McKensey

MAY 8, 2024

Midmarket businesses have vast opportunities to increase their performance and scale if they reinvent how they work. Here are six keys to successful midcap transformations.

120

120

Success

MAY 8, 2024

With a growing desire for increased global mobility, more Americans are exploring the prospect of obtaining dual citizenship or even renouncing their U.S. citizenship in favor of a different country’s. Data from the U.S. State Department in 2020 estimated that more than 9 million Americans live outside the country. Judi Galst is the managing director of private clients for Henley & Partners, an advisor company that helps people obtain citizenship by investment.

Government 112

Government Security Flexibility Flexibility 112

McKensey

MAY 8, 2024

As generative AI begins to reshape jobs, leaders have an opportunity to reimagine work, the workplace, and the worker. Five actions can help.

144

144

Work Life

MAY 8, 2024

Basketball legend Candace Parker is set to make her mark off the court—as the newly appointed president of Adidas women’s basketball. The WNBA star shocked fans and players alike at the end of April by announcing her retirement. Parker, who played 16 seasons in the league, is practically synonymous with women’s basketball. The news that she was leaving the league, coming on the same day that the WNBA’s training camps commenced, caught many off-guard.

Reporting 98

Reporting Consulting Influencing Security 98

Office Snapshots

MAY 8, 2024

Bear Capital took a new space in Richmond, looking to establish a purpose-built office space in a location more suited to their organisation. Bear Capital’s vision was to create a high-quality workspace for staff and business partners to engage and collaborate in an environment that balances sophistication with subtle elegance. Having successfully completed Cat A works and a Cat B space for parkrun in the same property, Oktra were able to bring their expertise of the building to create a w

Cleaning 89

Cleaning 89

Work Life

MAY 8, 2024

Visitors to Walt Disney World cannot help but be confronted with founder and visionary Walt Disney’s obsession with the future. Evidence is all over the park, from Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom to the geodesic dome presiding over the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, better known as Epcot. The It’s a Small World ride gets outsize attention and for good reason, with its dubiously diverse children swaying to an earworm tune as visitors meander through a psychedelically rendered glo

Technology 98

Technology Banking Computer Creativity 98

Office Snapshots

MAY 8, 2024

Okamura China has successfully established a distinctive display area in Shanghai, aligning with the ‘live office’ (we-labo) concept proposed by Okamura’s headquarters in Japan. This initiative aims to create an office environment that prioritizes employee well-being and optimizes work productivity. Since this project is a live office and not just a showroom, it was important to create an office environment where the client could imagine how various pieces of furniture would ac

Teamwork 87

Teamwork Prioritization Flexibility Flexibility 87

WellSteps

MAY 8, 2024

With warm weather, sunshine, and plenty of outdoor activities, the summer season offers outstanding opportunities to improve your overall health and wellness – and perhaps cross a few items off your summer bucket list at the same time! Here are 21 research-backed summer wellness tips and ideas to boost your physical, mental, nutritional, financial, and social health at home and in the workplace this summer.

Promotion 85

Promotion Cleaning Creativity Flexibility 85

Work Life

MAY 8, 2024

Trying to predict how you or your team might think and act in response to volatile and uncertain events isn’t easy, which makes it harder to prepare. However, performance psychology research and practice tell us that it starts with an adaptive mindset. You know if your team has an adaptive mindset because they are proactive and see opportunities in changing and tough conditions.

Problem-Solving 96

Problem-Solving Construction Controlling Training 96

Tanveer Naseer

MAY 8, 2024

There’s no question that being an effective communicator is critical to succeeding at leadership. But as my guest in this episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast points out, a leader’s ability to express the right kind of appreciation to their employees is key to driving employee growth and success.

