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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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The director of a small but busy public library in the Midwest, Marcia Fanning (not her real name) says she was meek and didn’t really stand up for herself for many years: “I let people walk all over me, and I ended up being really unhappy a lot of [the] time.”. Best practices for standing up for yourself.

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What Can Young Lawyers Teach Us About The Future Of Workspaces?

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Younger lawyers prioritize a legal workplace that supports flexibility, equality, and collaboration, favoring environments with open spaces and modern aesthetics over traditional “men’s club” interiors; these preferences are reshaping law firm office design. According to Francis J. According to Aiyana A.

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Here Are The Top Coworking Spaces In Dubai

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This members-only coworking club offers access to a variety of lavish amenities, including a photography studio, gym, swimming pools, as well as work-related needs such as private offices and a library. A4 Space is a free workspace situated in the city’s art district, offering desks, reading nooks, organic produce and local coffee.

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The Secret Formula To Determine How (And How Often) Your Employees Should Work In The Office

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We caught up with Lauren Gardner, Director of Creative & Strategy and Steven South, Design Director & Senior Associate to discover more about the importance of setting intention for your hybrid work strategy. These teams work remotely most of the time (usually from home or a “third” space, such as a library or a coworking facility).

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Return-to-Office Strategies Failing? The Coffee Shop Effect Can Help Brew Success

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With great pride, my hosts showed me the “cafe area” that was designed to induce casual interaction and “serendipitous collaboration and innovation.” Embracing the productivity benefits of a coffee shop as a core “work area” for company offices does not replace other types of spaces that make up a great office.

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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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Since 2012, when Chance released his first mixtape after graduating from Jones College Prep in 2011, his promise has attracted attention from established artists eager to collaborate. He says an after-school program at Chicago’s Harold Washington Library Center gave him the education he needed.

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People-Driven Alternate Workspaces

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Whether working from a private office, a collaboration space or a home office, there are really only two things that matter: having the right tools and technology to get the job done, and the ability to interact and collaborate with colleagues in a positive, constructive way.