The Receptionist
DECEMBER 12, 2022
If you’re looking to improve your visitors’ experience while bolstering your overall workplace security at the same time, you need a visitor management system. But not all visitor management systems will give you the results you’re after. Some may enhance your security but do nothing for your visitors’ experience, or vice versa, which is the bare minimum for any capable visitor management system.
All Work
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Each shared office space will need to accommodate a larger, more diverse, less predictable set of users with less advance notice, especially in offices with a hybrid workforce. Accessibility must therefore become a proactive consideration. . Organizations that differentiate themselves by providing inclusive environments will enjoy benefits across recruitment, retention, performance, and other dimensions. .
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Success
DECEMBER 13, 2022
A fixed mindset is one that assumes a person’s habits, preferences, skills and even longings are fixed, perhaps even innate. This mindset restrictively inhibits people from self-improvement and learning new skills. Someone with a fixed mindset: Takes criticism as a personal failure or critique Avoids new challenges personally and professionally Sees their skills as fixed by nature Feels threatened by the success of others Views ideological differences as threatening to their worldview.
Vantage Circle
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Greeting our bosses on Christmas is something we all wish to do. Undoubtedly, you too may wish to pen down your heartfelt thoughts for the person who has an enormous impact on your life. But there may be times when you don't know how to convey your appreciation or wishes. You either fall short of words or run out of ideas. After all, appreciating and conveying Christmas greetings to your boss can be trickier than it seems.
Workplace Insight
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Time of the year for looking backwards and forwards. For workplace predictions and retrospectives. The Economist announces that the word / term of the year is hybrid work. This is interesting because, although The Economist is using it as an interchangeable term for flexible working as many do, a great deal of energy is still expounded on defining exactly what it means.
All Work
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The workplace is designed like a theatre stage where we always have to be ‘On’. . It may be ideal for extroverts, but most offices are missing a place of quiet for those who experience the world in a different way. . Here are simple, cost-efficient ways to create an accessible and neurodiverse-friendly workspace. . We live in a world designed for noisy neurotypical extroverts.
Success
DECEMBER 16, 2022
It was cold that morning. By then we’d lived in Texas for three years, long enough to know that it doesn’t often get that cold. Not even in late December, two days before Christmas. When my dad went out to get the paper, he nearly slipped on the icy sidewalk. My mom shook me awake in the dark. Despite the chill, I was out of bed in seconds, excited about the day ahead.
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Workplace Insight
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Employees today want more ‘hotel-style’ amenities such as areas for socialising, state-of-the-art infrastructure, outdoor spaces, onsite cafes, air conditioning, and flexible work facilities to entice them back to offices, according to a new poll from MRI Software. The firm’s Workplace Report [registration] claims almost two-thirds (64 percent) of respondents say such hotel-style features impact their decision on whether to work for an organisation, including more than one in ten who see f
Go Burrows
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Nancy Kingery is the Executive Assistant to the President & CEO at Illinois Mutual Life Insurance Company in Peoria, IL. Nancy has over 25 years of experience supporting C-Suite level executives in 3 unique and completely different industries. In this episode, Nancy and I talk about creating culture, leading from an often “invisible” leadership role, and working with an executive who has never had an assistant.
Success
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Alright! It’s 2023, Success Seekers! How is your hangover feeling on a scale from 1 to 10? Did you know studies have shown the degree of your hangover on New Year’s Day correlates specifically to just how awesome that year is going to be in general? Good. Because it’s not true. Better question: Have you broken all your New Year’s resolutions yet?
All Work
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Design can spur better productivity, collaboration and improve social bonds, but it’s unlikely that a drastic change in working environment will be immediately mirrored by changes in employee attitudes and behaviors. . Without human due diligence, businesses could find themselves dealing with unexpected reactions as employees return to a transformed office. .
