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Angry, stressed and worried. The utter state of the UK workforce in 2023

Workplace Insight

Methodology The results in the Gallup Global Emotions report are based on nationally representative, probability-based samples among the adult population, ages 15 and older. The Positive Experience Index and Negative Experience Index are calculated from surveys in 142 countries and areas in 2022.

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If you want people to feel fulfilled at work, you’d better cough up

Workplace Insight

The Work Remastered research report surveyed more than 1,000 workers across the US and UK. This was followed by flexible working, with 49 percent of employees prioritising it in their job searches, and a good company culture, which was rated important by 43 percent of the sample.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

The women surveyed in Guidant’s “ 2023 Small Business Trends ” report were primarily motivated to become entrepreneurs due to being “ready to be their own boss” (28%) and “[dissatisfied] with corporate America” (23%), with only 13% seeking to pursue their passions. I mean ‘Your life will be improved by the ascendance of women.’”

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Time on Happy Independent Workers and Survivor Bias

Small Business Labs

The majority of those surveyed say that, for a variety of reasons, they voluntarily chose the independent work life over more traditional gigs. The survey, which we worked on, was constructed to provide a statistically valid sample of all independent workers (self-employed, contractors, freelancers, etc.) in the U.S.

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Simple ways to survey customers

Service Untitled

Rarely will our customers confide in us. Let’s start out by being specific and using a survey. Publix supermarkets sell hundreds of thousands of items, yet this time a survey might concentrate on seafood; freshness, quality, selection, and customer service associated with the seafood department. How was your experience?

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Chance plays a huge role in career success, report confirms

Workplace Insight

To fill this gap, Celine Legrand, Christine Naschberger (Audencia), Yehuda Baruch (Audencia and Southampton Business School) and Nikos Bozionelos (EM Lyon Business School) carried out research among a large sample of managerial professionals, to uncover to what extent chance events had influenced their careers.

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The Laws of Khaki Revealed

On The Job

A new study by the University of Michigan found that only 30 percent of employees have a close confidant at work, down from nearly half in 1985. The Web site allows job seekers to build online resumes with videos, work samples, reference letters and other media, in addition to the standard work and education information.

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