Communication 70

Communication Leadership Teamwork 70

Work Life

MAY 8, 2024

While you may not be able to judge a book by its cover, a calendar audit reveals a lot. That’s because it’s possible to gauge someone’s level of success by how they spend their time, says Shelmina Babai Abji, author of Show Your Worth: 8 Intentional Strategies for Women to Emerge as Leaders at Work. “The difference between successful people and highly successful people is where they focus their attention,” she says. “What’s important to you gets on your

Influencing 95

Influencing Controlling Learning 95

Workplace Insight

MAY 8, 2024

A new study claims to reveal a new dynamic unfolding in the workplace: a rush towards AI adoption driven by employees, even as companies struggle to keep pace. The 2024 Annual Work Trend Index from Microsoft and LinkedIn titled AI at work is here. Now comes the hard part highlights one particular finding: 79 percent of leaders believe AI is crucial for staying competitive, yet 60 percent worry their companies lack a proper plan.

Technology 59

Technology Prioritization Leadership Security 59

Vantage Circle

MAY 8, 2024

The concept of the Employee Value Proposition is swiftly garnering significance in organizations. Taking the lead in transforming workplaces, EVP is actively involved in attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent, simultaneously boosting the employer brand. To unlock its true potential, it is crucial to ensure that your EVP is relevant, distinctive, and captivating.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Prioritization Promotion Communication 52

Yarooms

MAY 8, 2024

Gone are the days when artificial intelligence (AI) was merely a buzzword; today it is a transformative force reshaping the modern workplace. In industries around the world, AI tools are fundamentally revolutionizing the modern workplace from the ground up.

Technology 52

Technology 52

Workplace Insight

MAY 8, 2024

Seven in ten (71 percent) UK businesses are concerned about rising business litigation, with nearly three quarters (72 percent) reporting an increase in cases brought against their companies over the past five years and three in five (60 percent) anticipating a further rise over the next 12 months, according to a new poll from insurance broker Gallagher.

Legal 52

Legal Insurance Reporting 52

Fellow

MAY 8, 2024

AI isn’t a sci-fi concept anymore. It’s real, deeply rooted in our daily activities. Voice assistants like Siri might plan your weekly schedule, and Google Assistant might find you the shortest morning commute. And AI-powered tools do more than make individuals’ lives easier. They offer productivity enhancing solutions for businesses, like reducing unproductive meeting behavior and automating task updates.

Prioritization 52

Prioritization Sales Security Onboarding 52

Workplace Insight

MAY 8, 2024

Visitors to British furniture manufacturer Bisley’s Dallington Street showroom during Clerkenwell Design Week (21-23 May 2024), are invited to explore a completely redesigned space, illustrating an expanded offering for the home, workplace, leisure and hospitality that goes far beyond the storage essentials for which Bisley is famous, highlighting the brand’s continued evolution.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Flexibility Flexibility Planning 52

Fellow

MAY 8, 2024

Zoom is one of the most popular video conferencing tools for on-site, hybrid, and remote teams. The platform provides various features—like the transcription function—that are designed for group alignment and global collaboration. Manual notetaking can be time consuming and steals attendee focus. But Zoom’s built-in transcription feature keeps everyone on the same page while allowing the whole team to contribute to the conversation.

Software 52

Software Learning 52

Zevo Health

MAY 8, 2024

Social media and technology companies underwent a transformative period during 2023 and early 2024, marked by significant organizational changes and external pressures. One notable development was the substantial layoffs within these companies, particularly affecting teams dedicated to combating abusive behaviors and harmful content on their platforms.

Reporting 52

Reporting Advertising Technology Influencing 52

Fellow

MAY 8, 2024

A clean desk—or desktop—means every item has its place, and you don’t have to sort through stacks of paperwork or a maze of icons to find what you need. The Japanese realized this decades ago when Sakichi Toyoda, founder of Toyota and the father of the Japanese Industrial Revolution, embraced the 5S method (previously called the Toyota Production System) in the 1960s.

