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How to tackle wage growth and remain competitive in a tough market

Insperity

Wage growth, record-high inflation and an extremely competitive labor market have all put business leaders in a difficult position. Anyone involved in hiring and retaining employees is torn between important and seemingly contradictory objectives: Address employees’ pain and concerns about the increased cost of living so you can prevent them from disengaging or leaving the company in search of a higher salary elsewhere. ( The Great Resignation is ongoing, after all.).

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7 Affordable Technology Updates to Modernize Your Office

The Receptionist

What are the best technologies to incorporate when updating your workplace? In this guide, we’ll highlight tools that will make a major impact in your office. We won’t just cover the best tools to use but we will also cover the most affordable ones. The following technologies won’t break the bank but they will dramatically boost your team’s efficiency.

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6 Types of Meetings and How to Use Them Successfully

Jen Lawrence

Let’s get honest – most of us are tired of meetings because they seem pointless. However, when leveraged correctly, meetings can be a powerful tool for feeling connected, driving fruitful collaboration, and achieving goals. Start by understanding the six main types of meetings and then scheduling them at a thoughtful cadence. One-on-One. Don’t wait until these are needed.

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2023 Future Of Work Forecast: Office Design Is Ever-Evolving; Here Are 5 Trends For 2023

All Work

This article is part of the Allwork.Space 2023 Future Of Work Forecast. Click here to read about other trends we expect to see in the new year and how they will impact the future of work. The office sector will have to adapt to new ways of design that are more eco-conscious, and this is already being seen. . Organizations can be expected to integrate the remote and in-person employee experience by installing new, flexible technology within meeting rooms, common areas, and individual offices.

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How to tackle wage growth and remain competitive in a tough market

Insperity

Wage growth, record-high inflation and an extremely competitive labor market have all put business leaders in a difficult position. Anyone involved in hiring and retaining employees is torn between important and seemingly contradictory objectives: Address employees’ pain and concerns about the increased cost of living so you can prevent them from disengaging or leaving the company in search of a higher salary elsewhere. ( The Great Resignation is ongoing, after all.).

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If You Were Dying… Would Gratitude Be Your First Thought?

Success

What would you do if you were told you had only a few weeks to live? When Joan Zawoiski Lewis found out she was dying from pancreatic cancer, the grandmother from Pringle, Pennsylvania, told family and friends: “Don’t make a fuss. Just do something nice for somebody else. Then tell me about it.”. People from every state and continent would eventually heed “Joannie from Pringle” as her request spread and made the news.

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The workplace circus continues to entertain, but back in the real world…

Workplace Insight

The Great Workplace Circus headlines its 322nd show of the year with everybody’s favourite distraction, Elon Musk, being driven into the ring by his own shoddily built clown car, declaring he needs everybody at Twitter to be ‘ extremely hardcore ’ before sacking a few people from his space programme, then setting fire to the tent himself. The swarm of stories spawned by this extraordinary behaviour include this tired and predictable rant in the Telegraph about ‘lazy Brits’.

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It’s okay to laugh at work

Sonic Boom Wellness

It’s okay to laugh at work. Workplaces can feel so … stuffy … sometimes. And while workplace wellness is an important and serious topic (especially now), it doesn’t mean the initiatives and language around it need to be stiff and void of personality. In fact, it’s possible (and encouraged) to talk about weighty things, while simultaneously using humor as a tool to open the door to more honest, sincere connections … where appropriate. .

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How to Forgive

Success

Your parents told you to forgive, and most religions encourage forgiveness. Plus, it’s just a nice thing to do, right? People who genuinely forgive tend to be happier and potentially even healthier, science suggests. For example, a 2019 study published in Psychology & Health found that forgiving others aided in achieving better sleep, which, in turn, has the potential to improve health. .

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Imposter syndrome stands in the way of people aiming for a ‘portfolio career’

Workplace Insight

A new report from the UK’s Department for Education claims that over half of adults in England (52 percent) would consider developing a portfolio career if they had more confidence in their own abilities. The figure rises to 71 percent for those working in HR, and 45 percent of workers would do so if they suffered less from so-called imposter syndrome.

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Ep 193: Emily Morgan and Eileen Coombes from Delegate Solutions

Go Burrows

Emily Morgan and Eileen Coombes help teams create the freedom to do more and make most of their time and energy. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast , Emily and Eileen share their career journeys from assistants to executive and founder roles at Delegate Solutions. They also talk about communication tips for working remotely and more! LEADERSHIP QUOTE.

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7 Benefits Of Hosting A Virtual Meeting

Tanveer Naseer

In a time when people are more mobile than ever, it’s important to have a way to connect with individuals from around the world. You may need to gather people together in different time zones, who work in different parts of a city, or who simply need a convenient way. Click to continue reading.

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Dear Debbie: Why Do I Downplay My Hard-Earned Success in Social Settings?

