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How To Create Commute-Worthy Destinations

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As organizations explore how to best approach this new normal, many are establishing policies and considering the long-term implications for their employees and workspace. Flexibility and Choice A major step in creating or maintaining a successful hybrid work environment is realigning corporate policies with the organization’s culture.

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24 Online Collaboration Tools That Let You Leave The Office Space Behind

Tips From T. Marie

In fact, it’s why some companies rescinded work from home policies in the past. A few more popular video conferencing choices*: Free Conference Call Join.me Check to see if they rent out conference rooms. Or maybe ask if one of your local restaurants has a special events or banquet room you could rent for a few hours.

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Open competition launched to find design team for new museum of architecture and design in Helsinki

Workplace Insight

Spaces for events, conferences, workshops, a library and a water-front café-restaurant are also a key requirement of the brief.

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A look back at The Stoddart Review: the once and future guide to workplace productivity?

Workplace Insight

A Nicholas Bloom study from 2015 , before the Stoddart Review, also found that employees who opted into work-from-home policies saw a 13 percent lift in their productivity. It seems that where we work is not the key, but rather that greater autonomy inspires smarter, productive working. How do we use the office, and does it distract us?

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Using social media to empower Assistants

Practically Perfect PA

When Nicky approached me to speak about my top tips for beginners at The Assist Conference I was truly honored. Despite my passion for social media I haven’t always been adept at it and was a twitter virgin until The Assist Conference 2015. You can get free headshots at PA/EA conferences such as Office Show.

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All work and some play: the rise of the ‘Bleisure’ travellers

Practically Perfect PA

There’s also something particularly poignant about sitting down to a table set for one in an unfamiliar restaurant amid the sound of strange accents and clinking glasses. If you’re curious about your company culture or even its policy towards bleisure travel you could approach the subject with your manager. ‘As

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Ultimate travel itinerary

Practically Perfect PA

I will be presenting on this very topic at the conference. A small list of good restaurants close to the hotel or office. Assistants have to navigate their corporate travel policy while ensuring their Executives have a smooth business trip while relying on suppliers to make that happen.

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