Insperity

JUNE 21, 2022

Still wondering what corporate social responsibility really is? The adoption of “corporate social responsibility” is a trend that has really gained traction in the last 10 years. If you’re still trying to figure out what it is and what it means for your organization, you’re not alone. Let’s put it this way: We know what a “good human citizen” looks like and the characteristics that go along with that, right?

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Wellable

JUNE 22, 2022

On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the Greenwich village of lower Manhattan in New York City, which had served as a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community. Tensions snowballed, ultimately resulting in several days of protests.

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The Assistant Room

JUNE 21, 2022

Curious about West End hotels in London? Find out how we got on during a recent stay at The Marylebone Hotel. The post A Review of: The Marylebone Hotel first appeared on The Assistant Room.

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The Receptionist

JUNE 20, 2022

Hybrid work is all the rage these days. And although it started long before the pandemic, hybrid work really came into its own and became the new way to work in 2021. It was during this time that organizations struggled to navigate unprecedented health concerns associated with COVID-19. To improve work conditions and ensure ongoing productivity and profitability, many organizations either went completely remote or took the hybrid option.

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Insperity

JUNE 23, 2022

With diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) as an increased business focus across the board, more are setting a strategic DE&I goal to hire a diverse workforce (aka DE&I hiring”). Multiple studies have shown that companies with diverse workforces and diverse leadership : Perform better, likely as a result of reduced groupthink and more innovation Enjoy greater financial returns Achieve stronger employee engagement and improved morale.

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Wellable

JUNE 20, 2022

Organizations are increasingly focused on carefully crafting or defining their purpose or overarching non-profit-related goal, which all their products and services play a role in achieving.

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Success

JUNE 20, 2022

Building your ambition is building your enterprising skills: To consistently create new opportunities , to consistently take advantage of the opportunities you’ve created, to be aware, to face life with your eyes and ears open to the possibilities that might be just around the corner. Self-enterprising people always see the future in the present. Self-enterprising people will always find a way to take advantage of a situation, not be burdened by it.

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 18, 2022

Every win— whether small or big— deserves to be celebrated. The same stands true for the workplace too. While there are numerous ways to show appreciation for your employees' efforts, giving meaningful gifts is the simplest and most effective. This article is all about the various employee appreciation gifts that will help show your employees that you value them.

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Productivityist

JUNE 22, 2022

This conversation is a special one. Not just because it is from the vault, but because this guest is no longer with us. . Craig Kulyk and I met at the World Domination Summit and it was an absolute pleasure to have called him my friend. I am attending the WDS while this episode airs, and what better way to honour his memory than to release this great conversation from the vault.

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Success

JUNE 23, 2022

Success frequently comes to those who know what to say , when to say it and how to say it. And those with talent who don’t communicate effectively often never get the satisfaction of fulfilling their potential. In the busyness of life and work, we can sometimes forget the impact of our words. A few words spoken hastily can ruin a relationship or an opportunity.

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Go Burrows

JUNE 19, 2022

My friend Meagan Strout (CEO of Tack Advisors – the leading provider of management consulting and recruitment for administrative professionals) agreed to share the recording of this recent webinar she hosted with Al-Husein Madhany. Meagan and Al-Husein (Founding partner of Tack Advisors and co-founder of The Leader Assistant Premium Membership ) discuss strategies for balancing your work and personal commitments and how to navigate stress across all areas of your life.

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 24, 2022

If you are an HR manager in charge of employee onboarding , here is a small piece of advice for you. Don't make the mistake of overlooking the importance of onboarding surveys and their consequent onboarding survey questions. Even if HR managers do end up using onboarding surveys, the effectiveness of those surveys depends on the onboarding survey questions.

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TinyPulse

JUNE 21, 2022

If you work in HR, there is a high probability you read the title of this blog and thought to yourself, "Well, it's about time!". The human resources department has been under a lot of pressure and responsibility (more than usual) for multiple years in a row now due to the state of today's workforce.

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Success

JUNE 24, 2022

The first block to personal mastery—and one of the biggest—is our unquestioned mental models. These are our fixed ideas of how the world works and how things should or shouldn’t be done. We accept these models so completely that we live our lives according to them. Everyone has mental models, but we call them by other names, like “the truth” or “reality” or “the facts.

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Bonnie Low-Kramen

JUNE 24, 2022

“Is Executive Assistant the Right Career For You?” Bonnie takes on the perception vs. the reality of the EA role in the new workplace. Read the original article on Harvard Business Review here. I am Bonnie Low-Kramen, TEDx speaker , author of “Be the Ultimate Assistant” and trainer of Executive Assistants all over the world. As part of my work to build ultimate business partnerships, I was published in Harvard Business Review and featured in a Forbes online cover story.

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Vantage Circle

JUNE 23, 2022

Productivity is all about getting more work done in fewer hours without losing quality. But strategic thinking about productivity may become a lost art in the eCommerce world that works in a hyper-paced loop of promotions and product launches. When it comes to expanding your eCommerce business, boosting efficiency is a powerful tool. When emphasizing the productivity culture within your eCommerce business, you need to avoid some of the common mistakes that come along the way.

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Condeco Software

JUNE 23, 2022

NEW YORK – June 23, 2022 – Condeco , the global leader in workspace scheduling software, today announced that it has been named the #1 ranked Meeting Booking Room System in the Summer 2022 ratings from G2, the world’s largest and more trusted software marketplace. This quarter’s ratings also honor Condeco as a leader with the largest market presence among products in the Space Management category, as well as a Momentum leader with 99% review growth.

