Insperity
MARCH 2, 2023
Whether you’re a seasoned manager, recently promoted into a leadership role or you are responsible for an entire team of leaders, everyone should be asking the same question: How can I (or we) exercise more effective, influential and empowering leadership? The answer tends to lie in management style : Is your approach to leadership geared for the “traditional” boss?
Success
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Success and personal achievement can be determined by the 17 principles of success as outlined by Napoleon Hill. He is the author of the motivational classics The Law of Success and Think and Grow Rich. Read on to learn more—and discover what it takes to be successful. Napoleon Hill’s 17 principles of success 1. Definiteness of purpose Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.
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The Receptionist
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
The terms “flexible work” and “work-life balance” are often sprinkled into conversations about how a modern company should operate. Both existing employees and new candidates want these concepts. But what are they exactly and what are the tactical changes companies can make that will earn them the designation as a flexible workplace that prioritizes work-life balance?
Vantage Circle
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
National Good Samaritan Day is celebrated on March 13 of every year. It is a day to recognize and celebrate the selfless good deeds of Good Samaritans. Be it helping an elderly cross a road or rescuing someone selflessly, all acts of kindness that do not seek rewards fall under being a good Samaritan. What is Good Samaritan Day? This day is celebrated in honor of Catherine "Kitty" Genovese.
Productivityist
MARCH 1, 2023
If you’re interested in human performance and personal growth, I highly recommend checking out this episode with Steven Kotler. He has been studying human performance for over 30 years and has taught hundreds of thousands of people how to achieve peak performance evolved around Steven’s latest book, Gnar Country , which addresses how to stay “rad” as you grow older.
Success
MARCH 1, 2023
I know the following things to be true: Life consists of perpetual, predictable patterns of change. The only constant factor is our feelings and attitudes toward life. We have the power of attitude , and attitude determines choice as choice determines results. You cannot change the seasons, but you can change yourself and take advantage of opportunity when it comes.
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Long before the office died (I read its obituary in several publications) there were hotly contested debates about open plan offices. That is of course before those debates were eclipsed by more current workplace rantings (ask the editor). Skimming through the open-plan office timeline, Herman Miller launched action office , L-shaped desks with screens became shared benches, and decades later tech brands rolled out efficient open-plan workspaces around the globe, with Facebook creating the bigge
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C-Suite Assistants
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
In September 2022 we published a blog on Executive Assistant salaries. In that blog, we tracked some of the changes we’ve seen over the last several years and refer to an increase of 20% in the average salary for an EA to the CEO over the last 5 years. If we go even further back when we published an exhaustive survey of salaries for Executive Assistants to the C-Suite, we can see that the average salary has increased by 60% since 2013.
Success
MARCH 3, 2023
Experience has taught me that when you are in the presence of a brilliant thinker, always have a pen and paper handy. As you begin to ask questions, you’ll find that a river of wisdom and practical examples freely flows from someone with valuable insight into the world. This was the case with J. Lennox Scott, Chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate , a third-generation real estate firm based in Seattle with over 100 offices and 3,000 agents in four states.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
A new survey found that 75% of workers now experience the Sunday scaries. Here’s why. The cloud of dread hanging over you on Sunday evening; the wave of anxious anticipation you feel ahead of a new week; the cold sweat you get thinking about Monday. These feelings have a name: the “Sunday scaries.
Vantage Circle
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
The USA has its own list of unique holidays and celebrations, and Juneteenth is one of a kind in that list. After getting recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, more companies are incorporating Juneteenth into their DEI initiatives. However, finding activities that answer how to celebrate juneteenth at work is tricky. Just like any other celebration, this day calls for a commemoration.
