Insperity
MAY 19, 2022
The rise of Generation Z in the workplace comes during a transformative period. The oldest members of Gen Z, people born between 1996 and 2012, are approaching their mid-20s and therefore have only been in the professional workforce for a few years. Like other generations before them, they bring a new mindset along with different wants and expectations.
Wellable
MAY 16, 2022
As has been well discussed, the pandemic led many organizations to consider alternative work arrangements that break the mold of the standard five-day, 9-5 , 40-hour in-person setup.
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Tanveer Naseer
MAY 18, 2022
There are certain tasks a leader is expected to do well if they are to help their organization succeed, and developing strategies for how their team will achieve their goals is one of them. And yet, you can walk into any organization and find numerous well-thought out and developed strategies. Click to continue reading. There are certain tasks a leader is expected to do well if they are to help their organization succeed, and developing strategies for how their team will achieve their goals is o
Success
MAY 20, 2022
Have you ever heard yourself saying: “This situation (or person) is just impossible.”. “I’m a total failure at…” or “I’m hopeless at…”. “I’ll never be able to figure this out.”. “I’ll try, but…”. “It’s just such a nightmare.”. If you answered “yes” to any of those, then it’s likely you’ve unconsciously been sabotaging your success simply by how you speak.
The Receptionist
MAY 16, 2022
The traditional office is dead. Long live the hybrid office instead. Have you recently transitioned to a hybrid workplace model? You’re not alone. In response to the pandemic, every organization changed the way that it operated. For some, that change was temporary but for many others, that change was permanent. Instead of requiring all employees to report to a physical office, a lot of companies permanently switched to either a remote first or hybrid model.
Wellable
MAY 18, 2022
Over the course of the pandemic, rates of anxiety and depression rose dramatically. Studies indicate that the percentage of U.S. adults experiencing symptoms of depression increased nearly 20% in the early months of social distancing. Stress and anxiety increased as well, with one study finding that between December 2020 and July 2021, the percentage of employees reporting burnout and physical symptoms of stress increased by 21% and 17%, respectively.
Vantage Circle
MAY 15, 2022
If the 2020 remote work experience taught the corporate world anything, it was the value of an HR team in keeping a company running smoothly. So, as an organization, if you aren't celebrating International HR Day yet, we highly recommend that you start incorporating this tradition into your work culture. But, first of all: Why Is International Human Resources Day Celebrated?
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The Assistant Room
MAY 16, 2022
Whether you want to wow your Exec with stunning views of the Thames, inspiring interiors or the fanciest of fine dining, these private dining rooms in London Bridge are sure to be a hit. Read on to explore some hidden gems south side of the river. The post Best Private Dining Rooms in London Bridge first appeared on The Assistant Room.
Workplace Insight
MAY 16, 2022
We are all futurologists now. We all have our 2020 visions, at least for a little while. But there was a time, not so long ago, when the title was reserved for a few people who would be able to shake and shape the world with a single idea and a book. Yes, a book. Nowadays a book has to go hand in hand with a Ted Talk, blogs on the Huff Post and a speaking tour to get you anywhere at all.
Vantage Circle
MAY 14, 2022
Retaining top talent should always be a priority for businesses. This is especially the case today when employees have many options, and the internet has made it easy to move from one company to another. In fact, a survey by BambooHR found that 31 percent of workers change companies within the first six months. Do you know what the primary reason for new hires quitting is?
Success
MAY 15, 2022
“You are not here merely to make a living,” president Woodrow Wilson once said. “You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”. We all operate with a certain set of principles. These principles aren’t ones we often put into writing or even speak aloud, but they help us be resilient in times of chaos or confusion—switching indus
All Work
MAY 20, 2022
Lockers can be used to define spaces and create boundaries between work and non-work areas. . Hybrid work is driving the desire for personalisation and keyless access. People are also establishing boundaries to create a clearer distinction between work and life. And secure, personal storage spaces – as functional as they are – can help. . Lockers are an obvious but often overlooked amenity in shared workspaces.
Workplace Insight
MAY 15, 2022
A study of the London office market from Gerald Eve suggests that there is now the highest number of lettings since before the pandemic with activity focused on smaller requirements and environmentally friendly buildings. Lettings between 10,000 and 20,000 sq ft made up a significant portion of demand with 713,000 sq ft (or 23 percent) of all activity, which totalled 3.1m sq ft in Q1.
