Spiceworks
JULY 16, 2024
Explore how the German Navy's upgrade from 8-inch floppy disks in F123 frigates reveals a tech transformation. The post Out with the Old: German Navy Phases Out Floppy Disks in F123 Frigates appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.
Wellable
JULY 17, 2024
To fully benefit from wellness programs, employees must actively engage in them. Learn how to motivate employees to participate in wellness programs. The post 6 Strategies To Motivate Your Employees To Engage In Wellness Programs appeared first on Wellable.
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Office Skills
JULY 15, 2024
Exploring Modern Office Careers: Insights for New Entrants The world of office work and the modern office is changing. The rapid development of technology like AI and remote collaboration software […] The post Modern Office Careers appeared first on Office Skills Training.
McKensey
JULY 16, 2024
Which technology trends matter most for companies in 2024? New analysis by the McKinsey Technology Council highlights the adoption, development, and industry effects of advanced technologies.
Spiceworks
JULY 15, 2024
The Amazon Prime Day shopping festival is about to begin. This is when cybercriminals are highly active and can easily steal your personal details and money. Check out some scams to be aware of during the shopping festival and how to protect yourself. The post Amazon Prime Day 2024 Is Here: Cybercriminals Are Ready, Are You? appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.
Office Space
JULY 15, 2024
To make the right decisions about your hybrid work environment, you first need reliable and trustworthy data on employee office usage. Accurate attendance data provides critical insights that help you make decisions on space plans, desk and room allocations, hybrid policy changes, remodels, and expansions. In short, tracking employee attendance is critical for making data-driven decisions that help make your business more flexible.
Mad in America
JULY 16, 2024
I t’s fashionable to denounce Freudian psychology as far-fetched and out-of-date, but no discussion of psychological freedom would be persuasive without it. Freud famously wrote “where id was, there ego shall be” as the desired objective of psychoanalysis. As Bruno Bettelheim, in his whistle-blowing book, Freud and Man’s Soul revealed, the latinized terms id and ego promulgated by his misguided translators, lose the human flavor that Freud intended with the original German terms Das Ich and Das
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Spiceworks
JULY 15, 2024
Whether you're just entering the IT field or consider yourself an industry veteran, it's always good to know what the future of IT jobs looks like - especially regarding your salary. Peter Tsai looks at recent data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine what jobs are expected to stay in demand over the next decade. The post Future of IT Jobs: Which Tech Roles Will Be in Demand in 10 Years?
Workplace Insight
JULY 19, 2024
In a world in which people have more choice about how and where to work, how can organisations meet their diverse and ever-changing needs? And how can they attract them to the office without issuing controversial mandates? Some of the UK’s most high-profile workplace, design, property and facilities management experts met recently at the London showroom of MillerKnoll to discuss one of the most vexed questions of recent years.
Tanveer Naseer
JULY 17, 2024
One of the common features I include in all of my leadership workshops is creating space for leaders to reflect and assess not just what they’ve done in the past, but how they can improve on it. The reason for this is that many times leaders have told me that.
McKensey
JULY 18, 2024
In a new survey, CFOs report a growing focus on longer-term planning and high expectations for technology, including generative AI.
Spiceworks
JULY 17, 2024
CDK Global, a software service provider serving car dealerships across the US, appears to have paid the hackers a $25 million ransom. Learn more about the development and the implications for businesses agreeing to ransomware payouts. The post CDK Global Outage Ended After Reportedly Paying $25 Million Ransom appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.
Workplace Insight
JULY 16, 2024
Dry, uninspiring offices and long, costly commutes are principal causes for a lack of office-based working, according to a new poll. The survey, commissioned by design and fit-out firm Peldon Rose claims that 1 in 3 (34 percent) office-based workers in London have a ‘nightmare journey’ into work each day, which ultimately deters almost half (46 percent) from travelling into the office.
Success
JULY 17, 2024
An employee who had been working in corporate and internal communications at a healthcare company for several years was ready for a promotion, but there was little opportunity to advance. Then, the company posted a job in its regulatory division. The position was at the same level as her current role but with a slightly lower salary. Embracing the concept of a career lattice, she decided to take a chance and try something new.
McKensey
JULY 19, 2024
A new survey suggests AI-powered advances could reshape aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul. But companies will need to embrace digital disruption.
Spiceworks
JULY 17, 2024
Emojis are slowly being incorporated into daily business communications. Discover how they revolutionize business communication and enhance engagement and efficiency across diverse contexts. The post Beyond Text: Emojis Shaping New Norms in Business Communication appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.
Workplace Insight
JULY 15, 2024
CEOs are leading by example when it comes to hybrid working, with nine in 10 (93 percent) saying they have personally adopted flexible working patterns according to a new poll. The survey of more than 500 CEOs by International Workplace Group suggests that the vast majority now split their working time between locations. Just 7 percent said they spend five days a week working from a central office.
Success
JULY 13, 2024
You always hear people say that mistakes and failures are opportunities for growth. For Ricardo Jiménez, learning from failure has absolutely proven to be an opportunity, and on a grand scale. In fact, he’s written a book called Crash Course , that details the creation and collapse of his start-up business and, more importantly, what he learned from the experience.
McKensey
JULY 17, 2024
Frontline retail workers in the United States are still planning to leave the industry in droves. New data reveals how retailers can improve the frontline experience and retain employees.
Spiceworks
JULY 18, 2024
Google is finally bringing Markdown to Google Docs. Learn more about the tool and what the announcement means to Google Docs users. The post Google to Finally Add Complete Markdown Support to Docs appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.
