C-Suite Assistants

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

As a premier executive assistant recruiter , we know our clients and candidates are concerned with AI and its impact on skills and jobs. Will artificial intelligence (AI) steal everyone’s jobs? That’s a big concern among the nation’s workforce, but AI is also making people more efficient and productive, and this benefits everyone. Microsoft estimates that 75% of knowledge workers use AI.

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Spiceworks

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Claude Mandy, chief evangelist at Symmetry Systems, highlights the heightened risk of holiday ransomware attacks on industries. Discover why, how, and practical steps to fortify defenses for a cyber-resilient holiday season. The post Prepare for the Holiday Ransomware Storm appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

It’s become clear to top managers and human resources (HR) professionals that emotional intelligence in both leaders and employees is critical to a successful, high-performing workplace. Today, it’s actually one of the most sought-after qualities in new hires. In this blog, we’ll discuss: What we mean by emotional intelligence Why it matters to your business How you can cultivate emotional intelligence in your workforce What is emotional intelligence?

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Effective leaders continually adapt their priorities, roles, time, and energy practices to stay ahead of new realities. Here’s why you need to do the same.

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Office Skills

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Protecting Your Mental and Physical Health Stress unites professionals in all industries with all titles. The pressures of tight deadlines, demanding workloads, and the need to maintain effective communication can […] The post Managing Workplace Stress appeared first on Office Skills Training.

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Wellable

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Explore top trends and challenges for women in the workplace in 2025, and discover ways to make progress toward true equity. The post Women In The Workplace 2025: Research And Trends appeared first on Wellable.

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Office Snapshots

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Greystar sought to establish a new European headquarters in London and with their lease about to expire, they wanted to take the opportunity to move into a new space that would be more representative of their brand, whilst helping to attract and retain top talent. Moving to The Gilbert meant that Greystar would have access to a multitude of characterful features and heritage architecture within the building, so a key part of their brief was a desire to keep as much as possible in the design.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A new report from AWA claims that office attendance and desk use continue to go up, although the provision of workstations has been reduced as part of an overall rationalisation of corporate real estate. The report also suggests that this may have reached its optimal point right now as just 13 percent of UK organisations are considering further downsizing, suggesting that most firms think they may have reduced their real estate as far as they can.

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Great Place to Work

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

With working parents in crisis, here's how the best workplaces are supporting their employees with parenting responsibilities. Parents at typical workplaces are not alright. As the U.S. Surgeon General noted in a recent health advisory , parents in today’s workplace face a perfect storm of loneliness, economic stress, and cultural pressure. Four in 10 (41%) parents are so stressed most days, they cannot function, according to data from the American Psychological Association.

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Office Snapshots

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Designing our office at Tanya Mallavarapu was a captivating experience. Identifying the diverse needs of our design team and crafting various workspaces to meet those needs turned out to be both enjoyable and rewarding. Inspired by the serene aesthetics of Japanese design, our goal was to create a welcoming and inviting environment that would cater to both clients and vendors.

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Complexity, COVID-19, and competition have upended supply chain organizations. They can reignite revenue growth and deepen resilience by deploying AI-powered digital twins.

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Work in Confidence

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

EHRC essential guidance to help create safer workplaces The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has introduced essential guidance to help employers create safer, more inclusive workplaces by preventing sexual harassment. This initiative aligns with employers’ legal responsibility under the Preventative Duty to proactively protect employees, marking a critical shift from reactive to preventative measures.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In 2025, human resource leaders say they will be focusing on navigating the complexities of workplace transformation, at a time when most people say they are already worn out by change. This is one of the key findings from the Gartner HR Priorities Survey [registration] of over 1,400 HR leaders from 60 countries and a range of industries. The report highlights five pivotal areas—leader and manager development, organisational culture, strategic workforce planning, change management, and HR techno

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fm:systems

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Explore how hybrid workplace technology helps employees' mental & physical health using flexible scheduling apps, wellness platforms.

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Ten years of research reveals what’s better, what’s worse, and what all of us can do now to help more women advance—more quickly—at work.

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Spiceworks

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Two of the biggest days for online shoppers — Black Friday and Cyber Monday — are almost here. Check out five tips to maintain security hygiene when shopping online during the holiday season. The post Top Tips to Stay Safe During Black Friday and Cyber Monday appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Mad in America

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

E llen Vora is a board-certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and yoga teacher. She’s the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety and takes a functional medicine approach to mental health. She considers the whole person and addresses imbalance at the root. Dr. Vora received her BA from Yale University and her MD from Columbia University. The transcript below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

When a company experiences rapid growth, there are usually more employees gunning for leadership positions than available titles. This means managing promotions requires a delicate balancing act to avoid causing resentment. A diverse group of experts, including CEOs and career coaches, offered tips for navigating these growing pains and suggestions for effectively tackling promotion dilemmas.

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The upstream oil and gas sector alone could cut as much as 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. But this will take worldwide cooperation among industry players and capital investors.

