Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Workplace management used to be a secondary concern for organisations in the past, but it has now become a top priority. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the process of digital transformation, leading to the implementation of new processes and technologies that focus on facilitating remote and at-home work. As a result of these changes, organisations have recognized the importance of finding a balance in their work environments.

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Wellable

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The ‘Instagrammable’ office trend: These vibrant, stylish spaces make for an impressive social media post, but do they truly meet employees' needs? The post Beyond Aesthetics: Designing Workspaces That Truly Meet Employee Needs appeared first on Wellable.

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Spiceworks

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Unlock boundless potential with intelligent connectivity, redefining workspaces for agility and productivity. The post Intelligent Connectivity Will Fuel the Future of Boundless Working appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 7, 2023

P rescription drugs require verification that they are helpful, not harmful. Considerable data show this is not true for psychiatric drugs. Moreover, in stark contrast to the discoveries by medical researchers of biological causation for many physical illnesses, psychiatric researchers have failed to find physiological or genetic causation for the most diagnosed mental disorders—the anxiety disorders and depression—negating the rationale for the prescription of these drugs.

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Teamwork Reporting Controlling 145

McKensey

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Setting up gen AI pilots is easy; scaling them to capture material value is hard. A recipe for success is emerging.

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Banking 145

Wellable

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A recent study finds that workplace flexibility can lower heart disease risk. Learn how tailored work arrangements contribute to a healthy, productive workplace. The post Study: Workplace Flexibility Lowers Risk Of Heart Disease appeared first on Wellable.

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Flexibility Flexibility Learning 264

Spiceworks

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Ensure AI trust and reliability with thorough testing. Mitigate risks for responsible and effective generative AI usage. The post Leveraging Generative AI Safely and Responsibly in the Coming Year appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Security 215

McKensey

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Government organizations may seek to jump on the gen AI bandwagon, but the technology’s complexities could sideline their efforts. Our framework addresses some critical implementation questions.

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Government 145

BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 6, 2023

We decided to start our W-2 Wednesdays feature earlier this year. This gives us more time to explore W-2 issues, which, based on questions we’ve been encountering, are beginning to trip up employers. Today’s inaugural edition is focused on applying for a waiver from filing electronically. Who must file electronically? Almost everyone. Final regulations issued earlier this year require you to e-file all your information returns if you’re filing a combination of any 10 information returns.

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Security Technology Payroll 130

Spiceworks

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Unlock back-office potential with AI! Elevate roles, boost job satisfaction, and drive innovation. The post How Back-office Employees Can Thrive with AI appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry finds that long-term use of ADHD drugs is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. According to the current research, led by Le Zhang of the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, service users are at a 4% greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for each year of ADHD drug use. The largest increase in risk for cardiovascular disease occurs in the first three years of ADHD drug use.

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McKensey

DECEMBER 5, 2023

From automating processes and powering hyperpersonalization to permanently altering the idea generation process, generative AI is poised to be a catalyst for a new age of marketing capabilities.

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Sales 145

Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In the fall of 2022, Harvard Business Review published the results of a case study done with the task-management company Asana. The goal: to reduce the amount of time spent in meetings. The method: clear the calendar. The participants started small by removing standing meetings with less than five participants for 48 hours and then methodically removed additional meetings using differing criteria.

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Cleaning Controlling Delegation Learning 130

Spiceworks

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The alliance includes members such as AMD, Cleveland Clinic, Dell, Intel, and more. The post Meta and IBM Lead Alliance To Challenge Artificial Intelligence Leaders appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 6, 2023

O n September 9, Mad in America published a lengthy report on the STAR*D scandal, describing how Ed Pigott and colleagues, in a series of publications dating back to 2010, had shown that the STAR*D authors violated the protocol in numerous ways to grossly inflate the announced remission rate in that study. This past August, Pigott and colleagues delivered a final crushing blow.

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McKensey

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Climate change and infectious-health risks are threatening health systems across the globe. High-impact investments that address these risks concurrently could also help build resilient health systems.

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Office Skills

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Contrary to popular belief, effective password management is a skill — one that’s fundamental in the workplace. Office employees work with a lot of data and software. Protecting it is […] The post Why Effective Password Management is a Critical Office Skill appeared first on Office Skills Training.

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Spiceworks

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Understanding change management, user adoption, and training is crucial for businesses navigating the evolving future of work. The post Why Change Management Matters in the Future of Work appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 4, 2023

From The New York Times : “Over the past century, traditional mourning practices have fallen out of favor in the West. Black is now usually worn only to a funeral, and not always then. Fewer and fewer people return to visit the deceased at their place of rest regularly; annual memorial services are especially rare. The sight of someone wearing mourning jewelry made of jet can strike a modern observer as a touch macabre.

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McKensey

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Consumer confidence was mixed across the region as geopolitical concerns and price increases weighed on shoppers. Here’s the latest research from our ConsumerWise team.

