Insperity

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In today’s competitive business landscape, the traditional hiring process is evolving rapidly. One approach gaining traction among forward-thinking business leaders is skill-based hiring. What is skill-based hiring? Unlike traditional methods that prioritize loyalty, tenure or credentials, skill-based hiring crushes the “paper ceiling” and focuses on evaluating candidates based on their demonstrated abilities, competencies, and potential.

Prioritization 199

Prioritization Technology Equipment Training 199

McKensey

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Our latest findings bolster the case for programmatic M&A. But beyond doing more deals, what gives programmatic acquirers an edge—and how does their dealmaking translate to value creation?

Finance 135

Finance 135

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I npatient psychiatry is not a place of psychological healing; it is devoid of compassion and full of human rights abuses. Those trapped there due to their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors are controlled by pharmaceutical Americans and their cultish mindset hailing drugs at the expense of everything else. The conditions are prison-like, human rights nonexistent, and intimate friendships banned.

Pharmaceutical 131

Pharmaceutical Controlling Construction Promotion 131

Success

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The crowd cheered wildly as a giant red heart covered in glitter and gold moved confidently across The Masked Singer stage. No one knew whose sparkly red leggings were popping out from under the Queen of Hearts costume. But the voice inside commanded the room, transforming Sia’s “Bird Set Free” into a deeply emotional piece of art that brought tears to the judges’ eyes.

Construction 124

Construction Training Coaching Learning 124

Workplace Insight

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A new poll claims that nearly 50 percent of respondents would reject a substantial 15 percent pay increase if it meant forfeiting workplace flexibility, even in a challenging financial climate. Despite attractive flexible working policies outweighing the need for increased remuneration, the research – conducted by PayFit – claims that a sizable 83 percent of those surveyed felt improvement was needed to their current workplace’s flexible policies.

Flexibility 118

Flexibility Flexibility 118

Mad in America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

From Newsweek : “On Jan. 27, Dutch blogger Lauren Hoeve passed away through assisted suicide. After enduring years of chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME/CFS), autism, ADHD, and anxiety, she, at the young age of 28, chose euthanasia to escape a life dominated by pain. As a Canadian, I am familiar with the Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program, which has allowed eligible adults to request assisted death services since the federal legislation passed in

Government 113

Government 113

McKensey

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Infrastructure CEOs can prepare as the industry adapts to changing technology and shifting stakeholder and societal expectations.

Technology 107

Technology Leadership 107

McKensey

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Early results from our proprietary CEO Excellence Assessment Tool offer insights into the key issues facing more than 100 CEOs, mostly from Asia, and where they feel most confident—and most vulnerable.

Leadership 111

Leadership 111

Office Snapshots

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Unispace partnered with professional services and investment management company Colliers to fully redesign their Seattle office to align with their corporate design goals. The client wanted to move away from cubicles, enclosed offices, and obstructed views to a more open and contemporary space that supported various collaborative arrangements. The Unispace team set out on creating a design that felt authentic to Seattle inhabitants while acknowledging Colliers’ corporate brand and goals.

Cubicle 101

Cubicle 101

Yarooms

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Workspace technology enables us to optimize our workplace strategy, improve workplace experience, and ensure employee safety – let’s take a closer look at how!

Technology 105

Technology 105

Fellow

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As your team grows, tracking action items becomes really difficult, and this oversight can significantly affect your team’s productivity. When your team lacks clarity on their tasks and their due dates, it leaves room for work to fall through the cracks. As a manager, establishing clear action items post-meeting is crucial for effective tracking and follow-up with your team.

Prioritization 98

Prioritization Communication Software Planning 98

Ruby

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Odds are your business has a website. If it doesn’t, it should— unless , of course, you don’t want it to grow, don’t need new customers, and have a monopoly on whatever product or service you’re selling. If you already have a site or are just about to build one, there are a few it must have to be effective! So let’s dig into those must-haves below in our business website checklist. 1.

Mailing 98

Mailing Supplies Purchasing Small Business 98

Work Life

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

When you’re on a Zoom call, especially one with a lot of participants, you’ve probably given in to the temptation of multitasking. Maybe you checked your email, scrolled social media, or made a grocery list. The virtual world can offer plenty of slack when it comes to doing things off-screen. But when can multitasking while in a video meeting be productive and not rude?

Multitasking 113

Multitasking Office Policies Technology Communication 113

Office Snapshots

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

First West Credit Union (FWCU) relocated their head office to a purpose-built landmark commercial office and retail building in Langley, British Columbia, occupying three of the six floors, and totaling nearly 60,000 sq.ft. of interconnected workspace. FWCU were early adopters of a highly distributed workforce supported by technology and were comfortable with hybrid Teams meetings long before the pandemic.

Retail 94

Retail Controlling Flexibility Flexibility 94

Work Life

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I grew up in the girlboss era. It was a time when I was told to follow my passion and I’d never work a day in my life. So color me confused when the career I thought I wanted didn’t pan out, and I was left searching to find my path forward once my five-year plan fell apart. As a young person navigating the working world for the first time, the advice to find and follow your passion felt daunting and ambiguous.

