Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Mastering virtual meetings: tips and tricks for Assistants In recent years, virtual meetings have become integral to our professional lives. Whether you've transitioned to remote work or set up hybrid meetings, being prepared and equipped with the right tools is essential for a smooth and successful [.
Workplace Insight
OCTOBER 10, 2023
While the use of AI tools in the workplace is rapidly increasing, many organisations are lagging in providing guidance and training in the use of these technologies, according to new survey commissioned by Ricoh Europe. This governance gap comes amidst growing interest within companies to implement automation solutions. The poll of 6,000 workers across Europe, conducted by Opinium, suggests there is a gap between workers’ use of emerging technologies and organisations’ efforts to su
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Allwork
OCTOBER 8, 2023
An intriguing new work trend has emerged: polyworking, which is used to describe the practice of holding multiple full-time jobs. According to Owl Labs’ latest State of Hybrid Work report, an impressive 46% of employees are engaged in at least one side hustle. Traditional office-based employees are actually twice as likely to have a side hustle compared to their hybrid and remote counterparts.
Productivityist
OCTOBER 11, 2023
I’m excited to bring James Swanwick into our conversation for this episode of the podcast. As an Australian-American investor, entrepreneur, and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor, James has worn many hats. He’s the mind behind the Alcohol-Free Lifestyle and Project 90, initiatives that have been pivotal for individuals reassessing their relationship with alcohol.
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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Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Mastering the art of Assisting In a recent Future Assistant masterclass conducted by renowned Executive Assistant Debbie Gross, attendees were given a wealth of knowledge and practical tips on excelling in their roles as Assistants and Mastering the art of Assisting. Debbie shared valuable insights on [.
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Workplace Insight
OCTOBER 9, 2023
A new poll carried out in the US and UK claims that almost all office workers (93 percent) believe business leaders’ priorities need to shift in the current economic climate. the traditional role of leadership – as the future priority. The proportion is 98 percent of those aged 18-24. The study, Work Remastered, surveyed more than 1,000 office-based workers across the UK and the US and was carried out by consultants United Culture.
Success
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Broadcast journalist and TV host Tamron Hall proves that connecting with people on a deeper level not only engages and entertains—it’s also at the core of turning pain into purpose. “I have always been a part of a team sport with a coach. And when I worked in network news, I was part of the team and answered to the news director, or [the] president of the news division was the coach,” Hall recalls. “Suddenly, with this show, I am a team member, but I’m also the coach.
Allwork
OCTOBER 11, 2023
In the ever-evolving landscape of the modern workplace, there’s a new linguistic phenomenon that’s causing both delight and confusion in equal measure: Gen Z slang. The usage of Gen Z slang and emojis has left many older colleagues perplexed, leading to a 123% increase in Google searches for “Gen Z slang.” Here’s a comprehensive guide on Gen Z workplace lingo.
Workplace Insight
OCTOBER 9, 2023
One of the truisms about depictions of the future is that they often have more to say about the world in which we live than the one to come. So, when George Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four the story goes that its title was derived by inverting the numbers of the year in which it was written – 1948. Whatever the truth of this, Orwell understood it was a book as much about the world in which he lived as the one it portrayed.
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Office Dynamics
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Discover effective stress management tips for assistants, regain control, and find balance in the fast-paced world of executive support.
Success
OCTOBER 13, 2023
After my second baby was born sick and diagnosed with multiple disabilities, I spent the summer after his birth in the NICU. Eventually, he was discharged from the hospital and I went back to work. I wanted to be at work. But once I got there, I struggled to focus. I worried about my son’s health. I worried about his future and how we would adapt our lives to properly include him.
Allwork
OCTOBER 12, 2023
As a guest on the Allwork.Space Future of Work podcast, Pauline Roussel shed light on the role of coworking spaces in shaping the future of work, and how to choose the right one. These communal work spaces not only provide a dynamic environment to work in but also foster the spirit of community, collaboration, and innovative thinking. Now, a great number of entrepreneurs and professionals are reaping the benefits of coworking spaces.
Workplace Insight
OCTOBER 12, 2023
A new report claims that while 90 percent of businesses see the enablement of remote and hybrid working as having a positive impact on their bottom line, less than half (48 percent) of organisations strongly agree that employees have access to the technology they need to work well both at home, and in the office. The report from NTT claims that approximately 56 percent of hybrid workers spend half the work week at the office.
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LEADERASSISTANT.COM
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Joe Rare focuses on helping small-to-medium sized businesses around the world, while working from the comfort of his home in Montana and enjoying Big Sky Country with his family. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Joe talks about recruiting, training, and managing virtual assistants, email management, tips for business process standardization, and the biggest mistake he’s ever made in working with an assistant.
Success
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Whether you are headed back to the office after three remote years, or haven’t thought twice about purchasing new productivity products and services for the offuce while braving rocky financial situations, it’s time. Businesses have had an eye on improving products meant to help make life as a business owner much easier, whether you are overseeing thousands of employees or decorating your own cubicle.
