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The Future Of Commercial Real Estate In The 21st Century City

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Many companies across the country are reducing their office square footage, or looking for ways to restructure leases, as they contemplate the long-term impact. As a company leader, I see the logic and the appeal. Of course, safety was the first priority for these decisions, but that quickly morphed into other driving motives.

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How Can Office Design Help To Rebuild Working Relationships?

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Unfortunately, getting back to “normal” isn’t as simple as reinstating pre-COVID work policies. © Copyright Andrew Rugge. Rapport is good for business Employees who feel connected to their coworkers and company are more engaged in their work, less likely to switch jobs, and report higher levels of satisfaction. What is rapport?

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Employers struggling to keep pace with AI adoption

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This governance gap comes amidst growing interest within companies to implement automation solutions. However, the adoption of AI is outpacing employers’ implementation of formal policies and procedures. Only one in six (16 percent) companies have offered training on how to utilise AI tools.

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How Designers Can Set The Stage For A Flexible Future

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These surveys give the firm real-time insights to shape future policy and space design. Even though this seems minor, our CIO said he’s never had so many emails from team members expressing gratitude when the company rolled out this small change. Copyright James Ewing. Copyright David Pires Photography. 3) How did it go?

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How Simple Policies Can Change Your Business

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While this makes sense, it doesn’t mean you should ignore behind-the-scenes business administration tasks, such as setting policies. Policies that outline how you run various elements of your business, and why you do it that way, set boundaries and create a foundation for the business. When will you answer calls and return calls?

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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

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At the same time, women-owned ventures account for just 16% of conventional small-business loans and 17 percent of Small Business Administration loans, even though female-owned firms make up a third of all small companies in the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed this inequity and misunderstanding by policy makers. get paid faster.

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Why Worry About Ethics?

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Soon after our initial classes graduated and I realized I was going to be adding a community component to what my company was going to offer, I decided to require our community members to sign the pledge yearly, promising to let it guide their practices.

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