Workplace Insight
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Bisley has introduced its Outline frame collection designed with flexibility and modern working in mind. Inspired by the need for versatile and open space environments, Outline works not only as a zone divider but also as a display and storage unit – ideal for establishing distinctive areas to work, collaborate and relax. Crafted from hand-welded steel for a seamless finish, Outline by Bisley offers a robust yet elegant frame that allows natural light through – while creating zones without bui
Vantage Circle
DECEMBER 12, 2022
When looking for employment, employees are looking for a paycheck and a job that meets their needs. These employee needs may vary from person to person, but the basic needs remain the same. Suppose we follow A Theory Of Human Motivation by A.H. Maslow. In that case, humans have 5 basic physiological, Safety, Social, Self-esteem, and Self-actualization needs.
Success
DECEMBER 13, 2022
You probably hate dealing with confrontation just as much as the next guy, right? And it’s probably because you’re either scared that the conversation is going to be terribly awkward and so you put it on the backburner, or you’re frustrated but don’t want to make a big deal of it and so you just bottle it up. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Neither option is good for handling confrontation.
Tanveer Naseer
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The last few weeks of the year mark a time when most leaders are busy working on getting the last of the year’s projects completed while at the same time looking at developing goals and strategies for the year to come. But this time of the year also marks an important opportunity for leaders to take stock of their leadership performance over the past 12 months.
Workplace Insight
DECEMBER 14, 2022
A new report – ‘Hybrid Heaven or Hell? The journey to hybrid working’ from Poly and the Worktech Academy claims that organisations should carry out an audit to evaluate aspects of of their workplace culture and establish what works and what needs to evolve for hybrid working success. The report includes research from Gallup, Gartner, and Harvard Business Review, as well as Poly’s own insights and findings.
Ruby
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Anything that matures will go through growing pains, and scaling businesses are no exception. Expanding operations, products, and customer bases can make or break new businesses. Building a larger company also requires bringing on more workers, but taking a team from a dozen people to 50 can create chaos. Processes can break down and bottleneck, company cultures may change, and founders might struggle to keep an eye on day-to-day tasks.
Success
DECEMBER 12, 2022
When you’re looking for entrepreneurial tips , it might not occur to you to look to TikTok for advice. After all, TikTok is just a platform for Gen Z to show off their dance moves, right? You’ll find some stellar choreography to learn, but there is so much more: including an abundance of advice for entrepreneurs. We’ve rounded up some of the best advice from TikTok for you here. 1.
Productivityist
DECEMBER 14, 2022
“ Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone “ That quote from Pablo Picasso are the first words I read in Matthew Dicks book Someday is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways to Propel your Creative Life. He is the author of nine other books beyond the one I just mentioned. He’s a best-selling novelist, nationally recognized storyteller, and award-winning elementary school teacher.
Workplace Insight
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Around three quarters of flexible office operators globally are looking to expand – primarily in city centres – while 64 percent of landlords want to deliver flexible office solutions, according to The Instant Group’s Future of Flex 2022 flexible office survey. The Instant Group’s annual flexible workspace survey, which is based on providers representing more than 3,700 locations across the globe, also delves into changing occupier motivations within the industry, and how both operat
Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 12, 2022
This post, vote for the worst boss of 2022 , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s time to vote on the worst boss of the year! Today we’ll vote for the worst boss in each of four match-ups. On Wednesday, the winners will go head-to-head with each other. On Friday, we’ll vote on the finalists. The winner will be crowned next Monday.
Success
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Our beliefs can be strongly held, which can make it difficult to see other ways of looking at situations. Tamsen Webster, keynote speaker and message strategist, needed to have a battle of beliefs to move past a debilitating panic disorder. At the worst, she was finding it difficult to drive and leave the house. But she realized that when two truths fight, only one wins.
Mind Matters from Menninger
DECEMBER 12, 2022
What are the steps that clinical researchers can take to address racial health disparities?
Workplace Insight
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Connection, the latest brand to join European office furniture giant Flokk group have opened a bespoke designed and built manufacturing facility, housing warehouses and offices in Mirfield, Yorkshire. Attending the opening were Lars Røiri, CEO of Flokk and René Sitter, Senior Vice President, Central Europe, as well as key stakeholders to celebrate with the Connection team.
Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 12, 2022
This post, company wants me to pay back half my salary, playing a ukulele in an open office, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. Company wants me to pay back half my salary since I only worked a few months and “didn’t add enough value”.
