Workplace Insight

JANUARY 21, 2024

London’s office market continues to adapt to evolving workforce demands. The normalisation of hybrid and flexible working since the pandemic remains the biggest cultural shift that the office sector has witnessed in decades. In addition to the rise in demand for quality-as-a-must in 2023, collaboration, culture, and connectivity will lead the charge for office space trends in the year ahead.

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Work Life

JANUARY 21, 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.

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All Work

JANUARY 21, 2024

Visionary leaders recognize that an employee-focused environment promoting happiness and engagement enhances productivity, sales, and retention, thereby improving the company’s overall performance. Adopting a design approach that integrates elements of surprise, well-being, confidence, and inspiration can leverage happiness hormones like dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins to foster a productive and content workforce.

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Work Life

JANUARY 21, 2024

There are many culture gaps among the Black, brown, and white experiences that whites often don’t even realize. Cultural intelligence can help us bridge those gaps. Institutions can use cultural intelligence not simply as a communications tool, but also to improve practices and make them more inclusive. For instance, it’s no secret that many in the Black community are more comfortable going to African American providers, in part because they don’t believe healthcare is deliv

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Go Burrows

JANUARY 21, 2024

Maggie Olson is founder and instructor at Nova Chief of Staff. As the Chief of Staff to a President at a Fortune 40 company—a multibillion-dollar business with 5,000+ employees—Maggie built the president’s Chief of Staff model from the ground up to create a highly successful team, drove efficiencies, and established executive back-office structure that will be in place for years to come.

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Work Life

JANUARY 21, 2024

Workers across the globe are biting fingernails and fighting restless leg syndrome as we anxiously follow the evolving state of the U.S. economy. Many of us are fearful and curious about what any change, small or large, might mean for the bottom line of our respective organizations and the bottom line of our respective personal finances. Interestingly enough, while the term “economic uncertainty” has become a staple of modern language, the U.S. economy remains relatively stable, wi

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 21, 2024

There’s a lot of talk in HR circles about employee engagement lately. Companies are investing in team-building activities, recognition programs, and new office designs - and shelling out big money for fancy consultancies. But how do you really know if all that engagement spending is paying off? Enter the employee engagement index. Key Takeaways The employee engagement index is a powerful metric quantifying staff's discretionary effort and emotional commitment based on survey response

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Cake Drop

JANUARY 21, 2024

It’s that time of year again when everything from Tube ads to supermarket aisles start to turn a little… pink. Yep, February 14th is right around the corner. Look, if Valentine’s Day makes you want to scowl rather than swoon, we hear ya! But regardless of your relationship status or aversion to marketing clichés, we’re on a mission to help you transform Valentine's Day into an opportunity to shower your team with appreciation.

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Work Life

JANUARY 21, 2024

For so long, career paths were generally thought of as linear: Get trained, build expertise, and work hard to advance in your chosen field until retirement. However, because of a global pandemic, challenging socio-economic crosswinds, and a tightening labor market, it’s no surprise that the way we view work and our careers is vastly different than even just a few years ago.

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Sarah Levitt

JANUARY 21, 2024

Settle in, peeps, this one’s a bit long. I wanted to get this to you when you might have more bandwidth to digest it. A number of clients have come to me wanting to explore their next career move, and I thought I’d share some of the key factors with you.

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Work Life

JANUARY 21, 2024

It is the last session of my MBA course on business and environmental sustainability and the room is buzzing. After a semester studying how businesses can help tackle climate change, students are about to vote on whether voluntary action by the private sector will be enough, or, if not, what alternative they recommend. I have assigned readings across the ideological spectrum, from enthusiasm for green business to arguments for stronger government action like carbon taxes to calls for a socialist

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