Office Space

MAY 7, 2024

The transition to hybrid work models has presented a unique set of challenges for businesses: How do you create a workplace that seamlessly balances operational needs with the evolving desires of employees? OfficeSpace Software, a leader in workplace management solutions, tackled this complex question in its recent LinkedIn Live, “Finding Hybrid Harmony.” The webinar hosted by Yoni Rouache, Chief Sales Officer at OfficeSpace Software, featured Karen Jarvis, a workplace expert and Ope

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McKensey

MAY 10, 2024

As AI advances from predictive to generative capabilities, its potential to address social issues defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals expands.

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Mad in America

MAY 10, 2024

M y first encounter with the psychiatric system in America was at the age of 18. I spent my days crying — if not crying, I was thinking about how my presence in space and time was inherently burdening others. Not to mention, I was failing all my classes, and my GPA for my first semester of college was a measly.5 on the 4.0 scale. I was a failure. The breaking point was my 20th call to the national suicide hotline in three months; I had told the woman, while I sobbed, that I felt like a burden to

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The Receptionist

MAY 9, 2024

Logistics facilities are a constant flurry of activity. Drivers arrive with deliveries while others prepare to take off with a loaded truck or trailer. Warehouse managers check loads in and out. Workers move freight from truck to warehouse or vice versa. Inspectors and auditors come through to ensure safety and/or compliance. And occasionally, a customer, executive, or shareholder might pop in.

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Office Space

MAY 9, 2024

The workplace is rapidly evolving. The days of rigid office layouts and inflexible work schedules are fading as businesses recognize the importance of prioritizing their employees’ well-being, needs, and preferences. In 2024, a human-centric hybrid office approach is no longer desirable—it’s essential to stay competitive. This blog post will explore the fundamentals of human-centric design in the workplace and the compelling reasons why organizations shouldn’t delay making this trans

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McKensey

MAY 8, 2024

As generative AI begins to reshape jobs, leaders have an opportunity to reimagine work, the workplace, and the worker. Five actions can help.

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Mad in America

MAY 7, 2024

T he words that follow in this essay come from my own personal reflections as someone who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and who has experienced psychosis many times throughout life. Therefore, I would like the reader to know that these thoughts are based on my own beliefs and experiences and are not necessarily based on verifiable objective facts.

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Success

MAY 6, 2024

It’s hard to argue with Hello Seven’s mission statement: “ We should all be millionaires.” With an emphasis on all. It’s a solid plan and one that the business coaching consultancy’s Rachel Rodgers is manifesting day in and day out. With all the talk about leaning into a career, Rodgers is teaching professionals how to lean into their worth—especially groups such as women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities.

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McKensey

MAY 7, 2024

Cash is no longer Latin Americans’ preferred way to pay, as debit cards, credit cards, and mobile payments have gained fans, presenting opportunities for financial-services companies.

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Mad in America

MAY 9, 2024

“It seemed to me that all language is an excess of language” —Samuel Beckett A s an urban community mental health therapist, part of my job is meeting with new intakes and completing their comprehensive assessment—their first step in getting connected to a primary therapist and psychiatrist, and a document they’ll need if they apply for any special programs.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 9, 2024

The digital edition of the new Works magazine is now available for you here. And it’s bigger, and dare we say better, than ever. In this issue: we look back on Milan Design Week and forward to Clerkenwell Design Week; there are no fewer than four projects highlighting the latest design trends and thinking; we present the award winners from the Sustainable Design Collective; explore how biophilia shouldn’t just be about a plant in the office and a picture of field on the wall; set out

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Success

MAY 8, 2024

With a growing desire for increased global mobility, more Americans are exploring the prospect of obtaining dual citizenship or even renouncing their U.S. citizenship in favor of a different country’s. Data from the U.S. State Department in 2020 estimated that more than 9 million Americans live outside the country. Judi Galst is the managing director of private clients for Henley & Partners, an advisor company that helps people obtain citizenship by investment.

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McKensey

MAY 10, 2024

America’s impending semiconductor expansion depends on three labor pools that are currently under pressure. Without new action, large talent gaps will likely persist, despite current workforce development.