Construction 110

Construction Flexibility Flexibility Leadership 110

Office Dynamics Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Learn about the differences between a secretary and an executive assistant, including the various responsibilities and level of involvement in an organization.

Learning 98

Learning Problem-Solving Training Leadership 98

Work Life

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Strikes and unions are growing in prominence. The economic and geopolitical climate is uncertain. Employees across industries are demanding better conditions and pay. And new technologies are poised to transform how we work. All of these trends are happening right now, but they also happened 100 years ago. In the early 20th century, a complex political and economic environment, along with worker hardships, resulted in a new era of innovation, productivity, and worker satisfaction.

Government 113

Government Technology Maintenance Manufacturing 113

Success

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

What are long-term financial goals and why are they important? Long-term financial goals are your money objectives that will take more than a few years to achieve. Your long-term goals are an important aspect of your financial health. These goals provide motivation, direction and discipline when managing your finances. In this article, we’ll go over examples of some long-term financial goals, as well as some tips to help you get started. 5 Long-term financial goals: Where to start It can be hard

Real Estate 92

Real Estate Purchasing Insurance Finance 92

Work Life

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Everyone experiences conflict at work. Perhaps you’ve recently been in conflict with a peer. They aren’t meeting your timeline—but they feel you aren’t communicating clearly about what you need for that timeline to be met. Perhaps this issue is occurring within a cross-functional team collaborating on a project for a department head and keeps hitting obstacle after obstacle.

Problem-Solving 109

Problem-Solving Controlling Computer Communication 109

Success

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

To call ChatGPT a large language model (LLM) chatbot barely describes its vast importance as a marketing, communications and PR tool. Its generative AI model is not a panacea that will replace humans on your creative team. Rather, ChatGPT serves as a robust tool that can increase personal and team efficiency and even assist in creative brainstorming. 7 things you can do with ChatGPT ChatGPT can help you grow your business or even help make you money as a beginning solopreneur.

Creativity 91

Creativity Training Technology Learning 91

McKensey

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

Problem-Solving 80

Problem-Solving 80

Success

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Nearly half of Americans have three friends or fewer, according to a May 2021 study from the Survey Center on American Life. Americans also report “having fewer close friendships than they once did, talking to their friends less often, and relying less on their friends for personal support.” Although the COVID-19 pandemic is an obvious contributor to the declining number and quality of friendships, other factors stacked up well before that health crisis—particularly among adults who have to jugg

Banking 90

Banking Planning Networking Reporting 90

Office Snapshots

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

PSA Law Offices went through the challenging task of developing a new image for a brand/entity that has been active for almost 20 years, with a stable and recognized identity. The goal was to create a spatial identity exclusive to the law firm that would be modern yet timeless, elegant, and comfortable. Analyzing the characteristics of the brand and assessing how they could be translated into the architectural context of the space, the concept developed was to give primacy to elegance and comfor

Communication 87

Communication 87

CoreHealth Workplace Wellness

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In today's world, technology seamlessly integrates into our daily routines, permeating every aspect of our lives — including the workplace. The corporate landscape has witnessed a transformative shift fueled by technology, reshaping not just how we work but also how we value and address employees’ well-being.

Technology 80

Technology 80

Yarooms

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Imagine this scenario: you're nestled in your office chair, scanning through documents, and enjoying your second cup of coffee. Out of the corner of your eye, you spot a colleague using someone else's laptop without their presence, or perhaps you notice an unfamiliar face meandering through the office corridors, peering into workspaces.

Security 52

Security Office Chairs 52

Sarah Levitt

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I listened to a portion of the Mel Robbins podcast today where she talked about a keynote speaker she’d heard years ago, a principal whose approach turned around several dangerous and failing schools. Part of that approach was to tell the students over the intercom at the end of the day that she loved them.

Coaching 52

Coaching 52

All Things Admin Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Creating a procedure for something doesn’t mean that it’s set in stone. Often, once you begin using the procedure regularly, you’ll find ways to make it even more efficient. I’ll share a recent, real-world example of this. At All Things Admin, we use a learning management system called LearnDash to create our Training on Demand courses. Setting up the courses is a lengthy, multi-step process.

Controlling 52

Controlling Mentoring Problem-Solving Sales 52

Wellness 360

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Navigating the swift currents of today’s corporate domain, where success hinges on the vitality of the workforce, Corporate Wellness Programs (CWPs) emerge as strategic vessels steering organizations toward prosperity. The recognition that employee well-being is intertwined with organizational success has propelled a profound exploration into these programs’ costs and Return on Investment (ROI).

Technology 40

Technology Healthcare Communication Consulting 40

WELCOA

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

BY: Stacy Van Alstyne, CEBS // Director of Membership Experience • IFEBP I’d like to think I’m working toward breaking down the stigma of mental health. I have family members, friends and colleagues who struggle with various challenges, and I have had bouts of anxiety and depression throughout my life. Yet, when someone is right in front of me, clearly struggling, I still find myself paralyzed by what to say or do.

Training 52

Training Influencing Security Planning 52