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Here’s Why Your 2024 Corporate Workplace Strategy Needs Coworking

Allwork

The coworking “movement,” as it was originally defined, has been part of the workplace landscape since around 2006 — long before the pandemic. What I want to talk about here is how coworking now occupies a viable and attractive, if relatively small, node in the larger context of workplace strategy in the post-pandemic era.

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Science Fiction To Reality: How Anti-aging Drugs Will Upend The Future Of Work

Allwork

While the full repercussions of a longer-living workforce are still to be imagined, the idea of prolonging human life using anti-aging drugs has been tossed around for years. In 2006, an NBC article discussed the topic: “For most people, living longer will inevitably mean more time spent working.

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Throwing open the window to a new world of work

Workplace Insight

Originally a political theory describing the range of policies that the voting public considers acceptable at any point in time, the idea is now more widely used to describe how former heresies are accommodated into mainstream thinking over a period of time and in response to changing events.

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Top 5 Tips for Avoiding Employment Lawsuits

The Small Business Blog

Make certain that you have strong, unconfusing policies on employment. Discrimination or harassment in the workplace will result in big trouble. A good recordkeeping policy is essential. A good record-keeping policy is essential. These must be well communicated to employees and strictly enforced. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Canadians Caught in Time Crunch

Ian's Messy Desk

People are struggling to meet the competing demands of a workplace that can reach out to them 24/7, caring for children and aging parents, and their own need to refresh body and mind. Adults providing care to seniors grew from 17% in 1996 to 20% in 2006. As individuals and as a society we are paying a steep price for this time crunch.

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Do Bad Bosses Breed Bad Bosses?

The Office Professionals Place

According to the Association for Psychological Science (2006), the unconscious transmission of actions or emotions from one individual to another is possible. Upcoming topic: Dealing with Workplace PMS - Poor Management System - September 6, 2010 Dial-in#: 1-712-432-3030 Passcode: 346621 Become a member of the Elite - Subscribe today!

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: How Badly Do You Need Time Off?

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, April 13, 2010 How Badly Do You Need Time Off? Is your workplace supportive of you taking time off this year? She also plans to “unplug” from her job, leaving the laptop at home. “If

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