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Workers are increasingly demanding autonomy and flexible working options, but employers remain slow to respond, with only a small percentage increasing the number of flexible or remote roles, according to a new poll. Based on a survey of 4,500 people including 500 small and medium-sized business owners, Sonovate’s report, ‘ The Future World of Work’ [registration] claims that although 70 percent of businesses acknowledge that the most skilled people will only work under conditions that favour t
Success
MARCH 3, 2023
Even in the digital era, this couple believes paper planners lead to productivity. Alitzah and Brandon Stinson, the operators and owners of Ivory Paper Co , offer gorgeous organizational products with a modern twist. Their boutique paper company specializes in creating planners, journals, stationery and more to assist entrepreneurs, self-starters and go-getters in their quest to manage the many stressors of the COVID era.
Productivityist
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
I’ve made no secret about my night owl tendencies. But whether you’re a night owl like me or not, it’s important to begin your day before bed. Not sure what you can do to make that happen? Well, these 20 tips are perfect for anyone who wants to start their day feeling refreshed, energized, and ready to tackle whatever comes their way.
Tanveer Naseer
MARCH 1, 2023
This piece was originally published on Inc.com, and is co-written with Patrick Flesner. Over the past two years, we’ve noticed a common thread underlying our conversations with startup founders, entrepreneurs, middle-level managers, and C-Level executives. We couldn’t help but note the sense of self-doubt these leaders have expressed about their.
Workplace Insight
MARCH 1, 2023
The leadership pipeline for women has hollowed out in the middle, according to a new study “ Women in leadership: Why perception outpaces the pipeline—and what to do about it ” from IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) and Chief. The study of 2,500 organisations in 12 countries and 10 industries found a small increase in the number of women at the C-suite and Board level (now 12 percent for both), and an increase to 40 percent representation of women in junior professional/specialist roles (37
Success
MARCH 2, 2023
We all want success. We want to be successful and feel successful. In fact, we chase money, fame, power, education, relationships and a thousand other things without ever stopping to ask one essential question: “What does success mean to you?” Few people pause to consider what it truly means to achieve success in their own lives. As Jim Rohn said, “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan.
Go Burrows
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
Candice Burningham spent nearly two decades working in Australia and the UK as a C-Suite Executive Assistant to some of the biggest and brightest minds globally. In this episode, Candice talks about her career journey from office junior to c-suite EA to launching an admin employment marketplace and specialist agency for high-net-worth individuals in Australia.
Great Place to Work
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
The workplace has been in a constant state of flux since the pandemic began. Employees want to be heard, valued, and cared for. They want to matter — regardless of their title, their age, or the color of their skin. And CEOs want to grow, innovate, and outperform. They want high levels of productivity, particularly in a sluggish economy. The more productive your people, the more revenue in the door.
Success
MARCH 2, 2023
Hollywood loves a good story, and few have a better one than Michael J. Fox. The charming Canadian child actor transitioned into adulthood as a box-office star miraculously untainted by scandal, and was blessed by a great marriage and family life. Then Fox’s golden-boy career was seemingly derailed much too soon by a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease—only to be resurrected by award-winning guest roles and, briefly, his own NBC sitcom before he officially retired in 2020.
Eat Your Career
MARCH 1, 2023
A few years ago, I met someone who asked me what I did for a living. So I told him: I was a professional development trainer and I work with companies to help elevate employee performance, he said, “Oh man! That sounds awful!” I was SO shocked. I had never gotten a response like that. In fact, most people think my job sounds really fun, and it is! Obviously, this person had some bad experiences with workplace training.
FirLyfe
MARCH 3, 2023
Everybody knows what happens when someone comes to the office sick. Or when someone comes down with a cold at home. There’s a chain reaction. Coughing, sneezing, and the Kleenex supply become daily discussion topics. But doing a better job at washing your digits (all 10 fingers) and your hands can be a great defense against germs, and help you stay well.
Workplace Insight
MARCH 2, 2023
There’s a common perception that artificial intelligence will help streamline our work. There are even fears that it could wipe out the need for some jobs altogether. But in a study of science laboratories I carried out with three colleagues at the University of Manchester, the introduction of automated processes that aim to simplify work — and free people’s time — can also make that work more complex, generating new tasks that many workers might perceive as mundane.