Teamwork 52

Teamwork Cleaning Maintenance Manufacturing 52

Workplace Insight

MAY 8, 2024

British job seekers don’t hear back from almost half (45 percent) of the jobs they apply for, according to a new poll from Indeed. According to ONS data , there are 916,000 job vacancies in the UK, but with frustrations around the hiring process, these aren’t set to be filled quickly or effectively. The survey of 1,000 working people and 1,000 hiring professionals in the UK shows that the hiring process is inefficient for both job seekers and businesses, delaying the right candidate being matche

52

52

Fellow

MAY 8, 2024

Even adept leaders need help capturing every word in remote meetings. Manual notetaking diverts attention from the conversation, costs time and money , and means people might miss out on important details that could inform strategic decisions. And while conferencing platforms like Google Meet have transcription options, pairing these tools with dedicated AI-powered notetakers means you get the best of both worlds: An effective video call platform and enhanced meeting notes.

Planning 52

Planning Software Coaching Decision Making 52

OE Cam

MAY 8, 2024

The habituation problem means that we simply don’t see, or have limited awareness of the things that affect our behaviour once we are embedded in the organisation for any length of time. In this article, Mike Thackray explores the silent communicators and symbols that can hugely impact the way employees behave. For as long as I’ve been working, I have heard some version of the following on an almost weekly basis: ‘Why can’t people just do XYZ?

Influencing 52

Influencing Communication Consulting Learning 52

Fellow

MAY 8, 2024

Some of the world’s leading technology companies, including Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft, are fearlessly embracing AI. These platforms are creating generative content that’s difficult to distinguish from the real thing, including graduate-level essays and highly customized search engine results. But, while AI models are clearly valuable—streamlining workflows and squashing writer’s block—regulatory bodies must establish parameters regarding data security and privacy issues for technology.

Government 52

Government Security Cleaning Problem-Solving 52

Productivityist

MAY 8, 2024

In this latest installment of our monthly series PM Talks, I had the pleasure of chatting with my good friend Patrick Rhone about the vast theme of choices and how they weave through our personal and professional lives. This episode delves into everything from the cultural impact of wrestling to the profound topics of longevity, mortality, and the essence of making the most of our time.

Food 52

Food Time Management 52

Fellow

MAY 8, 2024

It’s easy for details to get lost during a meeting. Remote workers may have choppy WiFi or the designated notetaker might miss crucial points—and employees often have to chase down notes afterward to recall what was discussed. Manual note-taking like this can be slow and unreliable. But AI-powered tools make meeting minutes transcription easy for everyone to understand and access.

Equipment 52

Equipment Controlling Leadership Learning 52

Office Dynamics Blog

MAY 8, 2024

Explore effective strategies to combat virtual meeting fatigue and improve well-being and productivity in the digital era.

Planning 52

Planning 52

Work Life

MAY 8, 2024

An independent review of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ‘s workplace culture describes an environment that fostered “hostile, abusive, unprofessional, or inappropriate conduct,” and questions whether the agency’s chairman is credible to lead the agency through a cultural transformation. The report released Tuesday by law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton outlines incidents of stalking, harassment, homophobia and other violations of employment regulations.

Banking 96

Banking Leadership Reporting Insurance 96

Fellow

MAY 8, 2024

Picture this scenario: It’s Monday morning, you open your calendar, and see all the meetings you’ve scheduled for the week. For many leaders and executives, this moment is filled with dread rather than excitement. You’re probably asking yourself: “How am I supposed to stay on top of everything discussed and decided… when I’m involved in so many discussions?

Reporting 52

Reporting Learning 52

Work Life

MAY 8, 2024

As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, he’s resurrecting proposals to reshape American life from the cradle to the grave by lowering the cost of childcare , expanding preschool opportunities and making home aides more available to the elderly. The initiatives were once part of Build Back Better, Biden’s gargantuan legislative agenda that stalled on Capitol Hill two years ago.

Finance 97

Finance Controlling Government Promotion 97