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Embrace the chaos: the office must find a new purpose, conference concludes

Workplace Insight

The British Council for Offices (BCO) annual conference, this year hosted in Dublin, addressed the purpose of the office in the context of the evolving world of work. As one would perhaps expect from a BCO conference, several speakers made a case for the office, including Davina Saint, director of the Irish National Assets Management Agency.

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Avoid Conference Call Catastrophes

The Office Professionals Place

Thursday, April 29, 2010 Avoid Conference Call Catastrophes Have you ever been on a conference call and couldnt get a word in because there were so many people on the call and they were talking over each other? Does it seem like nothing is accomplished on conference calls? Distribute the agenda/handouts prior to the meeting.

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How to Track Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to Maintain Professional Certifications

Eat Your Career

It must be a learning activity, though the cost of the activity is not necessarily relevant. I can earn them for participating in conferences and traditional training events, whether in person or virtually, but I can also earn them for the training I develop and deliver myself, as a trainer on this topic.

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Zooming In On Engagement: How Turning Off Your Camera Can Hurt Your Career

Allwork

Especially in video conferences which are likely to be the only times people interact with colleagues when working remotely. Be sure to clearly communicate the intent of the call or agenda to orient participants to what’s coming. Yiannis Gavrielides: Covid-19 pushed us to adjust to new modes of working.

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MIPIM 2023 confirms that green sells. But is commercial real estate buying?

Workplace Insight

That was despite widespread concerns over the rising costs of refinancing and a banking crisis that started with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the US and quickly moved to Europe, with Swiss financial regulators beginning to put together during MIPIM week the deal that would see UBS buy Credit Suisse in an emergency rescue.

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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

Success

By then I was insistent that I wanted to run the business alone, and I rented a conference room for a meeting away from our office. I came with a long agenda, including terminal options for a buyout. I was surprised, but we continued on as effective partners for another year.

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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

The day had gone pretty much as you would imagine – being shuffled between conference rooms and offices meeting various team members, answering carefully planned questions, hearing all about how great the company was to work for. Best: Conferences. ASAP Administrative Professionals Conference. BEL (Behind Every Leader).