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Mad in America

MAY 7, 2024

A new study from Copenhagen University Hospital offers a rare glimpse into the personal experiences of six individuals as they navigate the complex process of tapering their antipsychotic medications. The research reveals not only the varied outcomes—varying from complete cessation to ongoing treatment—but also underscores a profound increase in personal empowerment and emotional insight regardless of the tapering results.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 9, 2024

Four years after the start of the pandemic, a new survey from JLL claims that hybrid working is now the most common workstyle globally, with 87 percent of organisations operating with a hybrid program today. JLL’s new 2024 Global Occupancy Planning Benchmarking Report claims to outline how hybrid offices are actively shifting to accommodate a greater variety of work activities and how companies can look at occupancy planning and workplace design more holistically to reflect these changes.

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Success

MAY 5, 2024

You’re probably asking yourself, “How do I keep growing? How do I stay relevant? How do I maximize my career trajectory over time?” If you’re operating “ career forward ” like we are, you’re building equity—the same way you might in your financial life. But you create this equity in your career. We call it professional equity. As you start focusing on building professional equity, let’s continue the analogy with this idea: Think of yourself as a growth stock.

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McKensey

MAY 6, 2024

Pilots of generative AI commercial use cases at biopharmaceutical and medtech companies have been promising, but success at scale hinges on a clear—and budgeted—gen AI strategy and custom solutions.

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Quantum Workplace

MAY 10, 2024

The implications of employee burnout are key for organizational leaders to understand in the modern workplace. The World Health Organization has spotlighted burnout not as a medical condition but as a critical consequence of unmanaged workplace stress. Our leader researcher, Shane McFeely , unveils in our latest research that burnout is not merely disengagement, but a precursor to it.

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Office Snapshots

MAY 6, 2024

MKDA crafted a luxurious, residential-inspired workplace for Panagram, an asset management company, at Park Avenue Tower. The team used soft-tone products, various textures, and organic curves to construct a sophisticated and elevated workplace experience that seamlessly blends opulence and comfort with functionality. Beginning in the elevator lobby, a curved recessed ceiling guides users inside, establishing a sense of grandeur and stimulating visual interest.

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Success

MAY 7, 2024

Mexico may not be the first country that comes to mind when you think of wine, but a region carpeted in green vineyards and dust roads just two hours south of San Diego has been making a case for oenophiles to get on board. Often referred to as the Napa Valley of Mexico, Valle de Guadalupe is a burgeoning wine region in Baja California, Mexico, that has impressed newcomers like myself and kept its decades long loyalists coming back for more.

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McKensey

MAY 9, 2024

Venture capital firm Ninepointfive invested in manufacturing company MakerVerse to improve supply chains and scale innovation.

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Work Life

MAY 10, 2024

Resumes and LinkedIn profiles may get the lion’s share of attention, but a good cover letter can go a long way toward impressing hiring decision-makers. One survey by ResumeLab found that 83% of respondents claimed that a great cover letter can land an interview even if your résumé isn’t good enough. But writing a cover letter is hard. Many applicants would skip them if they could.

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Office Snapshots

MAY 9, 2024

The client has a friendly culture, and through the introduction of the bar into the space, we have given the employees a space to chill and relax away from the desk while socialising with colleagues. The Juke box is a signature piece in the bar and adds to the fun nature of the space both through the music it plays and its aesthetics. The look and feel in the bar is very different to that of the office, allowing the team to have a space to switch off and feel disconnected from the intensity of t

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Success

MAY 9, 2024

Antonio Sustiel came to the United States in his early 20s with $400 in his pocket and a firm belief in the power of hard work. Not one to ignore potentially lucrative opportunities, the Israeli native dabbled in sales and real estate investments before founding his Miami-based flooring distribution business, Flooring King. Now, with several store locations across Florida, appearances on CNBC’s Blue Collar Millionaires, Bloomberg TV’s The American Dream and mentions in media outlets including Th

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Real Estate Sales Learning 105

McKensey

MAY 8, 2024

Midmarket businesses have vast opportunities to increase their performance and scale if they reinvent how they work. Here are six keys to successful midcap transformations.

