Insperity

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It’s the question employers are constantly asking: How do I get my employees to stay for the long term ? Employee retention is one of the top concerns for companies right now, driven by three primary factors: A highly competitive labor market An uncertain economy marked by sky-high inflation that has nervous employees looking elsewhere for better pay and benefits and greater job security Lingering impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, such as employees simply seeking a change in role or industry,

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Wellable

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize for her gender pay gap studies. Despite progress, the wage gap persists. Explore how employers can help bridge the divide. The post Closing The Gender Pay Gap: Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Win & Strategies For Employers appeared first on Wellable.

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Spiceworks

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Empowering women in IT, celebrating Ada Lovelace Day, and championing cybersecurity in financial services. The post I am Woman (In IT), Hear Me Roar: Navigating Tech with Tenacity appeared first on Spiceworks.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The IRS is so serious about IRIS, its new simplified e-filing platform for information returns, that it’s convening monthly working group meetings over the internet. As far as we can remember, it didn’t do this when FIRE was introduced. Billie Crawford, an IRS project manager of development services at the IRS, hosted the second IRIS working group meeting last week.

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Insperity

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Although its introduction into the workplace is fairly recent, artificial intelligence (AI) has already become a hot topic of conversation. As a reaction to alarmist news headlines about “robots taking over” that tend to dominate the discussion, many employees fear for their job security and worry that they will be replaced by AI. Other employees may instead fear the unknown and resist the change associated with the adoption of new technology.

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Software Security Legal Problem-Solving 261

Wellable

OCTOBER 16, 2023

As employers focus on the bottom line amid economic turmoil, employee well-being and trust decline. How can employers reimagine wellness in trying times? The post Alight Study: Employee Well-Being & Trust In Employers Trending Down appeared first on Wellable.

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Spiceworks

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Superior understanding of applications and systems, configurations, updates, backups, user behavior, and rapid response are critical to cybersecurity postures. The post A Practical Guide to 8 Core Cybersecurity Capabilities appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Office Skills

OCTOBER 16, 2023

If you’re someone who is responsible or taking the minutes of the meeting, as the administrative professional, you’ll need to know how to prepare for a meeting including understanding the […] The post How to Prepare for a Meeting appeared first on Office Skills Training.

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The Receptionist

OCTOBER 16, 2023

From our work with therapists and other behavioral health professionals, we have learned that the way you choose to decorate your therapy office can say a lot about you as a person and the way you treat your clients. Odds are you want to convey a sense of calm to your clients as many of them are already dealing with difficult emotions and feelings.

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Networking Planning Learning 130

Spiceworks

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Cloud-native observability is a key to Industry 4.0 success, enabling real-time insights, agile decisions, and optimal cloud usage. The post Industry 4.0: Cloud Native Observability for Manufacturers appeared first on Spiceworks.

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McKensey

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Some leading indicators improved, though outlook still fragile; confidence stable but consumers lean toward saving; inflation and trade volumes continue downward trend.

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Finance 127

Success

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This is not a story about wine. However, it does feature 15 acres of grapes growing on 50 acres of land in the west hills of Portland, Oregon; two tasting rooms tucked into the borders of the famed Willamette Valley; and a farmer in Carhartt overalls driving a tractor through verdant fields. Bertony Faustin, the man behind Abbey Creek Vineyard , is transforming the fruits of his labor into products that have both oenophiles and newbies scrambling to fill their glasses.

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Work Life

OCTOBER 15, 2023

For many people, what they do is core to who they are. But regardless of how much of your identity you tie up in your profession, only part of work is the tasks and responsibilities that make up your job. The rest—the parts that (hopefully) make you like working and want to stay—have to do with your workplace culture, specifically your boss and colleagues.

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Leadership Planning 131

Spiceworks

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The FTC has accused Meta of misleading parents about privacy controls in the Messenger Kids app. The post Meta in Dispute With the U.S. Government Over FTC Privacy Order appeared first on Spiceworks.

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McKensey

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Feeling misunderstood? A BBC journalist shares the communication blunders that keep you from getting your point across and what you can do to avoid them.

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Communication 143

Success

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Michelle Sorro’s hands shook uncontrollably. Beads of sweat dripped down her back. Terror ran through her veins. Pain had consumed the entrepreneur, podcast host and transformation guide, an aid in the journey to higher consciousness. She was at a crossroad. It had been seven weeks since the last episode of her podcast, Fire and Soul , aired. But now, in September 2021, Sorro was returning to the mic—as her truest self.

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Work Life

OCTOBER 15, 2023

It’s about working smarter, not harder. Running legend and nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis was known as a slow starter. He would begin his run at the back of the pack, yet he’d often end up finishing first. While it sounds counterintuitive, Lewis’s method was simple and sound, says Suneel Gupta, author of Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do.

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Spiceworks

OCTOBER 16, 2023

AI revolutionizes business, but challenges persist. Navigate wisely with actual use cases and human validation. The post The AI Innovators’ Dilemmas appeared first on Spiceworks.

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McKensey

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Rising electric-vehicle adoption is boosting demand for crucial silicon carbide power electronics components. How can semiconductor players, automotive OEMs, and others create value amid disruption?