Success
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Investing can be intimidating , especially if you have never learned the basics and how to invest. You may know the best way to reach financial security is to invest rather than save, but you need clarification about how to do it outside your company retirement plan. Investing is a massive topic with many small details to pay attention to. That can be overwhelming and keep you from investing your money.
Ask Cody
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Are overhead expenses eating your law firm's profits? To drive revenue, the first step is to look at the biggest profit-killer — soaring overhead costs. Here's how to find and fix profit killers like office rent, turnovers, and admin costs, and drive up your law firm's revenue.
Shift Work Place
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
The reason employees don’t show much excitement to meet your goals is likely because you have a lack of clarity in one of the three areas. What are those? Read this blog to find out more.
Workplace Insight
MARCH 1, 2023
The organisers of NeoCon have announced that the submissions portal for the 2023 edition of the Best of NeoCon competition is now open. A NeoCon tradition since 1990, the competition garners hundreds of product entries each year as exhibitors vie for one of the Best of NeoCon awards. Now in its 33rd year, the program will recognise the best new products in 56 categories spanning a range of verticals including workplace, healthcare, hospitality, and education sectors.
Success
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Today, Marcia Hunter is an educator, life coach and author with an impressive three-decade career in higher education. Ask her how she got to that point, and she’ll tell you it’s been a lifelong journey. Literally: “It seems like my career got started as a child,” she says. Growing up in rural Jamaica, Hunter had an innate knack for helping her classmates stay out of trouble.
Ask a Manager
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
This post, I resent our new hires for setting better work-life boundaries than our company normally has , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am part of a team in a high-pressure industry at a company known for demanding a lot but paying very well in exchange for availability, etc. We purport to provide near-constant availability to our clients, but it’s unclear whether this near-constant availability expectation extends to individual employees fo
Minding the Workplace
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
I wanted to re-share a resource that may be useful to those who are offering, arranging, and participating in internship programs in politics, public policy, international relations, and related fields. The book is Renée B. Van Vechten, Bobbi Gentry, and John C. Berg, Political Science Internships: Towards Best Practices (2021), published by the American Political Science Association (APSA).
Workplace Insight
MARCH 1, 2023
One in four (23 percent) UK office workers plan to take advantage of remote working to log on from abroad in 2023, with a third (32 percent) doing so against company rules, according to new research by the risk management and insurance broker, Gallagher. The survey of more than 2,000 UK office workers claims that the dramatic increase in hybrid working post pandemic now extends to a “work from anywhere” culture.
Success
MARCH 2, 2023
Tom Brady. Cher. Tina Turner. What do they have in common? Besides being at the top of their respective game at one time or another, all three second-guessed their initial decision to retire. They returned for one more season and a few additional farewell tours. You might not knock on your former company’s doors months after blowing out the candles on your well wishes in retirement cake.
Ask a Manager
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
This post, my company is cutting my overworked team’s pay as punishment for mistakes , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: My team has been struggling with workload the last few months, and mistakes have been made by nearly everyone. We were notified by leadership that everyone would receive a temporary (two-month) pay cut because of our performance.
Success
MARCH 1, 2023
Your action plan is a monthly to-do list of tips straight from SUCCESS magazine—10 things you can do right now to improve yourself and your life. This month, it’s all about building self-confidence. How to build self-confidence Find the courage to be confident in any situation. That means speaking up for the things you believe in, taking risks and pushing yourself beyond the norm. 1.
Success
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
One minute I’m speaking to a women’s group about my new novel. The next, I’m digressing about side hustling as a furniture restorer and my day job as a professional organizer. Before I know it, I’m mentioning my love for Bruce Springsteen. As my workshop ends, all hands go up at once. One woman wants to know the best way to remove stains from an antique wooden door.
Success
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
The global pandemic, the war in Ukraine, racial unrest, a divisive presidential term and so many more events in the past few years have all eyes on the news, including business leaders. C-suite leaders, managers and executives used to have little “extra” time to ensure they were up-to-date on current events. Now, reading the news an essential aspect of leadership.
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