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Improving business acumen for Assistants

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Improving your business acumen As an Assistant, whether you are supporting Executives or working in a team, having a solid understanding of the business and its operations is crucial for your success. In today's fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, it's essential to continuously develop your business acumen [.

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Samsung Embraces Four-Day Work Week, Sort Of

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What’s going on: Samsung Electronics announced that it is implementing a four-day work week policy for its non-factory, full-time staff in South Korea, according to New York Post. Starting next week, employees will be given one Friday off each month. This move follows similar policies adopted by other South Korean companies, such as SK Hynix and Kakao Corp, according to Fortune.

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10 Products to Improve Your Business Travel Experience

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all learned to work, live and play in a new normal wherein virtual connections have become more prevalent. However, a 2022 study from Tourism Economics for the U.S. Travel Association and J.D. Power’s Travel and Hospitality Intelligence found that the average business traveler expects to take around 1.6 business trips per month in 2023 and beyond—almost up to the pre-pandemic level of 1.7 trips per month.

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The Great Mismatch: Why Employers And Employees Are No Longer In Sync

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According to a report by McKinsey, 87% of US workers want flexibility, but 50% of employers want employees back in the office. The Great Mismatch refers to a misalignment in expectations between employees who want more remote work and employers who wish to return to traditional, office-based work practices.  Employers and employees might have to shift their mindsets and accept compromises that work for everyone.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 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!

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The Personal and Professional Benefits of Being an Involved Alumni

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Graduation represents the closing of one door in service to the opening of another—but it’s not a door that needs to stay shut forever. Maintaining a relationship with your alma mater can benefit you in many ways. But amid social and work obligations, how can you make time to be an active and involved alumni? Consider school back in session, and check out our tips on how to manage your involvement to reap rewards post-cap-and-gown season.

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The retrofit of commercial property should be prioritised over new buildings

Workplace Insight

A retrofit first principle is advocated in a new report, Transform & Renew – Making non-domestic buildings fit for a low carbon future from building consultancy Mace. That and other recommendations set out in the report aim to promote the re-use and repurposing of existing non-domestic buildings which make up about an eighth of total UK building stock but account for a quarter of its carbon emissions.

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Balancing AI Adoption with Employee Morale: The New Challenge for Business Leaders

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What’s going on: A survey published by KPMG , a professional services firm, reveals that almost two-thirds (65%) of the 225 U.S. executives surveyed believe generative AI will have a high or extremely high impact on their organization in the next three to five years. However, 60% of these executives also admit they are still one or two years away from implementing their first generative AI solution.

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Younger workers are the least likely to favour hybrid working

Workplace Insight

New research has revealed the nuances in attitudes towards hybrid working and work-life balance in the UK and US. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the appeal of hybrid work is linked to the life and career stage of employees. The poll from United Culture suggests that work-life balance is the factor most valued by employees at work (58 percent), but is much more appealing to women than men (66 percent vs. 52 percent).

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Adapting To The Future: 9 Ways Coworking Spaces Must Harness The Power Of AI

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Artificial intelligence can help coworking spaces to sell and upsell members in various ways. AI can help with personalized recommendations and upselling by analyzing data on member behavior and preferences, allowing coworking spaces to offer relevant and enticing products and services. Using AI in community building can significantly enhance the coworking experience, leading to a more inclusive and thriving community.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

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.

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Two thirds of employees have experienced significant workplace conflict

Workplace Insight

A survey of 2,000 full-time employees has revealed that almost two-thirds (64 percent) of workers have been in a workplace where there has been conflicts between colleagues, with 15 percent subsequently looking to change roles. The research, conducted by communications consultancy Magenta Associates , also found that opposing personality types (47 percent), lack of communication (43 percent), and management styles (38 percent) are the most likely causes of workplace conflict.

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How to Showcase Work Samples in Your Professional Portfolio: Travel Planning Example

All Things Admin

Whether you’re searching for a new job, making a case for a promotion or raise, showcasing your skills during your annual review, or simply want to be in a position to take advantage of opportunities that may come your way, a professional portfolio is an invaluable tool for any administrative professional. Your portfolio should include your resume, letters of recommendation, awards and recognitions, past performance reviews, and certifications.

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Men and women hide what they know from colleagues in different ways

Workplace Insight

Men and women exhibit different behaviours in the ways they hide what they know at work, according to new research from academics at the UCL Global Business School for Health (UCL GBSH). The findings , published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, suggest men feel more entitled than women to conceal their knowledge: they hide it more often than women, specifically through rationalised hiding, while women use evasive hiding and playing dumb.

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Steps To Automate Your Email Marketing & Why It’s So Important!

Jennie Lyon

Life is busy, even busier if you’re a small business owner! One of the first steps to having a successful online business is having a robust email list full of raving fans and paying customers. If you’re like me, finding time to stay on top of your email marketing can feel very time intensive and… The post Steps To Automate Your Email Marketing & Why It’s So Important!

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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KI Work2.1 sit-stand desks create personal and collaborative workspace for Braze

Workplace Insight

Following a period of rapid growth, consumer engagement platform Braze has recently moved into the City of London’s Broadgate Exchange Square. Outgrowing their presence at a nearby shared co-working facility, the company wanted their new dedicated facilities to be an employee attraction tool, whilst also being as ‘future-ready’ as possible. Making the workspace desirable and enjoyable was an important consideration for the company, who exercise a fully agile, hybrid working policy.

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Remote workers feel “policed” by unpredictable managers

Workplace Insight

Daily monitoring can lead to remote workers feeling that their managers have less trust in them, research from NEOMA Business School reveals. Birgit Schyns , Distinguished Professor of People and Organisations at NEOMA, co-authored a study analysing survey data on 450 employees at UK-based firms. According to the researchers, when working from home, employees can feel that they have less autonomy and are under constant surveillance if monitored too frequently.

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Even when machines make better decisions than humans, people still override them

Workplace Insight

Machines can make better decisions than humans, but humans often struggle to know when the machine’s decision making is actually more accurate and end up overriding the algorithm decisions for worse, according to new research from academics at ESMT Berlin, This phenomenon is described in the paper as algorithm aversion, and is attributed to an inherent mistrust in machines.