Mon.Jan 27, 2025

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China Consumption: Welcoming the Year of the Snake

McKensey

While challenges remain, Chinas consumption outlook for 2025 remains cautiously optimistic, driven by resilience in key sectors and positive momentum from 2024.

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Don’t Let Fatigue Stop Continuous Learning

I/O at Work

Harvard Business Review provides practical steps that employees can take to ensure that they continue to learn, even after a full workday.

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Biodiversity credits: A guide to identify high-integrity projects

McKensey

This paper presents a practical guide for biodiversity credit buyers, offering a structured overview of ten key integrity guardrails.

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Flexible working is not an option for many of Britain’s two-tier workforce

Workplace Insight

A new report from the social enterprise Timewise claims to reveal a growing divide in the UK workforce, highlighting the increasing gap between frontline workers, such as nurses, cleaners, and bus drivers, and office-based employees when it comes to flexible working hours and patterns. This divide, the report suggests, could be reduced if the government takes further steps to implement its upcoming Employment Rights Bill.

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European farmers pursue sustainability, cautious about profitability

McKensey

Concern about economic feasibility is holding back European growers from investing in innovation and new agricultural technologies, a McKinsey survey found.

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What you’re probably getting wrong about workplace communication

Work Life

The question, Where do you work? used to be answered by sharing your employers name. Today, however, it could also include the physical location, such as working from home, in the office full-time, or a combination of both. Whether your coworkers are down the hall or time zones away , a good percentage of your communication will be virtual. Its commonplace to use instant messaging and email to communicate with people who are only a cubicle away, says Andrew Brodsky, assistant professor of manage

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Gram Games Offices – Istanbul

Office Snapshots

Park Studio, in collaboration with adam, designed and built Gram Games’ Istanbul office, crafting a dynamic environment that seamlessly integrates the company’s creative ethos with functional design. A great team is a product of two things: raw talent and a great working environmenta philosophy that underpins the design of Gram Games Istanbul office.

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Most people are happy for AI to inform decisions about work, CIPD claims

Workplace Insight

To coincide with National Productivity Week, a CIPD poll suggests that almost two thirds of people (63 percent) would trust artificial intelligence (AI) to inform – but not make – important decisions at work. According to the poll of over 2,000 people, over a third (35 percent) wouldnt trust AI to make important decisions at work, preferring to use human intelligence.

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The 5 Pillars of Emotional Intelligence

Success

Having a high IQ looks impressive on paper, but when it comes to interacting with staff one-on-one and navigating healthy work dynamics, without high emotional intelligence , many leaders can fall short. In contrast to IQ, emotional intelligence (also called emotional quotient or EQ) is determined by emotions and how you manage them. Assets like social skills, empathy and motivation can promote a nurturing work culture where people feel driven and appreciated.

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How to deal with a manager who doesn’t manage

Work Life

No one enjoys working for a boss who is constantly checking up on them and micromanaging their every move. Were motivated by a certain degree of autonomy to achieve goals based on intrinsic talent, not just external feedback and direction. But when your boss is regularly unengaged for long stretches of time, the joy of independence may soon shift to concern about their capacity and commitment to help you achieve your career goals.

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10 Fun and Easy Heart-Healthy Challenges to Try in February

Total Wellness

This February, were putting the love in self-love starting with your heart! As we celebrate Heart Month, its the perfect time to show your heart some TLC. Think of your heart as the engine that keeps your life cruising. With just a few small tweaks to your daily routine, you can keep that engine running smoothly for years to come. Why not make heart health a team goal for February?

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This is what’s really crushing middle managers (and 3 simple strategies to fix it)

Work Life

Its 6:14 a.m. and you, the middle manager, wake up to the rumbling of your phone on your nightstand. You know you should have notifications silenced but your VPs time zone is three hours ahead and when they want an update, everyone is expected to drop everything. Seven unread Slack messages. Your stomach drops. The Q1 goals check-in was this morning and your direct report didnt update the slides with the latest metrics.

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The Person Behind the Pizza: How Katie Lee Built–And Rebuilt–Her Restaurant Empire

Success

Every pizza has a story. Most people think its all about the ingredients, but the success of a restaurant relies on so much more than sauce and crust. Those making the pizza have stories, too. Some, like Katie Lee, have a novel unlike any youve ever read before. If you visited any of her three Katies Pizza and Pasta Osteria locations in St. Louis or read any of the media coverage about her, youd get a story about a young woman who lived in Italy with her mother.

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10 Ways to Induce a ‘Flow’ State and Unlock Painless Productivity

Work Life

Peak performance is a state of consciousness where youre in a rapt moment of attention, totally absorbed and focused on the task at hand. Everything else disappears, and time seems to pass quickly. Often called flow or the zone, its a state where your mental and physical performance goes through the roof. When was the last time you felt like you were in the flow?

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What’s On Tap For The Workplace In 2025?

All Work

The office is evolving to prioritize social connection and comfort, with companies investing in design that draws people together while making spaces feel more residential. Workplace flexibility is becoming more nuanced, focusing on hybrid workstyles to find the right balance for organizations and teams. Theres growing optimism about workplace growth in 2025, with most companies planning to expand headcount and increase pay while adapting to major shifts like AI integration.

