Sat.Nov 09, 2024 - Fri.Nov 15, 2024

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How to set boundaries at work – with examples

Halo Psych

7 minute read “Setting boundaries with others is key in having a strong relationship with yourself” (p.52) Philippa Perry – The book you want everyone you love to read A common issue I get asked for support about is boundary setting. I’m big on boundaries, partly because of my own terrible experiences before I became a boundary setter. Until about 2012 I very rarely set boundaries.

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KMM Group Welcomes More Visitors Without Delays

The Receptionist

Manufacturing facilities must adhere to stricter regulations than many other types of businesses, largely due to safety and compliance concerns. Collecting important information from guests can cause delays when visitors arrive. Guests must complete certain tasks, such as watching a safety video or signing a privacy agreement, before they can go about their business.

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What Is PowerShell?

Spiceworks

PowerShell is an open-source, command-line interface tool that allows developers to automate tasks and configurations using code. The tool allows users to control the computer via a shell interface directly with the operating system. The post What Is PowerShell? appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Excessive Screen Time

Office Skills

How much screen time is excessive? A guide for jobseekers The vast majority of roles in the modern world of work call for the use of digital devices which could […] The post Excessive Screen Time appeared first on Office Skills Training.

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The Ultimate Guide To Peer-To-Peer Recognition At Work

Wellable

Explore how peer-to-peer recognition boosts engagement, retention, and morale with practical tips to create a supportive, appreciation-driven workplace culture. The post The Ultimate Guide To Peer-To-Peer Recognition At Work appeared first on Wellable.

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Understanding visitor flow management: Trends in the modern office

Office Space

As office spaces evolve toward a hybrid direction, creating streamlined experiences for visitors is paramount. It’s no longer enough to simply build a functional workspace for your employees; space designers must consider the viewpoint of every potential office visitor, including clients, contractors, vendors, or even friends and family. An effective visitor flow ensures that every interaction, from entry to departure, is intuitive, secure, and memorable.

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Harnessing AI to reshape consumer experiences in healthcare

McKensey

AI-powered solutions can unlock insights from previously inaccessible data and enable consumer engagement and personalization at an unprecedented scale, in turn lifting healthcare business outcomes.

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Therapy Can Harm Too

Mad in America

I n the critical psychiatry community, we tend to draw a stark line between drug treatment and psychotherapy, with the latter often being promoted as a safer and more holistic alternative, getting at the root cause of our distress rather than just covering up symptoms. Unfortunately, this comes with a tendency to forget that therapy too has strong roots in the biomedical model, and it‘s that framework in which practitioners are trained.

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Beat the Clock: How to Be a Time-Management Pro

Success

Time can be a tricky thing. Some days fly by while others linger, seemingly with no end in sight. How often—and how well—we track our time can be vital in creating more space on our calendar to do the things we enjoy the most. To better understand how our minds perceive and relate to time, we spoke with writer, author and speaker Laura Vanderkam. As an expert on productivity, career development and time management, Vanderkam understands the challenges of attaining a work-life balance better than

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A proactive approach to navigating geopolitics is essential to thrive

McKensey

Business leaders must go beyond mitigating geopolitical risks to seizing the opportunities presented by the new world order. Here’s how.

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November 2024 Patch Tuesday – 89 Microsoft CVEs Addressed

Spiceworks

Microsoft rolled out fixes for 89 new vulnerabilities, 4 of which have been categorized as zero-day. 4 are rated critical, 83 are important, and one is moderate. The post November 2024 Patch Tuesday – 89 Microsoft CVEs Addressed appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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The Emperor’s New Clothes? The Psychiatrist as Expert in a Post-Modern World

Mad in America

I propose in this essay to question the pre-eminence of psychiatric opinion, the accepted notion that psychiatric clinical experience is the benchmark of valid mental health symptoms, and suggest a pathway towards lasting and effective treatment. The first myth to tackle is that of psychiatry as just another medical specialty resting on the laurels of scientific and professional credibility.

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Op-Ed: Why we need to shift from a scarcity mindset to abundance now, more than ever

Work Life

The morning after the election, I told myself to stay off my news feeds and social media accounts—it’d be the most “self-care” thing I could do. But it was exactly what I did not do. Part of me was searching to see if the result, and its implications for myself and my daughters as women of color, was all really true. Another part was looking for community, to validate that I was not alone in my despair, my deep shock that most of our country had chosen hate and chaos rather than humanity.