Success

Q: I’ve worked hard to achieve the kind of financial success I have, yet I find myself downplaying it in social settings. What’s going on? A: I found my financial footing as a real estate agent in Bellingham, Washington. I worked long hours but loved every minute of being the primary breadwinner for my then-husband and son. The industry was booming, but I had also found my stride—a level of confidence and self-assuredness I hadn’t known before.

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Hybrid working is now an essential part of many job offers

Workplace Insight

A new US study conducted by IWG claims that employers view the hybrid working model as an essential part of their toolbox when it comes to recruitment, hiring and retention, with nearly 95 percent of HR leaders saying it is an effective recruitment tool. Released today, the ‘HR Leaders & Hybrid Working Report’ examines findings from a poll of more than 1,000 HR professionals at managerial and board level.

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Designing Human-Centric Workplaces Is Key To Hybrid Program Success

All Work

The companies that embrace hybrid work and human-centric workplace practices at scale will be best equipped to support continuous workplace change over time. . Progressive organizations are acting upon the fundamental belief that truly understanding the customer (employee) and providing an amazing user experience will increase demand for the workplace product. .

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Growing a community around growing businesses

Ruby

It’s that time of year again: the leaves are changing, pumpkin spice is everywhere, and Small Business Saturday is right around the corner! We can’t wait to celebrate with our customers (I’ve already got my list of small businesses to visit… how about you?) However, we know that not everyone may be feeling the holiday cheer this season—especially when 50% of business owners are worried their organization won’t survive another year.

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How to Make Others Feel Significant

Success

There’s a big difference between appreciating people and making them feel significant. Of course, you still want to appreciate others. But even more than that, you need to make those important people in your life feel that they matter. Success—both personally and professionally—is hard to achieve without those who support and fill gaps for you. There is rarely an exception to this.

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People become dysfunctional in the face of restrictive management controls

Workplace Insight

Employees who perceive management controls to be restrictive and punitive will develop dysfunctional and negative responses to the organisation where they work, according to a new study involving the University of East Anglia (UEA). These responses might be observed through what the researchers call ‘workplace deviance’ – for example absenteeism, reducing effort, daydreaming, taking longer breaks – and turning a blind eye, also referred to as ‘deliberate ignorance’ by the research team fro

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65 Christmas Icebreaker Questions To Start An Amazing Conversation

Vantage Circle

Christmas is the time of the year when people wish to engage in pleasant and heartfelt conversations with one another. Heart-to-heart dialogue that strengthens connections and makes Christmas a memorable one. However, striking up a good conversation is more tricky than it appears. Many people feel awkward and hesitant to start a conversation because they are unsure how to break the ice.

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Two-thirds of consumers won’t buy from a company with misaligned values—and other customer behavior trends

Ruby

The COVID-19 pandemic changed our shopping habits , shifting the ways consumers interact and engage with brands. Apparel, personal care products, and books saw the most dramatic fluctuations in spending among American consumers. As the pandemic recedes, many of these trends are here to stay, and companies are grappling with how best to upgrade and optimize their customer experiences.

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How to Be a Better Thinker, Innovator and Problem Solver

Success

Cogs replaced hands, so to speak, during the U.S. Industrial Revolution, when businesses rushed to automate manual tasks. Now the technology rush is removing the cogs as we hurry to replace people with automated systems. With true artificial intelligence not too far away, the trend for less human involvement is set to continue into the future. So it makes sense that business is evolving too, moving from a “doing” model to a “thinking” model.

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Hunt is on for the most influential workplace and facilities leaders

Workplace Insight

The workplace and facilities sectors are being invited to submit names for a new list that aims to celebrate and acknowledge the individuals that have made an incredible impact and significant contribution to the profession and wider industry. The Workplace Leaders Top 50 , launched by the team at The Workplace Event, is designed to bring together the names of the very best leaders, forward thinkers, doers and change-makers that are influencing, shaping and designing the discipline both now and

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Episode 449: Anna Tsui talks about Shadow Magic

Productivityist

Anna Tsui , is the creator of The Genius Method. She is a genius coach, international writer, speaker, and serial entrepreneur. Her bestselling book, “ Shadow Magic: Turn your Fear Into Fuel and Create a Prosperous Coaching Business ” shows readers how to overcome their personal self-sabotage and build a thriving career and business. In this episode, I tell the story about my shadow self that infiltrated my world not too long ago.

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Are you really solving your customers’ problems?

Ruby

“How can I help you?” That’s the universal greeting for customer service agents, no matter what business they’re representing. Why? Because customers call or write when they need help ! However, most of us have had customer service encounters that ended without our problem being solved. Maybe the person on the other end sincerely tried to help—but if they didn’t resolve the issue, then it was a waste of time for everyone, at best.

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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

Success

I never expected to be a single mom, but when my husband died while I was in my 30s, that became my reality, instantly reshaping not only my mental and emotional lives but my financial one as well. No longer part of a double-income family, I was left alone to juggle a career and two small children. We had been responsible with money, but I still wasn’t fiscally prepared for this loss.