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Success

JUNE 19, 2022

Brainstorm, brainstorm, brainstorm, stall. In a culture that demands constant innovation and disruption, it can feel like our imaginations become worn down through constant calls for the new. To fight such burnout , how can we refresh our eyes? How can we see things in new and inspiring ways? One possibility is to turn to the metaphor of the trees and the bee, whose relationship gives fruit as the result of cross-pollination.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 23, 2022

This post, coworkers and clients won’t stop commenting on my arms , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes: I am a program director for a very public-facing, often-busy, and somewhat-high-profile mobile health services program. Half of my day is spent mostly outdoors at rotating pop-up sites for which I have long-term relationships with the host, and half of my day is spent in-office.

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All Work

JUNE 23, 2022

Encouraging people back to the office shouldn’t mean a return to old ways — but many workspaces have failed to move forward and embrace new ways of working. A framework that can help guide the evolution of the workplace is experience design, a human-centric practice that helps make the environment more personal. Emily Webster of ESI Design shares a strategic guide to experience design with the aim of reinvigorating the workplace and creating cultural cohesion.

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Success

JUNE 18, 2022

For most of us, life offers abundant opportunities for both laughter and tears. The good times you savor—the hard times go to your heart and into your soul. Our ability to handle life’s challenges is a measure of our strength of character. And yet, where do we learn how to deal with those challenges, hard times and difficulties? In school, we are taught how to read and write.

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Success

JUNE 21, 2022

The term “brainstorming,” and new derivatives of it like brainswarming and mind mapping , are tossed around a lot, along with a zillion ways to find the most success with each strategy. It’s been used to combat writer’s block, inspire creative thinking and jump-start problem-solving, but these fields are certainly not the only place you’ll find use in brainstorming—nor should they be.

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Success

JUNE 23, 2022

Let’s be honest: When you think about what defines a CEO or business leader, empathy and openness probably aren’t the first traits that come to mind. In fact, you probably imagine the opposite—an almost Machiavellian, win-at-any-cost attitude. Although this outlook may yield short-term results, psychologist and author Dr. Adam Bandelli says that it’s actually the ability to build relationships with others that enables long-term leadership success.

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Success

JUNE 19, 2022

If you can see it, you can be it. I grew up seeing and experiencing powerful women in powerful positions. In my formative years in the workplace, women were the voice of the customers. They created products and services of value. They led successful organizations. Ultimately, they told the story of the company. It never occurred to me that these attributes were unique because I grew up in an environment where I saw it happening every day.

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Success

JUNE 22, 2022

My grandma Mabel Reynolds Ostrander and I shared one of those special relationships as rare as a double rainbow. She was 53 when I was 10. That’s when we planted our first Victory Garden together during World War II. We planted seeds together—in the soil, and in each other. Grandma lived 87 years without a complaint. I was 44 when I last saw her. But I remember every mince and lemon tart, every bite of made-from-scratch apple pie and every lingering wave of her hand as she stood (out of sight, o

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Success

JUNE 22, 2022

Emma Grede is the CEO and co-founder of Good American, a fully inclusive fashion brand she launched in 2016 alongside Khloé Kardashian. In 2022, Grede and Good American created Good Inc., an incubator initiative dedicated to inclusivity by providing resources and mentorship to emerging talent in fashion. Grede is also a founding partner of SKIMS, a solutions-oriented shapewear brand, and co-founder of Safely, an accessible, plant-powered cleaning brand.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 21, 2022

This post, my boss wants 6 months notice, quirky backgrounds on video calls, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My boss wants six months notice. I’ve been working as a consultant with my boss for eight years, full time for five. We are the only two full time employees—we have freelance contractors, but I handle half the clients and he handles the other half.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 19, 2022

This post, did candidate invent his alma mater, coworker doesn’t want me to lift things, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go…. 1. Did my candidate invent his alma mater? I’m leading a hiring process for a role we need filled urgently. I did a phone interview today with a solid candidate.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 23, 2022

This post, crop tops at work, arguing with a client, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go…. 1. Wearing crop tops at work. Yesterday in a one-on-one meeting with my supervisor, the topic of dress code came up because of an apparent (and unknowing) violation on my part. No dress code had been shared at my hiring, and when I asked about one, I was told one still does not exist for the company.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 20, 2022

This post, update: my team demands aggressive positivity … and I have a medical condition that leaves me exhausted , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 23, 2022

This post, updates: the negligent safety partner, the commuting time, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! All this week and next, I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are five updates from past letter-writers. 1.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 21, 2022

This post, update: I’m afraid people at work will think I’m being abused , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the naturally clumsy letter-writer who was afraid people at work would think she was being abused (#2 at the link)?

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 22, 2022

This post, update: coworker keeps interrupting my work and told me it’s “good practice” to keep myself focused , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. There will be more posts than usual this week, so keep checking back throughout the day.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 20, 2022

This post, coworker asked me out via a note with yes/no checkboxes, I’m afraid I’ll be sucked back in when I resign, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Coworker asked me out with note with yes/no checkboxes like we’re in kindergarten. I work in a ~200-person arts organization.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 22, 2022

This post, update: I walked in on a coworker making out with our married colleague — do I say something? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager! All this week and next, I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Remember the letter-writer who walked in on a coworker making out with a married colleague and was wondering whether to something?

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 20, 2022

This post, updates: should I lie on my resume, offering references on me as a manager, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s a special “where are you now?” season at Ask a Manager and I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers. 1.

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 22, 2022

This post, coworkers complained that I’m not fast enough, coordinating a work trip with my spouse’s trip, and more , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My coworkers complained I’m not working fast enough. I work from home in data entry, and recently had a 1:1 with my boss, who I quite like.

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