BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

An interesting thing happened once the pandemic ushered in remote work on a large scale—employers hired many more employees with disabilities. This upended a lot of discriminatory thinking about hiring employees with disabilities. In conjunction with the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology, the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy has a new publication and associated tools, AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework , both of which are geared toward hiring empl

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Spiceworks

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Two of the biggest days for online shoppers — Black Friday and Cyber Monday — are almost here. Check out five tips to maintain security hygiene when shopping online during the holiday season. The post Top Tips to Stay Safe During Black Friday and Cyber Monday appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Security 88

McKensey

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Effective leaders continually adapt their priorities, roles, time, and energy practices to stay ahead of new realities. Here’s why you need to do the same.

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Leadership 81

Office Snapshots

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Designing our office at Tanya Mallavarapu was a captivating experience. Identifying the diverse needs of our design team and crafting various workspaces to meet those needs turned out to be both enjoyable and rewarding. Inspired by the serene aesthetics of Japanese design, our goal was to create a welcoming and inviting environment that would cater to both clients and vendors.

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Third-quarter GDP reports reveal a mixed global economy. China faces an economic slowdown; the United States sees growth; and the eurozone is stable. The IMF forecasts a slow but stable global trajectory into 2025.

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Office Snapshots

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Dains Accountants’ strategic relocation to 2 Chamberlain Square, part of the dynamic Paradise Birmingham development, marks a significant milestone for the firm. After experiencing rapid growth, the company decided to relocate and design a high-quality environment for their clients and staff. Dains Accountants wanted to break free from the traditional, desk-based office setting to create a more dynamic space that encourages innovation and collaboration.

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The announcement of OpenAI’s ​​​​​​ $16 million licensing deal with Dotdash Meredith sheds light on a pivotal shift in how AI systems like ChatGPT are trained: by leveraging high-quality, human-generated content. This agreement signals a deeper collaboration between AI developers and media organizations, reshaping the relationship between technology and publishing while raising critical questions about ethics, economics and control over intellectual property.

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In early November, 1 million people joined Bluesky in a single day. Now, a live counter shows over 20 million users as of earlier this week. With 10-11 people joining per second, the social media startup seems to have no limit. Here’s what to know about the social media platform scaling faster than anyone expected. Bluesky’s humble beginnings Bluesky was started by Jack Dorsey, a former Twitter employee, who created the spinoff with a focus on what’s best for users , not big tech companies.

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

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

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

When publicist Kari Torstenson and her husband decided they were ready to start a family, she wasn’t sure if she could stay in her career. The 9-to-5 lifestyle of commuting to an office, managing a team and maintaining a busy calendar filled with client projects wasn’t going to be sustainable once she became a mom, or so she thought. Growing up a millennial, she never witnessed more than two options for mothers.

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Workplace Wellness

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The holiday season is here! This time of year is all about relaxing, spending time with loved ones, and indulging in our favorite foods. However, for many, the pressure of maintaining healthy habits while also enjoying our favorite foods can make the holidays feel stressful and overwhelming. Instead of limiting yourself from holiday foods, you can swap some ingredients that will have you spending less time worrying about maintaining healthy eating habits, and more time enjoying yourself.

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

It’s been said time and again: Employees can make or break a business. But could the way management treats those same workers make a noticeable difference in the bottom line? New research suggests that it could. A report showed “for the first time” a positive correlation between a company’s use of worker-centered strategies and its financial growth.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Whether you are a CEO, frontline manager, or individual contributor, what people will remember most about working with you is how you made them feel. The strongest feelings I have towards people I’ve worked with come from tough times we faced together where their true character was fully tested and exposed. Those who demonstrated care for others and acted in service of the team rather than themselves made the most positive difference to me.