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Work Life

MAY 10, 2024

I am not a woke capitalist. I don’t believe that being good for good’s sake has an awful lot of value when speaking with investors, and that’s also true when talking about the lack of diversity in venture capital. However, I coauthored a book on diversity, equity, and inclusion in tech and VC. I care deeply about it and believe that despite all the pledges after #metoo and Black Lives Matter, the ecosystem has not done nearly enough.

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Banking Influencing Decision Making Leadership 98

Yarooms

MAY 7, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Yarooms, a comprehensive Workplace Experience Platform, has been featured in the 2024 Market Guide for Workplace Experience Applications (subscription required) published by Gartner, the world’s leading global research and advisory company. This guide serves as a valuable resource for companies embarking on their exploration of Workplace Experience (WEX) Applications.

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Success

MAY 4, 2024

Veterans with mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression suffer at higher rates than civilians. Unfortunately, they often encounter numerous obstacles in their recovery path, from insurance coverage to wait times. Some find care, but end up in years of therapy. Or they must try and adjust to multiple medications before finding relief, if they find it at all.

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Insurance Planning Reporting Learning 105

McKensey

MAY 7, 2024

How should CEOs approach corporate values? When should they speak out on contentious issues? Alison Taylor breaks down how businesses can do the right thing—even when it’s not easy to.

Leadership 133

Leadership 133

Work Life

MAY 10, 2024

One of the biggest lessons that startup founders, newly promoted managers, and even senior business leaders need to learn is how to do less. I’m not just talking about delegating (although that’s a concept that many leaders also struggle with). I’m talking about changing their mindset to adopt an approach of humility, identifying their limits, and keeping non-essential tasks off their to-do list in the first place.

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Office Snapshots

MAY 8, 2024

Bear Capital took a new space in Richmond, looking to establish a purpose-built office space in a location more suited to their organisation. Bear Capital’s vision was to create a high-quality workspace for staff and business partners to engage and collaborate in an environment that balances sophistication with subtle elegance. Having successfully completed Cat A works and a Cat B space for parkrun in the same property, Oktra were able to bring their expertise of the building to create a w

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Productivityist

MAY 6, 2024

In the rhythm of life, each week presents a new opportunity to blend ambition with well-being, pushing towards our goals while ensuring we don’t lose sight of what keeps us grounded. This week, join me on a journey where we explore the art of balancing relentless pursuit with resilience, rest, and reflection. We’ll dive deep into each day, uncovering how to manage challenges, optimize our energy, and align our actions with our deepest values.

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Equipment Planning Learning 98

McKensey

MAY 7, 2024

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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Problem-Solving 132

Work Life

MAY 10, 2024

A product manager is asked to lead a content marketing team. A digital transformation consultant is being recruited to join a hyper-growth “sustainable energy” consultancy. If you’ve ever worked in a fast-growing startup, these situations probably sound familiar. You see, preplanned career paths are rare within startups and scale-ups (which refers to startups in the process of scaling and expanding).

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Office Snapshots

MAY 7, 2024

thoughtworks (TWers) targeted YAAF to create their office as the “Social Spaces, Collaboration, Paring, Face to Face work, including focus space. Thus, YAAF creates most of the “Social Spaces” that TWers can use on a flexible, non-booked basis to collaborate and meet with colleagues, candidates and clients. These should enable hybrid team working and remote participation.

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Workplace Wellness

MAY 6, 2024

Are you in a quandary about whether you and your organization should invest in a wellness program? Is the time here and now? If not now, when. and how? The meaning of quandary is a state of perplexity or doubt. In the business of behavior change, we might also call it contemplation or ambivalence. If you are in a quandary you have to make a decision but cannot decide what to do.

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McKensey

MAY 10, 2024

Kareem Yusuf, senior vice president of product management and growth at IBM, discusses the current landscape for sustainability products, the connection between sustainability and profitability, and how to empower customers to be more sustainable.

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