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No-vember Challenge: Redefine Holiday Gatherings With These 5 Alcohol-Free Event Ideas

Allwork

Workplace drinking is “associated with power and misogyny,” as it’s a male ritual packaged up as a “team-building exercise that is supposed to enhance a sense of community at work,” says organizational anthropologist John Curran. Yet, combining work with alcohol isn’t advisable.

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The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Entrepreneurs, 9-to-5ers and Executives

Success

You’ve made your list and checked it twice—now, it’s time for the hard part: finding the perfect gift for everyone this holiday season. This watch might look traditional, but it has all the smart features you need—calendar reminders, text displays, a pulse sensor, sleep monitoring, fitness tracking and more. A stylish smart watch.

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How to Create a Powerful, Future-Proof Culture for Remote and Decentralized Teams

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An effective, accepted, and well-understood culture can keep teams more productive. Team members meet frequently with their global associates to collaborate and focus on common initiatives and are recognized publicly for their achievements. . If you need to present the same content to teams globally, set up multiple meetings.

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5 Productivity Products and Services to Boost Company Morale

Success

If you are superstitious, go for the money tree instead, which also makes a fun boss or employee gift around the holidays. Our team at Verizon Business assists customers daily in navigating technology essentials, including connectivity and cybersecurity.” It has pages and calendar months to log events and expenses.

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3 Tips to Prepare for Holiday Time Off

Jen Lawrence

Preparing for time out of the office for the holidays is frustratingly stressful. It’s supposed to be the most magical time of the year and somewhere amongst the gifts, parties, and holiday movies, we are still expected to carry our normal workload. Email marketing and hacker activity see a sharp uptick during the holiday season.

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How to Plan Events Your Team Will Love (Without the Stress)

Eat Your Career

The benefits of team events are well known. They facilitate interaction between teams, build relationships and empathy between coworkers, and amp up employee engagement. If your goal is to encourage different teams to interact with each other, find a space where people can freely move around and talk to each other.

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How the Holiday Season Can Help Your Career

On The Job

The holiday season is beginning to ramp up, and your thoughts may be consumed by Black Friday deals or how to make your nana's pecan pie. For example, while you're reaching out to family and friends this holiday season, why not also reach out to new connections in your company or your industry?

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