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Core Administrative Skills Always Need Improving

Office Dynamics

Now I am going to surprise you by telling you one of the most awesome administrative skills you can work on is being brilliant at the basics. Basics include: travel planning, appointment coordination, meeting preparation, all facets of communication, organizational skills, and time and project management. The basics. Joan Burge.

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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

Success

A 2017 survey found that 91% of executives believe that a sense of humor is important for career advancement, and 84% feel that people with a good sense of humor do a better job. The safest and the least risky approach is talking about what happened to me today,” Osincup advises.

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New study will explore the impact of economic turmoil on workplace experience

Workplace Insight

People’s workplace experience in the wake of recent economic upheavals is to be investigated as part of a major new survey led by Cardiff University and funded mainly by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The last Skills and Employment Survey took place in 2017.

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AI may boost productivity, but we are already becoming reliant on it, and that’s a problem

Workplace Insight

Interestingly, the report suggests the technology might help bridge the skill gap between low-skilled and high-skilled workers. Additionally, many executives surveyed believe AI will lead to job cuts, with 43 percent anticipating staff reductions. Google’s Gemini comes in even higher at $191 million.

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Freelancers and Financial Well-Being

Small Business Labs

  To better understand this issue, a series of financial well-being questions were added to the MBO Partners State of Independence study survey this year (Emergent Research works with MBO Partners on this ongoing study). The CFPB's 2017 study also had similar findings.  often struggle financially.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

The women surveyed in Guidant’s “ 2023 Small Business Trends ” report were primarily motivated to become entrepreneurs due to being “ready to be their own boss” (28%) and “[dissatisfied] with corporate America” (23%), with only 13% seeking to pursue their passions.

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5 Decision-Making Books to Help You Combat Analysis Paralysis

Success

This 2017 standard for success became a No. Koscinski breaks down complex topics into easily understood components with pedagogical skill. Based on numerous surveys and peer-reviewed studies, the Heaths take care in understanding the data and science of indecision and decision-making. For many of us, it’s not always that easy.