Great Place to Work

JULY 15, 2024

Celebrating — one of the nine high-trust leadership behaviors — is how leaders create a workplace where employees feel connected to one another. What you celebrate as an organization can send a powerful message to employees. Does it feel like the company cares when someone hits their 10-year work anniversary with the organization? How do employees acknowledge and honor each other’s lives outside of work, from birthdays to weddings?

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Spiceworks

JULY 15, 2024

The Amazon Prime Day shopping festival is about to begin. This is when cybercriminals are highly active and can easily steal your personal details and money. Check out some scams to be aware of during the shopping festival and how to protect yourself. The post Amazon Prime Day 2024 Is Here: Cybercriminals Are Ready, Are You? appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Office Skills

JULY 15, 2024

Exploring Modern Office Careers: Insights for New Entrants The world of office work and the modern office is changing. The rapid development of technology like AI and remote collaboration software […] The post Modern Office Careers appeared first on Office Skills Training.

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Spiceworks

JULY 15, 2024

Whether you're just entering the IT field or consider yourself an industry veteran, it's always good to know what the future of IT jobs looks like - especially regarding your salary. Peter Tsai looks at recent data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine what jobs are expected to stay in demand over the next decade. The post Future of IT Jobs: Which Tech Roles Will Be in Demand in 10 Years?

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Success

JULY 15, 2024

Did you know that cold calling has been around for 150 years? It started with the creation of a sales training manual written by John Patterson, founder of the National Cash Register (NCR) Company, in 1887. Originally written for in-person sales calls, the advent of the telephone made it possible for cold calls to take place over the phone. The term “cold calling” was coined because the phone call was unsolicited, or “cold.

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Spiceworks

JULY 15, 2024

AT&T, one of the leading telecom companies in the United States, has been impacted by a significant data breach. Call and text records of nearly all of its customers are thought to have been exposed. Learn more about the incident and the response from various stakeholders. The post Massive Breach Compromises Call Records of Millions of AT&T Customers, Snowflake Under Scanner appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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McKensey

JULY 15, 2024

Europe’s embedded-finance market is growing at double-digit rates. It is becoming increasingly important for banks, merchants, and other customer platforms to participate.

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Total Wellness

JULY 15, 2024

Taking care of your employees isn’t just a good idea — it’s super important! But how do you create a wellness program that really works? The secret to success in employee wellness is a simple formula. It’s all about personalization, engagement, support, and always getting better. Imagine a workplace where everyone feels great because they’re truly healthy and happy inside and out.

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Spiceworks

JULY 15, 2024

Cisco Talos Intelligence has published a detailed analysis of ransomware tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by prominent ransomware groups. Learn more about the report and critical insights needed to protect potential targets. The post Cisco Talos Report Reveals Critical Insights in Ransomware Trends appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 15, 2024

CEOs are leading by example when it comes to hybrid working, with nine in 10 (93 percent) saying they have personally adopted flexible working patterns according to a new poll. The survey of more than 500 CEOs by International Workplace Group suggests that the vast majority now split their working time between locations. Just 7 percent said they spend five days a week working from a central office.

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McKensey

JULY 15, 2024

Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen discusses mitigation strategies for logistics customers who are dealing with supply chain infrastructure disruptions, such as the slowdowns at the Panama and Suez Canals.

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Office Space

JULY 15, 2024

To make the right decisions about your hybrid work environment, you first need reliable and trustworthy data on employee office usage. Accurate attendance data provides critical insights that help you make decisions on space plans, desk and room allocations, hybrid policy changes, remodels, and expansions. In short, tracking employee attendance is critical for making data-driven decisions that help make your business more flexible.

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Work Life

JULY 15, 2024

Just about everyone has had to deal with an annoying coworker at some point in their careers. In a recent survey of about 3,000 workers by cover letter and résumé builder Kickresume, 85% of respondents said they’ve had to put up with an aggravating colleague, and 58% say this negatively affected their productivity. “It affects our performance and behavior at the workplace in a very real, tangible, and even measurable, way,” explained Kickresume’s head of content, Martin Poduska.

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Office Snapshots

JULY 15, 2024

Sony Music envisioned a space in Mumbai that would do more than house its business operations. It sought to aid in its goal to transform the Indian music industry. M Moser were engaged to bring this bold vision to life, creating a unique destination where Sony Music’s legacy labels and new brands could prosper. The result is a welcoming and inspiring place where musical talents and their creative partners engage, connect and co-create.

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Work Life

JULY 15, 2024

Today’s executives face many potential roadblocks. Think of how many headline-worthy issues like customer complaints and lawsuits keep coming up. From Boeing to Tesla , it feels like public scrutiny is at an all-time high. But below the surface, there are exponentially more leadership roadblocks. In my daily conversations with C-suite leaders, it becomes clear that executives can have trouble connecting with their employees.

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Office Snapshots

JULY 15, 2024

A cutting-edge, forward-thinking law office in Austin, TX, grounded in the vibe of its locale: professional yet hospitable, elegant yet bold and cool. The office supports dynamic working styles, serving both employees and clients alike with a nimble approach to connectivity and community. For its new Austin office, this confidential law firm engaged the design team to create a timeless, yet contextual design that would speak to the company’s brand, culture, and work style.