Workplace Insight
JULY 17, 2024
According to a new study published by Netskope , regulated data (data that organisations have a legal duty to protect) makes up more than a third of the sensitive data being shared with generative AI (genAI) applications—presenting a potential risk to businesses of costly data breaches. The new Netskope Threat Labs research claims to reveal that three-quarters of businesses surveyed now completely block at least one genAI app, which reflects the desire by enterprise technology leaders to limit t
Success
JULY 15, 2024
Did you know that cold calling has been around for 150 years? It started with the creation of a sales training manual written by John Patterson, founder of the National Cash Register (NCR) Company, in 1887. Originally written for in-person sales calls, the advent of the telephone made it possible for cold calls to take place over the phone. The term “cold calling” was coined because the phone call was unsolicited, or “cold.
McKensey
JULY 16, 2024
Nature-related risks are impacting Africa’s natural ecosystems and economy. An enabling environment could accelerate action from Africa’s private financial sector to manage risks and opportunities.
Spiceworks
JULY 19, 2024
A faulty update by CrowdStrike created a massive worldwide outage across Microsoft Windows systems. Thousands of people and businesses witnessed system crashes and the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Learn more about this global outage, its cause, and a possible workaround. The post Faulty CrowdStrike Update Leads to Global Microsoft Outage appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.
Workplace Insight
JULY 17, 2024
Whatever you might hear, t hese times are far from unprecedented. History has lessons for us both in terms of how we view the events of 2020 and how we might respond to them, including how we progress as a species and make our lives and the world a better place. In 1832, there was an epidemic of cholera in the UK’s towns and cities. In those with a population of 100,000 or more life expectancy was just 26 years.
Success
JULY 14, 2024
Since the pandemic, the labor landscape has been as turbulent as the economy. From quiet quitting to mass resignations, the shake-ups have kept coming. Recently, however, job turnover rates have settled quite a bit and national unemployment rates are between 3% and 4%. You no longer have to snatch up talent before your competitor swoops in. On the contrary, you have the time and luxury to embark on more effective hiring techniques.
McKensey
JULY 16, 2024
The aerospace and defense industry is under pressure from labor shortfalls and increasing demand. By focusing on five talent imperatives, it can unlock productivity and create value.
Spiceworks
JULY 15, 2024
AT&T, one of the leading telecom companies in the United States, has been impacted by a significant data breach. Call and text records of nearly all of its customers are thought to have been exposed. Learn more about the incident and the response from various stakeholders. The post Massive Breach Compromises Call Records of Millions of AT&T Customers, Snowflake Under Scanner appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.
Work Life
JULY 17, 2024
As some companies are adding more in-office days to their hybrid work policies, employees unhappy about the adjustment have found a way to skirt the requirements. A controversial trend called “coffee badging” has seen renewed popularity in recent weeks. Coffee badging is where an employee badges into the office and stays only a few hours— long enough to grab a coffee and maybe attend a meeting before heading home to beat the afternoon rush hour.
Success
JULY 17, 2024
“The courage to be vulnerable is not about winning or losing, it’s about the courage to show up when you can’t predict or control the outcome.” — Research professor Brené Brown , Ph.D. Power dynamics are borne out of a role you’ve unknowingly been cast in, making a relationship sometimes feel like a Broadway show with no intermission in sight.
Total Wellness
JULY 15, 2024
Taking care of your employees isn’t just a good idea — it’s super important! But how do you create a wellness program that really works? The secret to success in employee wellness is a simple formula. It’s all about personalization, engagement, support, and always getting better. Imagine a workplace where everyone feels great because they’re truly healthy and happy inside and out.
Spiceworks
JULY 16, 2024
A new study by ThinkCyber has found that most employees feel underprepared to deal with security risks at their organizations. Find out more about the study, problems with cybersecurity training, and measures to improve awareness outcomes. The post Over 50% of Employees Fear Reporting Cybersecurity Mistakes Finds ThinkCyber Study appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.
Work Life
JULY 16, 2024
Over the past decade, workplace leaders have preached about the importance of employee engagement. But as a leadership consultant, I have found that very few organizations actually take employee engagement seriously. It’s time leaders admit it. The moment has come when leaders must stop pretending we care about engagement. Let’s quit asking workers to fill out surveys that everyone knows are insincere, “check-the-box” activities.
Success
JULY 17, 2024
We all want to be popular and well-liked. It’s natural to try to make friends or notice how we fit into a group. But we don’t click with everyone, and many of us have a sense when someone isn’t our biggest fan. In some cases, we can avoid those individuals. But what if we need to meet face-to-face with someone who we know doesn’t like us at work, our kid’s daycare or even family gatherings on a regular basis?
McKensey
JULY 18, 2024
As demand soars, companies in commercial aerospace and other industrial sectors need new ramp-up strategies for low-volume, high-complexity products.
Spiceworks
JULY 15, 2024
The CISA's new proposed rule that makes it mandatory to report cyberattacks to the federal government is facing resistance from multiple sectors. Find out more about the rule and why it is facing pushback. The post Proposed CISA Rule for Reporting Cyberattacks Faces Resistance appeared first on Spiceworks Inc.
Work Life
JULY 15, 2024
Just about everyone has had to deal with an annoying coworker at some point in their careers. In a recent survey of about 3,000 workers by cover letter and résumé builder Kickresume, 85% of respondents said they’ve had to put up with an aggravating colleague, and 58% say this negatively affected their productivity. “It affects our performance and behavior at the workplace in a very real, tangible, and even measurable, way,” explained Kickresume’s head of content, Martin Poduska.
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