Vantage Circle
MAY 20, 2022
If your organization is investing significant resources into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), then you're on the right track, but unless your top-level executives are prioritizing the success of these initiatives , the sad truth is that you're unlikely to see much impact. Indeed, the entire leadership team needs to actively promote a culture of inclusiveness if it takes hold.
Success
MAY 17, 2022
How do you grow your circle of influence and become more influential around the colleagues and friends that you currently have in your life right now? Because if we’re honest about it, having influence is big, right? Influence allows you to have more income, it allows you to have more impact; it allows you to have a better life. We are all seeking some kind of influence in the world.
Go Burrows
MAY 15, 2022
Mom, wife, and high performer, Kate Wilkes is an executive assistant who found work she loves, with a leader who poured into her. Kate is moving out of her EA role and into a Chief People Officer role doing work she loves. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Kate walks us through her career path from EA to Chief People Officer, shares how important culture is, and encourages assistants on how to find your path.
Workplace Insight
MAY 16, 2022
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and its network of over 70 Green Building Councils have launched a Circularity Accelerator — a global programme that sets out to accelerate the adoption of circular economy and resource efficiency principles in the building and construction sector. Last week, the United Nations (UN) reported we have a 50 percent chance of exceeding 1.5°C of global heating in the next five years.
Vantage Circle
MAY 19, 2022
When entrepreneurs start a new venture, they want to handle many things. One of the most difficult challenges that every entrepreneur faces is the inability to manage every aspect of the business personally. However, if the business owners are personally taking care of things, the chances of getting success increase significantly. It is nearly impossible to take care of every detail manually.
Success
MAY 17, 2022
Whether you manage employees, coordinate a team of volunteers, serve on a board or are in charge of juggling your family’s schedule every day, your leadership skills hinge on your ability to communicate effectively with others. Here are six communication skills that will make you a better leader, improve your relationships with other people and boost your team’s (or family’s) productivity and morale: 1.
All Work
MAY 19, 2022
Being outdoors is critical for our mental and physical health, and yet we spend around 90% of our time indoors. Ecological design can help bring more balance into our everyday lives by blending the indoors with the outdoors. Dayton Rush of Cushing Terrell shares two tactics for thinking ecologically and transforming the indoor workplace environment.
Workplace Insight
MAY 15, 2022
All of humanity’s problems,” the French scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote in 1654, “stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” He may have been right, but then again, sitting in a room alone isn’t necessarily a great state of permanent being either. There was a time we used to talk with dismay about the Japanese phenomenon of intense social distancing known as hikikomori.
Ask a Manager
MAY 16, 2022
This post, update: I’m a member of The Satanic Temple and got outed at work , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Remember the letter-writer who’s a member of The Satanic Temple and got outed at work and her boss had become hostile to her? Here’s the update. So my update is better but a bit of a bummer. My manager got suspended pending an investigation.
Success
MAY 14, 2022
In the past, having an employee wellness program was a nice perk for companies to offer. But as we enter the third year of the pandemic, mental and physical health are stretched thin. Amid the Great Resignation, having a comprehensive employee wellness program has now become essential in attracting and retaining top talent. Now more than ever, companies need to create more effective wellness programs, as employees need these wellness programs in order to be resilient and still succeed during the
Vantage Circle
MAY 20, 2022
Interns invest a lot of time and effort into working for a company, often unpaid, in order to gain experience and fulfill degree requirements. That is why National Intern Day exists! National Intern Day is a day where interns are honored for their efforts and accomplishments. Read on to find out more about its history and how you can celebrate it. It is true that some corporations (like Google) provide excellent internship opportunities.
Workplace Insight
MAY 15, 2022
New CIPD research claims that almost half (45 percent) of UK employers report having vacancies that are hard-to-fill, and almost two thirds (65 percent) anticipate problems filling vacancies in the next six months. The most common response made in the past six months by employers with hard-to-fill vacancies has been to increase pay (44 percent). However, only a quarter (27 percent) of organisations plan to raise wages in response to the competition for talent in the future.