Allwork
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The most critical factors as companies navigate the future of distributed work will be training leaders to effectively guide distributed teams, intentionally designing opportunities for relationship development and mentorship, and providing the tools to coordinate work and access information seamlessly from anywhere. Atlassian’s “Team Anywhere” program demonstrates the benefits of a distributed work model, which includes increased global talent access, employee engagement, and
Workplace Insight
OCTOBER 9, 2023
New data from Generation , an employment non-profit, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), claims that employers need to radically rethink how they approach midcareer and older workers. The Midcareer Opportunity: Meeting the challenges of an ageing workforce report outlines insights from OECD data and from an eight-country survey of thousands of employers, job seekers, and employees in Europe and the US.
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.
BMT Office Administration
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month. With many high-profile cybersecurity attacks in the news in recent years, it’s worth paying extra attention to the topic. Federal agencies—the IRS and the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services—are certainly taking the lead on improving their own cybersecurity and protecting your data. So let’s take a look at what these agencies are doing to protect you in your daily excursions into cyberspace.
Success
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Erin Diehl is on a mission to share a simple message: Failure is OK. Letting go of your perfectionist tendencies and feeling free to make mistakes can help you innovate and ultimately achieve more success and happiness. If even a few people in an audience of hundreds walk away from one of Diehl’s keynote speeches armed with this new perspective on failure and a toolkit to apply tangible learnings to their lives, then she’s done her job.
Allwork
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Guest Episode Video Transcript Pauline Roussel CEO at Coworkies and Co-author of “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces” Pauline Roussel is a co-author of the book “Around the World in 250 Coworking Spaces ” and an expert in the field of coworking spaces. With years of experience running a coworking space in Berlin and extensive research and travel to over 500 coworking spaces across 50 cities, Pauline has gained deep insights into the uniqueness, importance, and impa
Workplace Insight
OCTOBER 10, 2023
A new report from workplace consultancy Advanced Workplace Associates (AWA) suggests that organisations could introduce a licensing system to ensure employees have the conditions to deliver high performance and work safely, in a hybrid working model. This follows AWA’s most recent Hybrid Index Report, a study of nearly 120 workplaces in 22 countries, representing 155,000 employees, which found that workers are still only coming into the office an average of 1.75 days a week.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
Jennie Lyon
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Hello, dear readers! Short-form videos have taken the digital marketing world by storm in recent years. ? Platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube have paved the way for you to captivate your audience with bite-sized content that’s both engaging and memorable. These videos allow businesses like yours to convey their brand messages quickly and effectively… The post Lights, Camera, Action: Elevating Your Digital Marketing with Short-Form Videos appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digita
Success
OCTOBER 9, 2023
We’ve heard the advice so much our whole lives that we can recite it in our sleep: Eat nutritious foods, move our bodies, don’t stress. Yet, Americans are facing the shortest life expectancy in the past two decades, according to December 2022 CDC data. In fact, most of us can expect to live just 76.4 short years. But this isn’t the case everywhere, and in a Netflix docuseries featuring bestselling author Dan Buettner , viewers take a trip around the world to peek inside the communities with the
Allwork
OCTOBER 9, 2023
WeWork has given tenants of one of its primary U.K. branches 30 days to vacate. The evictions impact all members as the collapsing coworking operator closes its 133 Houndsditch location in the City of London. According to The Daily Mail , the company’s official statement reads, “As part of WeWork’s efforts to achieve a sustainable capital structure and profitable business to serve our members for the long term, we made the decision to stop operating our location at 133 Houndsditch.”
Workplace Insight
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Remote and hybrid workers are being excluded in the workplace, according to a new poll from workingmums.co.uk. Figures from the organisation’s annual survey suggest that 43 percent of mothers who work remotely feel they have been overlooked for promotion and work opportunities, whilst almost a third (29 percent) say they don’t feel fully included at work.
Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion
In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha
Allwork
OCTOBER 10, 2023
By 2028, over 25% of the national workforce will be 55 or older , according to a report by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging. However, a big question being asked by some experts is: How do older workers fit into the rapidly evolving AI-driven economy? As mentioned in a recent opinion article published by Fox News , despite the AI-related challenges on the horizon, older workers likely possess unique advantages that even the most advanced AI technologies cannot replicate: “valuable ex
Allwork
OCTOBER 9, 2023
The pandemic has intensified substance use problems in the U.S. Substance abuse among employees not only affects their personal lives but also has severe consequences for the overall productivity, safety, and morale of the organization. 45% of tech leaders surveyed use pain relief drugs like Codeine, Vicodin, and other morphine derivatives. Additionally, concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) led to increased alcohol intake for 28%.
Allwork
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Generational shifts have always influenced the workforce, but recent data suggests that Gen Z and young Millennials are redefining the very essence of employment. According to a recent article published by ZDNet , a staggering 64% of Americans under the age of 35 are either already freelancing or have plans to do so in the future. Likewise, 31% of adults over the age of 35 have similar aspirations.
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