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Work in Confidence

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

EHRC essential guidance to help create safer workplaces The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has introduced essential guidance to help employers create safer, more inclusive workplaces by preventing sexual harassment. This initiative aligns with employers’ legal responsibility under the Preventative Duty to proactively protect employees, marking a critical shift from reactive to preventative measures.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Working with family members in a business setting is a unique experience that brings both opportunities and challenges. Entrepreneurial families—those engaged in creating and managing businesses over generations—often rely on the strength of family ties to create long-lasting ventures. However, combining family and business dynamics introduces complexities that need to be managed in order to avoid heaven becoming hell.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In 2025, human resource leaders say they will be focusing on navigating the complexities of workplace transformation, at a time when most people say they are already worn out by change. This is one of the key findings from the Gartner HR Priorities Survey [registration] of over 1,400 HR leaders from 60 countries and a range of industries. The report highlights five pivotal areas—leader and manager development, organisational culture, strategic workforce planning, change management, and HR techno

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The vast majority—82%—of middle managers feel invisible and frustrated. About 18 months ago, my team and I decided to survey more than 1,000 middle managers and found that many hate their jobs. No wonder, no one wants to be a middle manager anymore. These leaders are crucial for connecting strategy and execution, yet they often go unnoticed and unsupported.

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Attendance Bot

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

When it comes to hiring, finding a candidate with the right skills is only part of the equation. Equally important is whether the candidate’s personality aligns with the team and company culture. That’s where personality interview questions come in. These questions reveal more than what a résumé can show, offering a glimpse into how a person works, communicates, and interacts with others.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Distractions are inevitable, whether it’s your phone pulling you away from work or sleep, the noise in your office, or a home workspace that just isn’t conducive to productivity. Distractions don’t have to hold us back from getting the important things done. There are many ways to manage distractions. But first it’s important to learn the four types of attention before we can learn how to manage our distractions.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Seth Godin , the legendary author and marketer, joined me for an insightful conversation on productivity, creativity, and intentional living. In this Flashback Friday episode, Seth delves into the concepts behind his book The Practice: Shipping Creative Work , discussing the importance of intent, the challenges of imposter syndrome, and why consistency overrides authenticity.

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

What’s often missing from the conversation about getting to net-zero emissions is a recognition of the difficulty in transforming the complex physical assets underlying our current energy system — a system that has been optimized over centuries to deliver high performance, that is deeply embedded in the global economy, and that serves billions of people.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

China announced Friday that it would expand visa-free entry to nine more countries as it seeks to boost tourism and business travel to help revive a sluggish economy. Starting Nov. 30, travelers from Bulgaria, Romania, Malta, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Estonia, Latvia, and Japan will be able to enter China for up to 30 days without a visa, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said.

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Of the world’s top 20 companies by market cap at the end of 2005, only four remained at the top as of November 2024. Most of the companies that had displaced the powerhouses of 2005 belonged to a unique category of industries that we call arenas of competition. Arenas have two defining characteristics: they capture an outsize share of the economy’s growth and the market shares of the companies within them change hands at a much higher rate, writes Kweilin Ellingrud in Forbes.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

You work hard and are proud of what you do. You’re a great performer. You stay late and push your teams to complete the work faster, on time, and without errors. You’ve been going all year pushing and grinding, then you go in for your monthly review and sit down with your manager, and instead of praising your work, they say something that makes you feel three inches tall.

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Despite the momentum of recent years, the fact remains that the energy transition is only in its infancy. Roughly halfway through what has been called climate’s decisive decade, and in the face of rising global uncertainties, it is time for a pragmatic reality check to understand where are we really, and what it will take to get the rest of the job done, write Chris Bradley, Mekala Krishnan, and Humayun Tai in Fortune.

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Technology 40

Zevo Health

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The global content moderation market driven by BPOs (Business Process Outsourcing companies) is set to grow from just over $ 10bn in 2023 to a staggering $20bn in 2028 ( Content Moderation Solutions Global Market Report 2024 ). By the same token, it’s a “free-for-all” marketspace, making entry for new players easy, as long as they can provide sufficient manpower.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

For years, researchers have tried to pinpoint the amount of money Americans need to earn in order to feel happy. One oft-cited study from 2010 put that number at just $75,000, but subsequent research has found that happiness can actually keep increasing until your income crosses $100,000. A new study by the financial services company Empower found that many Americans—nearly 60%—still see happiness as a key measure of success.

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