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Success

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It’s not so cheerful when money is tight. This year has been hard—financially, emotionally and, for some, physically. So, the holidays and all the cheerful “requirements” that come with it, from gift-giving for dozens of people to taking time off work, can just add another layer of stress in a season meant for joy and relaxation. Exhausted Americans are saying enough to the holiday extras.

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Insurance Consulting Food Prioritization 128

Spiceworks

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Gemini LLM will be available in Ultra, Pro, and Nano suites based on use cases and device applications. The post Apple Makes First Move In AI, Even as Google Launches Gemini Model appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 8, 2023

M y name is Kyle Hulbert; I am No-One’s Son, The Boy Nobody Knew, and I am the detritus of the great grey beast that is the American psychiatric system. I was born in 1983; that might not be particularly important in and of itself, but it’s the beginning so that’s where we’ll start. I’m not sure what happened in the first three years of my life to prompt it, but when I was three I began receiving medications for what has only ever been described in my records as 

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Legal Controlling Learning 129

McKensey

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The operations lead is the counterweight to the external-facing CEO, building organizational resilience and employee empowerment.

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Government Leadership 137

Success

DECEMBER 4, 2023

She’s been a star for more than 50 years. You name it, Rita Wilson’s done it. And she’s done it so well, in fact, that she has now woven herself into the worlds of TV, film, theater, music and journalism seamlessly and courageously. From her first shot at acting in 1972 ( The Brady Bunch ) to her latest film ( My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 ) to her recent album release ( Now & Forever: Duets ) , Wilson has succeeded at everything she’s put her mind to.

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Creativity Learning Planning 124

Spiceworks

DECEMBER 8, 2023

AI-driven evolution reshapes developer roles in project management—ensuring success in dynamic software landscapes. The post AI’s Role in Reshaping Project Management for Developers appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Mad in America

DECEMBER 8, 2023

From Psychiatry at the Margins : Awais Aftab interviews Martin Plöderl, PhD, a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist at a public psychiatric hospital in Salzburg, Austria, whose research focus is on suicide prevention with a recent focus on the efficacy of antidepressants. “Overall, my take is that the evidence for adults remains somewhat inconclusive.

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Interviewing 122

McKensey

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A chief transformation officer is the high-level orchestrator of a business transformation.

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Government Leadership 137

Success

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As the holiday season approaches, the constant hustle and bustle and overwhelming chaos of festivities and social gatherings can leave many of us yearning for a sense of calm. This is where the Danish concept of “hygge” comes into play. Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) is a cultural phenomenon that embodies a feeling of coziness, contentment and well-being.

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Food 119

Spiceworks

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A former Uber CSO convicted last year said CISO’s personal liability for organizational safety has many security pros rethinking the following career path. The post Black Hat Europe 2023: Former Uber CSO Weighs if Being a CISO is Worth the Risk appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Security 202

Mad in America

DECEMBER 6, 2023

From FOX31 Denver KDVR : “When Jonathan Delgado-Concepcion checked himself into Centennial Peaks Hospital on Oct. 18, he thought he might be there for a few days — a week at the most. Instead, the 28-year-old found himself trapped at the behavioral health hospital in Louisville, unable to leave even after he said he felt his mental health was better. ‘Suddenly, everything started to turn to a nightmare when they started to basically hold me against my will,’ Delgado-Concepcion

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McKensey

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A leading market maker for investment in carbon removal believes that tackling climate change has to be done quickly, but that the problem is tractable. Doom-laden thinking has gone too far.

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Work Life

DECEMBER 6, 2023

We all make mistakes. How we respond to them, however, can be the difference between moving forward and staying stuck. Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino, author of Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible, says the lessons he learned in space not only helped him better handle mistakes; they improved his productivity and focus.

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Spiceworks

DECEMBER 8, 2023

AWS’s Clean Rooms updates usher in a new era for generative AI models, fostering collaboration through automated governance layers. The post AWS Sets the Stage for Generative AI Models & Clean Rooms appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The flexible workplace provider Clockwise has opened what the firm claims is the first office space in the metaverse, the Clockwise Campus. According to Microsoft, 51 percent of Gen Z expects to be working in the metaverse in some capacity by 2024. The firms say the space is heavily influenced by Clockwise’s physical offices and provides a digital platform for its members and the public to connect, collaborate and interact in various spaces including; meeting rooms, dedicated desks, breakout sp

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McKensey

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Fast fashion retailers have sped up their production processes, getting new styles to customers at a record pace—and creating significant environmental and social challenges.

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Retail 134

Work Life

DECEMBER 5, 2023

We’ve all had those days. It seems like one thing after another is demanding our time. Deadlines loom. Interactions with coworkers and supervisors exacerbate the rate at which our shoulders are tightening. And that little voice inside narrates each moment, telling us we’re never going to get everything done, and that even if we do, it won’t be good enough.

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