Fri.Nov 15, 2024

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Harnessing AI to reshape consumer experiences in healthcare

McKensey

AI-powered solutions can unlock insights from previously inaccessible data and enable consumer engagement and personalization at an unprecedented scale, in turn lifting healthcare business outcomes.

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Therapy Can Harm Too

Mad in America

I n the critical psychiatry community, we tend to draw a stark line between drug treatment and psychotherapy, with the latter often being promoted as a safer and more holistic alternative, getting at the root cause of our distress rather than just covering up symptoms. Unfortunately, this comes with a tendency to forget that therapy too has strong roots in the biomedical model, and it‘s that framework in which practitioners are trained.

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Op-Ed: Why we need to shift from a scarcity mindset to abundance now, more than ever

Work Life

The morning after the election, I told myself to stay off my news feeds and social media accounts—it’d be the most “self-care” thing I could do. But it was exactly what I did not do. Part of me was searching to see if the result, and its implications for myself and my daughters as women of color, was all really true. Another part was looking for community, to validate that I was not alone in my despair, my deep shock that most of our country had chosen hate and chaos rather than humanity.

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Private Client Offices – Kolkata

Office Snapshots

The clients, creative directors of a celebrated graphic designing brand in this region, wanted a free-flowing, open, and interactive workspace maximizing every inch, with a library as a must-have feature. Pooja Bihani visualized the space to be very fluid and open. The boundaries defined by typical partitions and doors had to be shattered in the mind and the space itself to inspire the graphic designers as “countless possibilities.

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There are no federal parental leave protections for entrepreneurs. Here’s how to manage

Work Life

When I was pregnant with my second kid, Chetan, I also ran a successful startup called FoodtoEat. I didn’t want to lose the momentum of success on FoodtoEat, especially after my first startup had failed to raise the funding it needed to survive, so I told myself I just had to keep going and keep up the hustle to make it to the next level. I had no plans to take an extended parental leave.

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Private Trading Company Offices – London

Office Snapshots

Zentura’s design team created a concept that embodied the client’s brand. It also gave them the confidence that Zentura were the right company to partner with. Zentura then created a detailed drawing pack and scope of works. This ensured the client understood exactly what the package entailed, and that it met their requirements. The design also included ultra-realistic CGIs to give the client an understanding of what the finished space would look like.

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Ultimate guide to getting more sleep

Work Life

If you live to be 90 years old you’ll sleep for about 32 years of your life. “What that 32 years is telling us is that sleep, at some level, is important, and yet for most of us, we don’t give sleep a second thought,” says Russell Foster, a circadian neuroscientist, in his popular TED talk titled, “Why Do We Sleep?” Most of us know that we should get more sleep but before we learn how , it’s important to learn why.

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Don’t sign your severance agreement until you negotiate these 3 points

Work Life

When you’re fired or laid off, a severance package can offer a sense of relief—but it often brings a wave of overwhelm , too. A severance agreement ends the employment relationship between the employee and the employer. These packages are typically designed to support employees during their transition out of the company, usually with financial compensation and sometimes additional benefits.

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Delivering the strategy: The COO agenda

McKensey

In recent discussions, COOs reflect on the need for an often-missing defined agenda that reflects the role’s unique responsibilities. Here’s how to start.

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Why some of the highest achievers are painfully unhappy, according to a Yale-trained psychotherapist

Work Life

As businesses rush to meet year-end goals, workplace anxiety is everywhere. It’s the corporate world’s worst-kept secret that dangerous levels of anxiety go all the way to the top, touching C-suites at many of the nation’s top companies. More than 1,900 CEOs left their jobs in 2023 , and 19 died in office, the highest level since 2010. A Deloitte study of more than 1,100 executives from around the world found that fully 82% of senior corporate leaders “say they’ve experienced exhaustion indicati

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Is your organization healthy? Find out with this quiz

McKensey

The latest update of McKinsey’s Organizational Health Index offers some twists and surprises for leaders. See if you can identify the crucial markers of a healthy organization.

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The ROI of Employee Engagement

Vantage Circle

Employee engagement is increasingly recognized as a priority for companies. However, it is commonly associated only with qualitative or intangible outcomes. This perspective can overlook the full potential that employee engagement is capable of. To dispel the misconception around engagement being limited to intangible gains, companies must calculate the ROI of employee engagement.

