t be mindful, and working harder won’t help.
Attendance Bot
OCTOBER 28, 2024
For HR professionals overseeing operations in Colombia, understanding the holiday landscape for 2025 is essential for efficient workforce management. In Colombia, national holidays like Independence Day and Christmas are pivotal, impacting both business operations and employee schedules. Additionally, certain observances, such as Labor Day and key Christian holidays, are observed nationwide and can affect staffing and productivity.
Work Life
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Today, leaders are typically put into one of two buckets: superhero or supervillain. The myth of the superhero CEO is ever-present in today’s discourse on leadership—as is its counterpart, the corporate villain whose failings are all too clear. This mythologizing is not only flawed, but also popularizes misguided notions about how leaders succeed. As advisers to both new and long-serving CEOs, we’ve seen this reality first-hand: Even the best leaders start out with serious weaknesses they need t
Vantage Circle
OCTOBER 28, 2024
When striving for success in an organization, one crucial aspect that one needs to get right is employee engagement. Research consistently shows that engaged employees drive better business outcomes across industries, regardless of company size or nationality. Employees who are engaged are more productive, more committed to their work, and contribute to higher profitability.
Work Life
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning.
Work Life
OCTOBER 28, 2024
I hope this message finds you well! In my nine years as Textio’s CEO, I wrote 1,100 email messages (!!!) to reignite conversations with people who, despite initial enthusiasm and engagement, had gone ghosty on our sales team. Most salespeople will tell you this kind of exec outreach is hit or miss. After all, if someone wanted to talk to you, they wouldn’t be ghosting you in the first place.
Work Life
OCTOBER 28, 2024
They play on the same team, but they couldn’t be further apart. One member of the women’s volleyball team at San Jose State University has signed on to being part of a federal lawsuit against the NCAA challenging the presence of transgender athletes in women’s college sports. The specific person she cites? One of her own teammates.
Work Life
OCTOBER 28, 2024
President Joe Biden slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States. The South Africa-born Musk denies the allegation. “That wealthiest man in the world turned out to be an illegal worker here. No, I’m serious. He was supposed to be in school when he came on a student visa.
Work Life
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Polarizing. Challenging. A lot of wasted time. That’s how six lawmakers described what it is like being in the U.S. House —a particularly tumultuous period in American history that has brought governing to a standstill, placed their lives in danger and raised fundamental questions about what it means to be a representative in a divided democracy.
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