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The McKinsey Crossword: Avian Similes | No. 206

McKensey

Sharpen your problem-solving skills the McKinsey way, with our weekly crossword. Each puzzle is created with the McKinsey audience in mind, and includes a subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) business theme for you to find. Answers that are directionally correct may not cut it if you’re looking for a quick win.

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3 Steps to Create a Strong Security Culture

Spiceworks

Culture is at the heart of why so many security breaches occur. Cybercriminals opt for the easy way in – via phishing and social engineering. Perry Carpenter, noted book author and security officer for KnowBe4, explains the entwinement between organizational culture and cybersecurity and ways to improve both. The post 3 Steps to Create a Strong Security Culture appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Future of Facility Management: Smart Buildings, AI, and Resiliency: Ep 18

fm:systems

Explore digital trends in facility management and sustainability using AI from IFMA insights Future of Facility Management: Smart Buildings, AI, and Resiliency: Ep 18

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There are no federal parental leave protections for entrepreneurs. Here’s how to manage

Work Life

When I was pregnant with my second kid, Chetan, I also ran a successful startup called FoodtoEat. I didn’t want to lose the momentum of success on FoodtoEat, especially after my first startup had failed to raise the funding it needed to survive, so I told myself I just had to keep going and keep up the hustle to make it to the next level. I had no plans to take an extended parental leave.

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Elevating the risk function in insurance: Building a strategic advantage

McKensey

Today’s rapidly developing risk landscape demands a new, more nimble approach for insurance companies to assess and respond to risks, a function inherently in their DNA.

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The Workshop at YCK – Singapore

Office Snapshots

The Workshop is dedicated to creating versatile co-working spaces that invite professionals into a dynamic environment that offers private workpods storage spaces, and flexible work desks. Their newest installment at Techpoint is a premium all-in-one space that promotes collaboration and connectivity. The central core is the commune, providing an ideal ambience for various working styles from open layout for socializing and dialogue to enclosed call pods for focused work.

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Keep Employees Happy and Loyal With Corporate Volunteer Programs

Success

These days, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is much more than just a buzzword. Your customers and investors are looking to do business with companies that support causes they believe in, such as health, education and environmental preservation. Unsurprisingly, this holds true for your employees as well. A 2024 Deloitte survey found that workplace volunteer opportunities can help employees feel “more positive about their work experience” and “more connected to their colleagues.

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Ultimate guide to getting more sleep

Work Life

If you live to be 90 years old you’ll sleep for about 32 years of your life. “What that 32 years is telling us is that sleep, at some level, is important, and yet for most of us, we don’t give sleep a second thought,” says Russell Foster, a circadian neuroscientist, in his popular TED talk titled, “Why Do We Sleep?” Most of us know that we should get more sleep but before we learn how , it’s important to learn why.

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Improving organizational health in the public sector: Achieving tangible impact

McKensey

Governments often face more constraints in meeting their objectives than most private sector companies do. Adopting practices that enhance organizational health can help.

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Private Client Offices – Kolkata

Office Snapshots

The clients, creative directors of a celebrated graphic designing brand in this region, wanted a free-flowing, open, and interactive workspace maximizing every inch, with a library as a must-have feature. Pooja Bihani visualized the space to be very fluid and open. The boundaries defined by typical partitions and doors had to be shattered in the mind and the space itself to inspire the graphic designers as “countless possibilities.

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Do You Need a Dash Camera in Your Car?

Success

A disturbing video that recently went viral on TikTok has made many people wonder whether they should add a dash camera to their vehicle. In the video, a driver in Queens, New York, quickly pulled in front of another car and purposely reversed and crashed into the driver behind them in a potential attempt at insurance fraud. Thankfully, the driver who was reversed into had a vehicle that was equipped with a dashcam and was therefore able to pull up footage showing exactly what had happened.

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How do I get people to respond to my emails?