Success
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Thousands of small businesses were left reeling during the pandemic—either closing permanently or temporarily—and minority-owned small businesses bore the brunt of the impact. In fact, early in the pandemic, Black business ownership rates fell 41% from February to April 2020, according to a report from the House Committee on Small Business. Though minority-owned businesses are bouncing back , it’s still more important than ever to shop with intention and use our buying power in support of small,
Vantage Circle
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Let me make a guess. You have recently discovered the marvel that is Spirit Week at work and is planning to host one to honor your most valuable resource— your employees. But if you've never hosted one before and aren't sure where to begin, what to plan, or how to go about it, we've got you covered. We understand your dilemma. You want to give your people an unforgettable experience that they will cherish long after Spirit Week is over.
Workplace Insight
DECEMBER 14, 2022
When it comes to the tax implications of working from home, Belgium seems to be the most attractive European country. Those regularly working from home in Belgium can claim over €1,700. No other of the eleven nations examined by The Mobile Bank N26 manages to match the Belgians in this regard. In addition to Germany’s neighbour, Spain, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Greece, Poland and France were also analysed.
Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 11, 2022
This post, bank called my employer to complain I was rude, my boss wants me to take a sticker off my truck, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. I’m on vacation. Here are some past letters that I’m making new again, rather than leaving them to wilt in the archives. 1. My employer wants me to remove an offensive sticker from my truck.
Success
DECEMBER 13, 2022
For Naveen Jain, the future is beautiful. He believes that though the nightly news might be filled with war and strife, we’re probably living in the most peaceful period in human history. He thinks that while the global economy is unbalanced and turbulent, even the poorest people on Earth have more than the wealthiest people on the planet did just a few hundred years ago, that by virtually every potential metric, humanity is living better now than we ever have.
Great Place to Work
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Here’s how great workplaces in every industry outperform the average in retaining top talent. The talent wars are far from over. A new survey suggests that business leaders should remain highly concerned about their talent walking out the door. For a typical U.S. worker considering a job change, workplace culture plays an outsized role in their decision-making.
Workplace Insight
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Almost two thirds (63 percent) of IT directors are not very confident in their IT estate’s ability to fully support hybrid working, but over seven-in ten (71 percent) of organisations are not placing IT investment at the top of the priority list. These are among the findings from a new poll undertaken by Apogee Corporation. Due to limitations with the current IT setup, 89 percent of respondents identify that it is preventing effective collaboration, with almost half (48 percent) admitting that r
Ask a Manager
DECEMBER 15, 2022
This post, updates: coworker reported a colleague for injuring a client but it wasn’t true, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s “where are you now?” month at Ask a Manager, and all December I’m running updates from people who had their letters here answered in the past. Here are four updates from past letter-writers.
Success
DECEMBER 15, 2022
There’s an episode of That ’70s show where Red Forman, a gruff husband and father, is searching for a new job after the auto parts plant where he worked closed. While suited up and on his way out the door to a job interview, he boasts to his family, “I don’t need an edge. I’m Red Forman. I’m experienced, loyal, hardworking.” His daughter, Laurie, chimes in, “That’s the trifecta of employability!”.
Success
DECEMBER 11, 2022
“Although the number of people quitting their jobs is down from the peak in 2021, it still remains at the highest levels since the 1970s,” says Kiersten Saunders. “The uncertainty and the chaos of the last few years have impacted your relationship with work. The collective American psychology towards work changed. It’s like we collectively experienced this psychological shock.”.
Success
DECEMBER 16, 2022
In the pursuit of getting rich, people can be consumed with the acquisition of money. Author and keynote speaker Hamza Khan believes the current evolution of leadership is rooted in fear and scarcity of resources, maximizing gains for oneself while neglecting others. “I’m fascinated by bad leaders. I’m fascinated by socially aversive leadership,” Khan says in today’s episode.
Success
DECEMBER 13, 2022
“A lot of us spent our lives just climbing the ladder rung by rung by rung,” says Mike Kim, speaker, educator and consultant. “And then we realize the ladder is leaning up against the wrong building.”. Kim started as a music director at a church in the middle of Connecticut and is now a personal branding and marketing expert. In 2013, he started building his brand by blogging every week, and then starting a podcast.
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