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Spiceworks

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Traditional defenses can't guarantee bullet-proof cybersecurity for SMBs. By turning to managed security services, small businesses can leverage sophisticated technology that packs data science and threat intelligence to fight growing threats. The post 10 Reasons for SMBs to Consider a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.

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Office Snapshots

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Dains Accountants’ strategic relocation to 2 Chamberlain Square, part of the dynamic Paradise Birmingham development, marks a significant milestone for the firm. After experiencing rapid growth, the company decided to relocate and design a high-quality environment for their clients and staff. Dains Accountants wanted to break free from the traditional, desk-based office setting to create a more dynamic space that encourages innovation and collaboration.

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

It’s been said time and again: Employees can make or break a business. But could the way management treats those same workers make a noticeable difference in the bottom line? New research suggests that it could. A report showed “for the first time” a positive correlation between a company’s use of worker-centered strategies and its financial growth.

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The latest update of McKinsey’s Organizational Health Index offers some twists and surprises for leaders. See if you can identify the crucial drivers of a healthy organization.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The latest sustainability report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) highlights the continued challenge of embedding sustainable practices within the built environment, despite some signs of progress. While demand for sustainable buildings and investment remains steady, particularly in regions such as Europe, significant gaps persist in terms of skills, knowledge, and financial incentives.

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Office Snapshots

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

All3Media, a prominent player in the global media landscape, embarked on a significant consolidation project to bring together three smaller offices into one cohesive workspace. The new location for this unified office was The Bond, a recently developed site within a listed warehouse building in Digbeth, Birmingham. This move was part of All3Media’s strategy to streamline operations and enhance collaboration among its diverse teams, which are known for producing award-winning, high-quality progr

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The announcement of OpenAI’s ​​​​​​ $16 million licensing deal with Dotdash Meredith sheds light on a pivotal shift in how AI systems like ChatGPT are trained: by leveraging high-quality, human-generated content. This agreement signals a deeper collaboration between AI developers and media organizations, reshaping the relationship between technology and publishing while raising critical questions about ethics, economics and control over intellectual property.

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Biodiversity is the multitude of diverse organisms across an ecosystem. It is essential for supporting the health and sustainability of all life on Earth.

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I/O at Work

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

AI use has become widespread in the business world. What can organizations do to ensure that it is used in an ethically responsible way?

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Office Snapshots

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Tangram Interiors, a leading provider of curated furniture and technology solutions, proudly announces the completion of a dynamic new office space for Altruist, a rapidly growing digital brokerage platform for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs). Located in Dallas, this office is designed to be the primary hub for Altruist’s customer support operations, fostering a productive and engaging work environment.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The increasing uptake of hybrid working could be encouraging workers to respond to work requests and communication as if they are ‘always on’, according to a Censuswide survey commissioned by Moneypenny of over 2,000 general UK consumers. The survey suggests that the majority (56 percent) are accepting work related communications out of hours. Of these workers, 13 percent said they’ve received work-related comms at any time of night or day.

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From molecule and materials discovery to new applications and customer acquisition, AI can create opportunities across a range of promising new use cases in chemicals.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Whether you are a CEO, frontline manager, or individual contributor, what people will remember most about working with you is how you made them feel. The strongest feelings I have towards people I’ve worked with come from tough times we faced together where their true character was fully tested and exposed. Those who demonstrated care for others and acted in service of the team rather than themselves made the most positive difference to me.

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Office Snapshots

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Domal, a Hydro Group brand, has inaugurated its new showroom in Milan, a permanent point of reference for those interested in discovering the latest innovations in aluminium for sustainable building envelopes, including windows, sliding doors and curtain walling. The project, the result of collaboration with partners such as WICONA, Axalta, Weese and Wuerth, aims to offer a complete overview of the most advanced solutions in the sector Designed by Milan-based creative studio Lascia la scia, the

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

An interesting thing happened once the pandemic ushered in remote work on a large scale—employers hired many more employees with disabilities. This upended a lot of discriminatory thinking about hiring employees with disabilities. In conjunction with the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology, the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy has a new publication and associated tools, AI & Inclusive Hiring Framework , both of which are geared toward hiring empl

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McKensey

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

There are bright spots for growth in global life, retirement, and health insurance. But to combat stagnant demand, the industry needs to find new sources of growth beyond its core products.

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Work Life

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

If you work in a busy office, you’ve no doubt heard some form of the following conversation over the cubicle walls: “Lunch? Sorry, I won’t have a chance to grab a bite at all. I’m actually completely booked for the next few days.” The irony is that while you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who is happy about an exhausting work schedule , many of us carry an odd sense of pride about having a personal schedule stuffed with back-to-back-to-back meetings.

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Office Snapshots

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Trinity Life Sciences’ new inspiring workspace on the 35th floor of The Scalpel makes use of the stunning views by employing a modern design with a focus on wellbeing, collaboration and sustainability. Trinity Life Sciences needed a workspace that reflected their rapid growth and success, both internationally and within the UK. Their existing office space was uninspiring and did not align with their thriving business image.

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