Workplace Insight
JUNE 30, 2024
New research from Trainline claims the number of UK “supercommuters” using rail to travel longer distances to work has doubled since Covid. Almost half (47 percent) of current supercommuters surveyed made the lifestyle change either during or post-pandemic, and over four in five (84 percent) of these new supercommuters say hybrid working has enabled this switch in their commuting habits.
Work Life
JUNE 30, 2024
Navigating your team through organizational change is a demanding and transformative journey. It tests your leadership capabilities while offering personal growth and learning opportunities. In my experience, maintaining employee engagement through mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring has been one of the most significant challenges shaping my leadership journey.
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Success
JUNE 30, 2024
Five years ago, the concept of leading a 100% virtual company seemed unreal to me. Yet today, SUCCESS Enterprises supports team members across three continents, five countries and six time zones. For many of our team members, the digital nomadic lifestyle has become a norm, with some people relocating every few months. This unique environment presents challenges that require a shift in the virtual leadership approach.
Work Life
JUNE 30, 2024
In the movie Paycheck , Ben Affleck finds himself under attack from Uma Thurman’s futuristic weather machine. Buffeted by gale-force winds, Affleck raises his hands and calls out, “Alright, I give up! I give up!” Thurman turns off the weather, smiles mischievously, and coos, “Don’t give up.” There is more than one way to give up. In the sense of surrender , it means to admit defeat, as in battle or debate.
Go Burrows
JUNE 30, 2024
Dawn Marraccino is a seasoned executive assistant with over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Dawn talks about being a strategic partner as an executive assistant, living on a sailboat, and shares her journey toward burnout – and her recovery from it. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind. – Brené Brown CONNECT WITH DAWN Dawn on LinkedIn Dawn’s Website Dawn on Instagram ABOUT DAWN Dawn Marraccino is a seasoned life
Work Life
JUNE 30, 2024
No one likes a grammar pedant. English is not my mother tongue, and I’m certainly guilty of the occasional dangling modifier or unclear pronoun. I take comfort in the fact that proper usage is an always-evolving concept and that the line between error and poetic license can be delightfully hazy. Yesterday’s malapropisms are today’s alternative definitions, and anyone who derives pleasure from pointing out others’ mistakes should remember that manners matter and rules change.
Minding the Workplace
JUNE 30, 2024
image courtesy of freepik.com While teaching Employment Law and Employment Discrimination courses at Suffolk University Law School here in Boston, at some point I insert into class discussion my belief that the main ways in which we resolve employment disputes in the U.S. — i.e. , complaints lodged with administrative agencies, often followed by hearings and civil litigation — are often deeply stressful, unpleasant, and even traumatizing experiences for litigants.
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Work Life
JUNE 30, 2024
When I say that I have an obsessive fascination with cashiers, Jason Buechel, CEO of Whole Foods Market, laughs. He understands my niche (and admittedly nerdy preoccupation). Cashiers have been the target of automation for decades, long before the mass application of generative AI. The role was first disrupted by James Ritty, a saloonkeeper from Dayton, Ohio, who invented the mechanical cash register in 1879.
Work Life
JUNE 30, 2024
I’m just back from a short vacation, and let me tell you, the struggle to focus is real, people. It could have something to do with the heat. Or the number of questions I’ve gotten from colleagues since I logged on while whittling down my inbox. Either way, the result is the same: Productivity is down and my cognitive function feels like the equivalent of a plate of undercooked scrambled eggs.
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