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How routines and boredom can spark creativity

Workplace Insight

Every day, after a leisurely breakfast in bed and the opening of his post, Roald Dahl would wander down his garden to the grubby little hut crammed with personal paraphernalia he had created. There he would sharpen the six yellow pencils that were always by his side while he worked, settle into an armchair, put his feet up on an old suitcase filled with logs, place an American yellow legal pad of paper onto a makeshift board on his lap and work for two hours.

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PCL’s 25 years of Hogan Assessments

Business Psych Blog

October 12th 2022 was a BIG day in the PCL diary, as 100 valued guests came together to celebrate our 25th anniversary with Hogan Assessment Systems (technically 26, but what’s a year between friends?) It’s hard to believe we began this journey in the 1990s, when the HPI administration and scoring software was still on MS DOS and required floppy disks for credits!

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An Interview with Eric Chapman, Winner of the 2022 Boston Colleen Barrett Award

Backbone Blog

An Interview with Eric Chapman, Executive Assistant, Pan Communications and Winner of the 2022 Greater Boston Admin Awards Colleen Barrett Award for Administrative Excellence. Insert Interview Questions here.

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The 10 Best Books for Relationships

Success

Relationships take work even when they’re going well, but what about when they’re not? How do we forge relationships when people only seem to be becoming more distant? How do we make our relationships not only deeper, but more long-lasting ? Take a look at these 10 books on relationships and discover how to do anything from cultivating new ones to improving—or pruning—the ones you have. 1.

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Major new report offers snapshot of hybrid and remote work debate in the US

Workplace Insight

Owl Labs and Global Workplace Analytics have just released their sixth annual State of Remote Work report. Based on a survey of over 2,300 full-time workers across the United States, the report reveals the latest trends and perspectives on a range of issues from remote work and hybrid work, trust, intent to move, training offered, workplace redesign, intent and reasons for quitting, technology needs, employee surveillance, the 4-day workweek, and more.

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I work at Twitter … what do I do?

Ask a Manager

This post, I work at Twitter … what do I do? , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: I work at Twitter and have been there for many years. As I’m sure you’ve seen, Twitter was just bought by Elon Musk and ever since the deal closed two weeks ago, the company has been literally falling apart. I was fortunate enough to survive the round of layoffs in his first week that cut 50% of the company, but since then things have gotten exponentially

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Youth Mental Health, Psychological & Social Trends

AH Business Psychology

A few weeks ago, I gave an extensive interview on Myall Radio, on NSW’s North Coast, talking about the continuing impact that declining mental health is having on our young people, on worrying social and psychological trends and their impact, and other topics. Take a small amount of time to reflect, and listen; and at. Read more The post Youth Mental Health, Psychological & Social Trends appeared first on AH Psychology.

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Gratitude Enthusiast Ricky Mendez Offers Simple Steps to Get Kids Thinking Gratefully

Success

As Thanksgiving approaches, we’re probably all spending a little more time thinking about things we’re grateful for. But what if gratitude wasn’t just something we talked about with our families each November and, instead, was something we consciously practiced all year ? That’s the world Ricky Mendez wants to live in. As a self-proclaimed “gratitude enthusiast” and implementational speaker, Mendez’s work in mindset and prosperity planning includes a focus on gratitude.

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Vast majority of unemployed over-50s planning to return to work

Workplace Insight

An exclusive survey of over 50s by the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library , claims that an overwhelming 91 percent of inactive workers in the age bracket intend to return to work. The Office for National statistics (ONS) recently revealed that the number of people aged 50-64 who are economically inactive has increased by 3.6 million, a rise of 10 percent since before the pandemic and the survey results support this with 41.5 percent reporting that they either left a job or have bee

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my coworker prayed that I’ll return to Jesus, coworker went through my laptop bag, and more

Ask a Manager

This post, my coworker prayed that I’ll return to Jesus, coworker went through my laptop bag, and more , was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. My coworker prayed that I’ll return to Jesus. I work in higher ed at a university that has roughly a 40% Jewish population. I have worked in my office for a little over four years.

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9 Reasons Why Elon Musk Shutting Down Twitter ERGs Was a Big Mistake

Great Place to Work

Employee Resource Groups are key to creating more inclusive, successful organizations. Here’s what you should know. What a difference a new leader can make. Case in point: Twitter. We all know what’s happened since Elon Musk took over the social platform. A quick recap. In less than a week, Musk: Laid off about half the staff, around 3,700 employees, just days after his takeover.

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Scam Prevention: Protecting Yourself and Loved Ones

Success

Scammers love to target the vulnerable, especially in times of crisis. Do you know how to protect yourself? Julien and Kiersten (@richandregular) have fallen for scams, just like everyone else. Today, they talk about staying vigilant to prevent yourself and your loved ones from getting scammed, what to say to a potential fraudster and what to do if your personal information has been compromised.

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