Work Life

Welcome to Pressing Questions , Fast Company ’s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions. Q: How do I get people to respond to my emails? A: This is the equally annoying cousin to being ghosted at work. And while it’s frustrating to be the one who takes the time to write an email that is ignored, when you consider the sheer volume of emails we receive every day, it’s under

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Steering Indian insurance from growth to value in the upcoming ‘techade’

McKensey

A significant share of India’s people and assets remain uninsured, presenting both challenges and opportunities for the country’s insurance industry.

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Bank Negara Indonesia Offices – Singapore

Office Snapshots

PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) Singapore is the first BNI branch opened overseas and the only Indonesian bank to hold Full-Bank license in Singapore since 1955. BNI Singapore engaged the services of adm Design & Build (Singapore) for their new office at 30 Raffles Place, which is spread over two floors a total size of 18,000 square feet. To provide top-notch banking experiences to BNI’s customers, our design team meticulously planned the design concept, enhancing the ambience through incorpo

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People, Places, Planet: Leveraging Technology to Integrate ESG into FM Operations

fm:systems

Hosted by Carahsoft this webinar delves into how facility management integrates ESG principles through innovative tools & practices.

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RIP DEI. This is what comes next

Work Life

I run a small company called Cabral Co. , which works with big businesses. We have a tiny team. Despite the widely promoted American dream of “Scale up!” for businesses, we abide by an idea coined by my accountant, Keila Hill-Trawick: “Build to enough.” We want to make enough money to operate, enough to pay everyone equitably, and have enough in reserve to help the business through tough times.

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The CEO’s essential checklist: Questions every chief executive should be able to answer

McKensey

Most great CEOs rely on a set of guiding mindsets. This checklist helps them turn mindsets into practices that can steer their companies to great heights.

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Boost Your Efficiency With These Must-Read Productivity Books

Success

In today’s fast-paced world marred by distractions and the rising cost of living, productivity is more essential than ever. According to BOSTONtec , office workers are usually productive for no more than 31% of their 8-hour workday, which translates to just two hours and 53 minutes. Social media is the main culprit behind this dismal statistic, affecting more than 47% of workers.

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Private Trading Company Offices – London

Office Snapshots

Zentura’s design team created a concept that embodied the client’s brand. It also gave them the confidence that Zentura were the right company to partner with. Zentura then created a detailed drawing pack and scope of works. This ensured the client understood exactly what the package entailed, and that it met their requirements. The design also included ultra-realistic CGIs to give the client an understanding of what the finished space would look like.

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How to be a great leader—even when you haven’t received any training

Work Life

Too often, people are promoted to leadership and then left alone to sink or swim. In fact, one survey found that 85% of new manager s have never received formal training. And it is an increasingly pressing issue, because leadership today is arguably harder than it’s ever been. The workplace is increasingly polarized —creating challenges to lead teams and bring people together.

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How To Understand Your Office Move Management Process

fm:systems

What is move management and it's process? Learn about the varying types of move management like Moves, Adds, and Changes (MAC).

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The 9 Hottest Workplace Wellness Trends Shaping Employee Well-Being in 2025

Total Wellness

Ready to take your employee wellness game to the next level in 2025? Spoiler alert: it’s more than just swapping donuts for kale in the break room. Wellness is getting a serious upgrade, and we’re not talking about the latest yoga craze or water cooler chit-chat about the latest TikTok wellness trend. From AI-driven health tools to creative mental health perks, there are several hot trends that will shape employee wellness in 2025.

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Accenture Offices – Montreal

Office Snapshots

The interior design of Accenture’s Montreal office strikes a fine balance between innovation and context befitting of a global tech company’s local embedment. Situated on the 15th floor of the Place Ville Marie’s (PVM) landmark cruciform tower, this 19,000-square-foot workplace echoes the city’s urban essence while maintaining the brand’s identity through both functionality and aesthetics—where subtle sophisticated details and moments of delight through playful and unexpected flourishes are inte

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Stop blaming your problems on hybrid work. Outdated tech is the real issue

Work Life

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently criticized the company’s remote work policies, suggesting that Google’s slow progress and mishaps on AI are due to the organization allowing people to work from home. While Schmidt has since reconsidered his stance, he’s not alone in thinking hybrid and remote work hinder productivity. This sentiment—as well as real estate investments and a desire for more power —has led many companies to revisit their COVID 19-era work policies and call people back into t