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The iPhone-ified Office: Transforming The Workspace To Meet Employee Demands

All Work

Technology alone will not solve return-to-office (RTO) woes—smart policies to normalize average occupancy rates over the course of the week and eliminate the redlines are needed. These include Community, Innovation, and Problem-Solving zones , and each should employ universal design principles to enable peak performance.

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Empathy In Practice: How Design Can Enable Much Needed Change

All Work

The food truck and the USPS van were such key moments of unique design thinking. Verda: Well as it turns out the Food for Thought truck is going to be making a trip to Chicago very soon to join the fleet of Chicago Mobile Makers, I’m really excited to see Maya expand the efforts of her organization. It all starts with design.

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The Art of Creating New Habits that Stick

Jen Lawrence

When we seek to get fit, we go all in , whether declaring to get to the gym five days a week or cut out all sugars and white foods. Shop at an organic grocer to get all the healthiest food we can get our hands on. Problem Behaviors: I am disorganized because… I allow mail to pile up. We buy new fitness clothes and shoes.

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The Next Workplace To Bring People Together

All Work

Ryan and I have had a few great discussions over a drink or two about workplace issues and I wish we were able to discuss this in-person because it’s a deep, messy, complex multi-dimensional problem. The Problem. What’s the Problem that the Office Solves? “ Peter Drucker. This is not about those workplaces.

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Sustainable Leadership: Incorporating Recognition into Long-term Business Strategies

Vantage Circle

This disparity between sustainability objectives and employee recognition is more than a small oversight; it is a significant problem at the core of many business plans. A restaurant chain awards managers who cut food prices. Performance assessments that fail to include sustainability data with regular KPIs.

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8 good reasons for employee on-sites in the remote work era

Insperity

Strategy meetings – Focus on a unique issue, discuss quarterly business goals, or connect as a group to problem-solve and set intentions. You could even book a food truck at lunch so employees have more reason to linger and spend time together during a longer break. Incorporate break time between meetings as much as possible.

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7 steps new grads can take to help their résumé stand out

Work Life

Don’t Forget High School Jobs In the absence of an employment history, it can help to include jobs you took while going to school , such as working in a fast-food restaurant. Highlight the transferable skills you acquired while on these jobs, says Morrison, focusing on skills like communication, problem-solving, and adaptability.