Success
MAY 1, 2024
Starting a business can be intimidating, but opening a franchise can make the process a little easier for would-be entrepreneurs. These tried-and-true business opportunities come with more support and greater brand recognition , as well as economies of scale. If you’re hoping to start a business this year, these are some of the best franchises to own.
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MAY 1, 2024
With the right asynchronous work tools, everything from task management to video conferencing and note-taking flows and works seamlessly. Slack boasts that using the app reduces emails by 32% and meetings by 27%, which could be a major benefit for teams looking to cut down on unproductive activities. The Microsoft Teams app gained major traction throughout the years of 2020 and 2022, rising from 75 million daily active users to 280 million in this two-year time span.
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Success
MAY 1, 2024
Excerpted from Acquisitional Wealth , copyright © 2024 by Josh Tolley. Reprinted with permission from Matt Holt Books, an imprint of BenBella Books, Inc. All rights reserved. How are you going to actually pay for a business acquisition? There are really two elements to this question: 1. How are you going to come up with the down payment? 2. How are you going to repay the monthly loan payment?
Allwork
MAY 1, 2024
While global competition for talent has reportedly eased in the past couple of years, Indeed’s Hiring lab also finds there is a persistent need for skilled professionals across many industries/sectors in the workforce. According to recent analysis of resume search data published by Indeed , employers in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States face significant hiring challenges in healthcare, sales, skilled trades, and hospitality.
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Unlock your full potential with our comprehensive guide on productivity. This detailed resource explores the three fundamental pillars of effective task management: Todo List Mastery, Time Management, and Habit Optimization. Learn to capture and prioritize your tasks effectively, schedule them using proven strategies like the Pomodoro Technique, and maintain your productivity through consistent habit tracking.
Success
MAY 1, 2024
“I’ve got a gut feeling about it.” “She has incredible instincts.” “I just get a bad vibe from that guy.” Feelings, a sixth sense, a hunch or just vibes—whatever you want to call it—at some point throughout our lives, we all use our intuition. What if we told you that scientific research actually supports trusting your gut feelings and intuition, and that doing so can improve your decision-making, creativity and overall well-being?
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Workplace Insight
MAY 1, 2024
A new poll from Ricoh Europe claims that the majority of organisations lack the technology to support flexible working, with only 30 percent of European employees saying they have all the technology to collaborate seamlessly when working with other colleagues. The research, conducted by Opinion Matters on behalf of Ricoh Europe, polled 7,000 workers and 1,800 decision makers across Europe.
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MAY 1, 2024
Google has conducted another round of layoffs, this time affecting skilled staff members from its key programming language teams including Flutter, Dart, and Python — just weeks before its annual I/O developer conference scheduled for later this month. According to a report published by Tech Crunch , the decision — part of a broader initiative to streamline operations and prioritize key projects — has raised concerns about the future of work in the tech industry.
Workplace Insight
MAY 1, 2024
Life imitates art pt. 94. Scientists have discovered that lab mice may be conducting their own experiments on us. A paper published in the journal Current Biology and summarised here , speculates that mice seem to be testing their testers. They do this by deviating from simple expected behaviours such as responding to rewards to work out what might happen.
Allwork
MAY 1, 2024
Amazon recently announced that its generative AI-powered assistant geared towards increasing business-wide productivity, known as Amazon Q Business , is available for general use. According to an official blog post published by Amazon , the generative AI-powered assistant can do advanced tasks like other language models like “answer questions, provide summaries, generate content, and securely complete tasks based on data and information in your enterprise systems.
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💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
Workplace Insight
MAY 1, 2024
The British Council for Offices Awards for London have gone to seven office buildings across the city. Held at the Park Plaza hotel, the BCO’s annual London Awards Lunch recognised projects that demonstrate best practice in office design, fit-out, operation and sustainability, setting the standard for excellence across the sector. The BCO claims that the winners of this year’s competition in London stand out for their user-centric design credentials, as well as their creative implementation of w
Productivityist
MAY 1, 2024
In this engaging episode of the podcast, I sit down with Mat Ellis , a pioneer in the productivity software arena, to explore how modern tools like AI can enhance both our work efficiency and our personal lives. We delve into the evolution of productivity platforms, particularly Mat’s work with Sixty, and discuss the significant impact of these tools on our daily routines.
Workplace Insight
MAY 1, 2024
The CIPD Festival of Work returns this June at a brand-new venue: the universally beloved ExCeL London. The CIPD says the free, two-day event will be a jam-packed, interactive line-up that celebrates innovative ideas and discusses the dilemmas facing the world of work. The Festival will aim to bring together a wide range of exhibiters and over 150 international inspirational thought leaders and leading experts, across seven stages.
Allwork
MAY 1, 2024
Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index (ECI) experienced a notable drop in April 2024 — falling to -29 from -20 in March marking the first decline in seven months. According to Gallup, this downturn in confidence is due in-part to surging gas prices, persistent inflation, and elevated interest rates, all of which have added to a growing sense of unease among American workers.
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Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.
Workplace Insight
MAY 1, 2024
Disseminating information about a building to the people who occupy it has come a long way from a basic, intranet desktop interface with warnings about wet floors or notices about charity fundraising. These days apps promise a much more sophisticated workplace experience, which can be accessed in the palm of your hand. Gartner has a useful definition of workplace apps’ capabilities, stating, “They are used to explore and reserve workspaces, navigate the workplace, find colleagues, plan the best
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