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Success

OCTOBER 16, 2023

What does your average workday look like? Is it spent jumping from one task to the next? Are your only breaks from the computer trips to the coffeepot? Does one day differ from the next? If so, do you think that aiming for a structured, optimized workday is a fantastical waste of time? And if so, did you know there’s an entire field of cognitive science called chronobiology that would disagree with you?

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Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Caleb Parker, the high profile Founder of Bold has announced the launch of Brave Corporation, a “next generation” real estate company that aims to “bridge the gap between office supply and demand to mitigate the rise of stranded assets amongst the world’s largest asset class” Brave Corporation will work with investors to “reposition buildings to meet ESG standards and dynamic customer demand” before they risk becoming “stranded” The company says it

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Spiceworks

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Embrace hybrid cloud solutions for seamless data integration and harness emerging technologies effectively. The post How to Integrate New Data During Acquisition appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Technology 203

McKensey

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Louise Herring, a partner based in London who co-leads McKinsey’s Analytics Academy in Europe, outlines why the extent to which companies can generate impact from generative AI could depend on their ability to manage change effectively.

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Success

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As a young teacher trying to balance having my first of five babies with breastfeeding, pumping, grading papers and navigating work responsibilities (all while inspiring the kids of the future, of course), I had an incident. I had just 20 minutes to pump breast milk on my “break” (read: my lunchtime), though a normal pumping session took 30 minutes, plus five minutes of set-up and tear down.

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Mad in America

OCTOBER 14, 2023

A fter decades of prescribing antipsychotic drugs, I seem to know less about them at the end of my career than I did (or thought I did) at the beginning. Nevertheless, I arrived at an approach to practice that was based on both my understanding of the literature and experience working with and listening to people who took these drugs. Early in my career, leading academic psychiatrists were promoting the idea that many people were on higher doses than was required to control symptoms and reduce t

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Spiceworks

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Prepare for PCI DSS 4.0 with expert guidance. Safeguard data, prevent breaches, and ensure compliance before the March 2024 deadline. The post PCI DSS 4.0: Navigating New Compliance Requirements appeared first on Spiceworks.

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McKensey

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Alex Sukharevsky, a senior partner and the global leader of QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, talks about the importance of generative AI incorporating local culture and local contact, and how generative AI could help solve complex social problems in Europe.

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Success

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Personal development fosters individual growth while enhancing skills and self-awareness. It can facilitate adaptability to life’s changes, maximize your potential and contribute to fulfilling your personal and professional aspirations. The result can lead to a more enriched and purposeful life. But maximizing your potential requires a sound and strategic approach, which is where creating a solid personal development plan and template can assist you.

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Work Life

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Recently, a young woman asked me how she could afford to purchase a home in the current housing market. (For added stress, she was looking for a house in the Washington, D.C., area). Though she had a high-paying job and money saved for a down payment, she couldn’t make the math work. She worried that the opportunity to build equity was slipping her by.

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Spiceworks

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Accountants, embrace AI as a tool, focus on what it can't do, and secure your future in the industry The post Rules for Accountants in the AI Era: Embrace, Adapt, Succeed appeared first on Spiceworks.

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McKensey

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Social entrepreneur Tyler Norris champions health advocacy through a wide range of leadership roles and global initiatives aimed at advancing physical, mental, social, and spiritual health for all.

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Leadership 121

AdminDroid

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On Day 19 of the cybersecurity awareness month, learn about the Microsoft Entra ID Protection dashboard to analyze the security exposure of organizations better. Stay tuned for more blogs in the M365 Cy bersecurity blog series. In the rapidly changing digital environment of today, standard security measures are not enough to protect an organization’s identity.

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Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Hybrid working changes everything it seems. To make it work successfully we need changes in the way people need to be managed, trained and inducted. It changes the needs for communication and social connectivity, goal setting and connection to vision. It requires greater clarity on what is acceptable and what isn’t. Employees must take on new grown-up obligations and organisations are required to ‘trust’ and employees to be ‘trustworthy’.

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Real Estate Office Policies Technology Training 115

Spiceworks

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Hackers leverage social engineering in as much as 90% of all cyberattacks. The post Cybersecurity’s Soft Underbelly: The Threat From Social Engineering appeared first on Spiceworks.

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McKensey

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It is possible to address Africa’s large and growing energy needs while simultaneously transitioning to sustainable energy production on the continent.

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AdminDroid

OCTOBER 15, 2023

On Day 15 of the 20th-anniversary celebration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month , join us as we delve into the realm of risk-based access policies. Learn to migrate these policies from Entra ID protection to Conditional Access to steer clear of compromised accounts and prevent suspicious logins. Stay with us as we reveal profound security insights, impart lesser-known tricks, and offer valuable tips in our M365 Cyber security blog series.

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Success

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Have you found yourself at a career crossroads? Maybe you feel stuck at your job or unsatisfied with your advancement. You’re not alone. For millions, degrees and experience aren’t enough to build lasting fulfillment and growth. To move from simply “getting by” to reaching your full potential, you may want to ask yourself: What is professional development?

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