Ask a Manager
MAY 17, 2022
This post, how do I spot red flags in a job interview if I have no work experience? , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I am a law student who just finished my first year, and I am applying to jobs for the summer. My one and only job was one that I started when I was 17 (I am 23 now) and was self-employed. Before this, I’ve only ever had one interview, and it was through my university so I knew the interviewers beforehand.
Success
MAY 20, 2022
In this video segment from SUCCESS magazine’s May/June cover interview with Shaquille O’Neal , he discusses his relationship with money, the benefits of education and his personal definition of success. . O’Neal’s relationship with money is primarily focused on what he can do for others —his mother first and foremost. Throughout his childhood, his mother put her children first, and now he’s using his money to pay his family back for everything they’ve done for him. “If it wasn’t for
Condeco Software
MAY 18, 2022
Ryan is joined by Founder and CEO of Condeco Software, Paul Statham. Condeco software are a market leader in workspace management and resource scheduling software. Paul talks all about how he scaled the company and why listening to your customers and the market and innovating to match their needs is the key to success and longevity as a software company.
Workplace Insight
MAY 16, 2022
New research from LinkedIn claims to highlight a potential impending ‘flexidus’ amongst women in the UK workforce, with 52 percent saying they’ve considered leaving, or have left, their role due to a lack of flexibility. According to the research, a perceived lack of flexibility at work is having a significant impact on women’s careers. Of the women who have left a job because of a lack of flexible working, more than one in five (21 percent) say their career progression has been hindered, and 25
Productivityist
MAY 18, 2022
Reimagine yourself, Own who you are, Act on what’s next for you, Reassess your relationships. This is a mantra that Michael Clinton lives by. And this conversation with him is one that I’ve been really excited to release. Michael is a best-selling author and former magazine publisher and president for Hearst magazine. He is a writer-at-large for Esquire as well as a regular columnist for Men’s Health.
Success
MAY 18, 2022
Success looks different from person to person. There is no single standard for what success is. For me, one of those standards is watching every single movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as soon as it comes out. . That may not be one of your success metrics, but I’m about to inject a little MCU into your thinking about personal development, entrepreneurship or career success anyway.
Vantage Circle
MAY 17, 2022
If you think employee engagement is hard, try engaging your employees during a morning meeting or a mid-week brainstorming session. We wouldn't want to be a part of it unless we had something exciting to break the ice with like some funny "Would you rather" questions for work. "Would you rather" questions are a fun and unique approach to garner a lot of interaction among the team members.
Workplace Insight
MAY 16, 2022
Despite the UK’s persistent low productivity, less than a fifth of business owners are actively looking back at projects to identify areas for improvement. A large proportion of business owners (65 per cent) and senior managers (82 per cent) have increased their use of project-based methods on everyday tasks, such as introducing measures to identify and manage risk.
Productivityist
MAY 18, 2022
It’s been nearly 6 years since I first had the pleasure of speaking with Loretta Breuning. This episode has been. Reimagine yourself, Own who you are, Act on what’s next for you, Reassess your relationships. This is a mantra that Michael Clinton lives by. And this conversation with him is one that I’ve been really excited to release. Michael is a best-selling author and former magazine publisher and president for Hearst magazine.
Success
MAY 15, 2022
Think about the best team you’ve ever been a part of. What made that team work? Was it the project? The people? The interpersonal dynamics ? Did you enjoy being part of it? Did it bring out the best in you? Now think about the worst team you’ve ever been on. What made it different? Chances are you have been on more teams with dysfunction than teams that operate seamlessly.
Ask a Manager
MAY 19, 2022
This post, strangely dramatic responses to mundane office changes , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. Ever since the letter earlier this year about the office-wide meltdown over a new phone system with fewer speed dial buttons , I’ve been thinking about overly dramatic responses to relatively mundane changes at work. We’ve heard quite a few doozies over the years: • A couple years ago, I led revamping one of our workflows.
Business Psych Blog
MAY 19, 2022
In an era of great change, how might organisations make the most of a rare opportunity to enhance human capital? CIR’s Editor, Deborah Ritchie, speaks to Geoff Trickey about the increasing value of risk awareness (page 14 & 15). The post CIR Magazine: Mindfulness & Risk appeared first on Psychological Consultancy (PCL).
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