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Why consistency is so critical to meeting your goals

Work Life

As you establish your career, you want to find a way to be seen as reliable. That means developing habits that enable you to be a consistent performer so that you are recognized as someone who will complete what you are asked to do, on time and with high quality. I used the word “ habits ” here on purpose. Being consistent is not something that is easy to do if you have to think about what to do in every situation.

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Employee Engagement Checklist: Boost Morale and Productivity

Vantage Circle

Not too long ago, our HR team came up with this idea. They wanted us to share ways we could improve work. At first, I thought, "Here we go, another survey." Nevertheless, we all participated. We shared our ideas. In fact, my colleagues who barely talked were suddenly enthusiastically sharing ideas. Soon enough, things changed for the better.

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Reason Over Emotion and Logic: A Lesson from Virginia Woolf’s Underestimation

Productivityist

Virginia Woolfs journal entry from January 26, 1930, offers a fascinating glimpse into the interplay of emotion, logic, and reason. In reflecting on her financial earnings and predicting the sales of her upcoming novel, The Waves , Woolf demonstrates a peculiar mix of modesty, anxiety, and calculation. She assumed the book would sell no more than 2,000 copies a prediction grounded in logic based on her previous experience but tinged with the emotion of self-doubt.

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Half of people would quit their job if they thought their boss were spying on them. (And they are)

Workplace Insight

More than half of British employees would quit their job if they were subjected to surveillance whilst working, but more than half of UK bosses say they cannot trust their employees without monitoring them, according to a new poll from ExpressVPN. The new study explores the views and experiences relating to the workplace surveillance of 1,000 employees and 1,000 employers in the UK.

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McCormack Offices – Sydney

Office Snapshots

The continued growth of our Sydney team led to an exciting move to the CBD, marking the beginning of a collaborative journey through workplace strategy, design, and construction to create our new headquarters. This space not only embodies the growth and ambition of McCormacks Sydney branch but also reflects our commitment to excellence. Designed in collaboration with Studio 103, the office features a soft, organic colour palette with cosy, earthy tones, creating a work environment that nurtures

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Supporting Employee Personal Well-Being Into the New Year

WELCOA

As we all know, the new year signifies a fresh start to many, and it is a common time to make resolutions and goals for the year ahead. Employees have likely already made promises to themselves to improve their eating habits, increase their physical activity, get better sleep, find more work-life harmony, or address their mental health concerns, for example.

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How employee benefits offer value for money

Workplace Insight

If you want to provide great employee benefits but are constrained by budget, there are some company perks that not only keep your employees happy, but can also provide serious value for money. Whether its leveraging tax-efficient Salary Sacrifice schemes or taking a more holistic approach such as flexible working, its definitely possible to offer great benefits while boosting your bottom line.

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ZF Offices – Northville

Office Snapshots

ZF made the decision to downsize their offices and adopt a hybrid work environment at a new North American Headquarters. The design team worked closely with ZF’s key stakeholders to identify the key drivers and goals of the renovation. The 128,700 square-foot, Northville interior office space was broken down into neighborhoods based on an agile working method, with each neighborhood designed to promote collaboration, communication, and space efficiency.

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Leadership and Recognition: Bridging Generational Gaps in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

With expert inputs from: Saurabh Deshpande - People Culture Expert For the first time in history, four generations coexist in the workplace, each bringing unique perspectives and work styles, which are unprecedented compared to past workforce demographics. With so many different generations in the workforce now how do we make sure that the recognition we are giving is meaningful.

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Older workers enduring a ‘silent workplace mental health crisis’

Workplace Insight

A new poll from workplace mental health provider Unmind claims to highlight significant generational, gender, and role-based divides in attitudes towards workplace mental health and emerging technologies like AI. The study of 2,500 employees across the UK reveals that older workers feel particularly excluded from conversations around mental health, with stigma proving the biggest barrier to accessing support among this demographic.

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Why healthcare innovators need to start with the basics—their communities 

Work Life

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! Im 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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Is Your CFO Drowning in Data? The Case for Hiring an Executive Assistant

C-Suite Assistants

A CFO is a data guru and an essential team member in a successful business. But what happens when that individual is drowning in data and wholly stressed? An overloaded CFO can be disastrous not just for the harried professional but also for the organization. Its time to consider hiring a CFO executive assistant (EA). Executive assistant support for CFOs can be a game-changer for your business.

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How abortion providers can help patients navigate threats to digital privacy

Work Life

Long before Roe v. Wade was overturned , reproductive justice advocates had been sounding the alarm about the increasing number of women subjected to criminal investigation for suspected abortion , stillbirth, or miscarriage. These cases were often initiated by healthcare providers and bolstered by state laws used to prosecute women for having abortions.

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U.S. policymakers should close the AI education gender divide

Work Life

The United States is no stranger to adapting its education system to address the challenges of the times. In 1957, the Soviet Union’s successful launch of Sputnik prompted the U.S. to implement programs like the National Defense Education Act, which emphasized science, math, and foreign language education. This resulted in the rapid growth in federal funding for K-12 and higher education STEM programs, and an increase in STEM graduates in the following decades.