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Work Life

JULY 15, 2024

Isn’t it ironic that one of the best ways to accelerate our career is to have people see and recognize your efforts, yet for many of us, when that happens, such as when we get complimented or praised by our team, we instantly deflect and minimize the contribution ? We say things like, “oh, it’s not a big deal, “it was easy,” or “it’s nothing,” when in fact, it was a big deal and it did take a lot of effort.

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WELCOA

JULY 15, 2024

It should come as no surprise that the spaces we occupy every day have a huge impact on our overall wellness. The Environmental Protection Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health report that Americans and Canadians spend about 90% of their time indoors. But what about the time we spend outdoors? Speaker Mark A. Campbell, Ph.D., CWP, NBC-HWC, outlined the benefits of the outdoors in our latest webcast with the National Wellness Institute — The Nature of Wellness : Building a Better Inside by Getting

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Work Life

JULY 15, 2024

I recently gave presentations about venture capital to four different audiences—my child’s 6th-grade class, university students, my father’s pension club, and a team at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Each experience was a lesson in empathy and adaptation, teaching me invaluable lessons about tailoring strategic communications effectively to your audience.

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Vantage Circle

JULY 15, 2024

Workplace gossip is part and parcel of any organization. It is an unavoidable aspect of the workplace naturally arising from colleague interactions and regular meetings. While often stigmatized as purely negative, gossip can also have positive elements when viewed from a different perspective. Elena Martinescu, a research associate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam who has extensively studied the psychology of gossiping, says, “Gossip is a good thing.

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Work Life

JULY 15, 2024

When it comes to getting a promotion at work , several factors can either hold you back—or help you get ahead. Elements like your performance and experience play a crucial role in determining your career trajectory, as well as things out of your control, such as the number of available positions and budget constraints. But when it comes to personality, are there traits that might hold you back from getting promoted?

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Sarah Levitt

JULY 15, 2024

I’m still shaken, horrified, and saddened by Saturday’s assassination attempt. And have been thinking about what, if anything, any of us can do about where we find ourselves as a nation.

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Work Life

JULY 15, 2024

The relentless chase for immediate profits is pushing even the brightest workplaces to the brink. As companies scramble to meet quarterly targets, they often sacrifice employee well-being and long-term growth, inadvertently setting themselves up for failure. Inventium’s 2024 Future of Work research found that when profit overshadows people, the resulting short-term thinking can doom even the most promising organizations to a future of diminished returns and disengaged employees.

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OE Cam

JULY 15, 2024

Smarter Organisation Reviews by Gary Ashton Today’s UK economy has been sluggish for a long time now. Consequently, most businesses would benefit from reviewing how they are organised to minimise the cost of labour and ensure a sharper focus on delivering strategic goals. However, the challenge many leaders face, is how to drive down costs to survive whilst also preserving the ‘magic’ that makes their business flourish.

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Work Life

JULY 15, 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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OE Cam

JULY 15, 2024

AI vs Human Leaders: Who Will Prevail? by Jodie Hughes & Felicity Wolfenden The following article was produced by ChatGPT using a transcript of a conversation between Jodie & Felicity about a recent conference in Helsinki exploring how AI is reshaping the future of work, leadership and consulting. Felicity : The AI conference was truly inspiring.

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All Things Admin Blog

JULY 15, 2024

Original article updated 7/15/2024. A past newsletter article sparked a great question from one of our readers: “In the last newsletter, you encouraged your readers to set up a professional portfolio. I am new to the administrative field, and I am unemployed and no longer have access to professional documents I have written. What other documents can you suggest that I use?

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OE Cam

JULY 15, 2024

How to create psychological safety in a hybrid workplace by Alexandra Shoobert Psychological safety takes time to establish and without proper consideration it can easily be lost. It is defined as “ the belief that one can speak up without risk of punishment or humiliation” ( 1 ) so it is an important aspect of a healthy organisational culture. In a hybrid environment, there are additional challenges to building and maintaining it.

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Workplace Wellness

JULY 15, 2024

Wellness Workdays, a leading provider of workplace wellness and occupational health programs, is proud to offer SellingWellness, a Certification centered around Workplace Wellbeing programs, as part of our ongoing partnership with the Chapman Institute. This strategic certification aims to equip professionals responsible for benefits and HR functions, with the necessary strategies to promote health, reduce benefits costs and increase productivity within organizations.

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Minding the Workplace

JULY 15, 2024

The misuse and overuse of the term gaslighting threatens to undermine our attention to the seriousness of, and harm wrought by, the real thing. I’ve become particularly concerned about this because I have long considered true gaslighting to be a form of workplace bullying. However, over the years I’ve heard workers toss around accusations of gaslighting to describe what appears to be a difference of opinion, not psychological manipulation designed to cause someone to doubt their judg

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Work Life

JULY 15, 2024

By now, Georgia officials expected their new Medicaid plan, the only one in the nation with a work requirement, to provide health insurance to 25,000 low-income residents and possibly tens of thousands more. But a year since its launch, Pathways to Coverage has roughly 4,300 members, much lower than what state officials projected and a tiny fraction of the roughly half-million state residents who could be covered if Georgia, like 40 other states, agreed to a full Medicaid expansion.

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