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Robert Chatwani on product-led sales, a new growth frontier

McKensey

Robert Chatwani, president of growth at Docusign, discusses how to drive sustainable revenue growth and brand love through product-led sales.

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Should You Get a Business Address? Everything You Need to Know

Launch Work Places

So, you’re wondering whether you need to get a business address for your company, and the deeper you dig into the idea, the more confused you’re finding yourself. Sound about right? There are tons of questions to consider. Do you need a business address? Is there a benefit to getting one, even if you don’t need it? In that case, should you get a PO box?

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Numb by ElizaM

Mad in America

Dissociation feels like my head is stuffed with cotton and I can’t hear right. Like trying to have a conversation under water. Muffled. Blurry. Both heavy and floaty. Maze of mirrors, rolling floors. Everything bounces off. Nothing penetrates. Even when I think I feel something, I can’t remember it later on. I can’t land. Unable to grasp life.

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Employee Wellness: Staying Active During Colder Months

Workplace Wellness

As the weather turns colder and daylight hours shorten, it’s easy to feel tempted to hibernate on the couch, wrapped in a blanket, with a hot drink in hand. But just because winter is here doesn’t mean you have to give up staying active. In fact, the colder months offer plenty of unique opportunities to stay fit, healthy, and energized. From indoor workouts to embracing outdoor winter activities, there are countless ways to stay active and make the most of the season.

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Training Employees on AI Tools Builds Trust in ESG

Great Place to Work

Employees are 45% more likely to believe their company makes decisions that benefit the environment when they’re trained on the risks and benefits of using AI. While optimists believe that artificial intelligence offers the opportunity to improve the lives of workers and build a better workplace, most workers are not so sure. Three quarters of Americans say AI will reduce the number of jobs in the country over the next decade, per Gallup.

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10 Top Recruitment Marketing Tools of 2024

Vantage Circle

Introduction In today’s job market, where candidates have more choices than ever, recruitment marketing has revolutionized how companies attract, engage, and retain top talent. Gone are the days of simply posting job ads and waiting for resumes to pile up. Now, it’s about crafting a compelling employer brand, launching targeted campaigns, and nurturing connections with potential candidates well before a position is even available.

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Episode 564: Laura McClellan Talks About Simplifying Productivity and Making a Life That Matters

Productivityist

In this Flashback Friday episode of A Productive Conversation , I reconnect with Laura McClellan , lawyer, writer, and host of The Productive Woman podcast. Laura shares insights from her sabbatical, her evolving perspective on productivity, and how she balances her legal career, podcasting, and personal pursuits. Our conversation is both reflective and forward-looking, exploring how intentional productivity can help craft a meaningful life.

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Transforming Facility Management with Data-Driven Space Planning – Ungated

fm:systems

This webinar dives into the art of space programming and facility management, specifically designed for universities and large organizations.

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How Europe is fighting brain drain as talent goes north

Work Life

Until recently aerospace engineer Pedro Monteiro figured he’d join many of his peers moving from Portugal to its richer European neighbours in the quest for a better-paid job once he completes his master’s degree in Lisbon. But tax breaks proposed by Portugal’s government for young workers – up to a temporary 100% income tax exemption in some cases – plus help with housing are making him think twice. “Previous governments left young people behind,” said

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Why some LGBTQ+ couples are rushing to get married before Trump takes office again

Work Life

When singer and songwriter Morgxn woke up the morning after Donald Trump’s reelection, the first thing he did was apply for a marriage license. Morgxn, who is gay, is based in Nashville, Tennessee—a state that voted staunchly in favor of Trump. He and his fiancé, Gabe, had been planning to get married on November 30, but the election results confirmed for him the importance of that decision.

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What could happen to abortion access under Trump

Work Life

In the lead up to the election, Donald Trump would not directly answer questions about his plans for enacting a federal abortion ban, despite repeated inquiries in press interviews. But in August, JD Vance claimed that Trump had “explicitly” stated that he would veto a federal abortion ban that was passed by Congress. Trump was quick to note that the running mates had not talked about the issue—but not long after, he declared on social media that he “would not support a federal abortion ban, und

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