Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Explore the indispensable role of administrative support in today's dynamic workplaces. Discover why administrative professionals are crucial for organizational success and how their contributions drive efficiency, productivity, and growth.
Practically Perfect PA
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Co-Active Leadership for Assistants As Assistants, we often find ourselves in roles that require us to support and collaborate with leaders from various departments and levels within our organisations. In this dynamic environment, traditional one-dimensional leadership models may fall short of addressing the complexities of modern workplaces. [.
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All Things Admin
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
One of the challenges of creating administrative procedures is that many people feel overwhelmed by the project. You already do a million things. How are you supposed to document everything for reference, as well? This feeling is why many people never start their procedures. However, thinking of procedures as one big project isn’t the right approach.
LEADERASSISTANT.COM
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
Maggie Olson is the Founder of Nova Chief of Staff, the premier destination for Chief of Staff education and development. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Maggie talks about the journey from executive assistant to chief of staff, and how to level up in your role – no matter the title. CONNECT WITH MAGGIE Maggie on LinkedIn Nova Chief of Staff Certification Course ABOUT MAGGIE Maggie Olson is the Founder of Nova Chief of Staff, the premier destination for Chief of Staff education
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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Success
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
A financial goal is a specific objective you set for yourself to achieve in a period of time, like the destination at the end of map directions. Setting financial goals helps you improve your financial situation, whether you want to pay off debt, buy a home or fund retirement. In this guide, we’ll look at different types of goals, how to set financial goals and offer some expert tips to help you reach your goals on time.
Administrative Professionals Pulse brings together the best content for administrative professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Allwork
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In a desperate bid to manage the shifting sands of hybrid work, some employers have turned to surveillance. High-profile companies like JPMorgan, Barclays Bank, and UnitedHealth Group have been reported to track everything from employees’ sent emails to their keyboard strokes. Evidence is mounting that such Big Brother tactics may not only be ineffective but could also be downright detrimental to productivity and morale.
Success
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Goals are essential to personal and professional development, but knowing which goals to set for yourself can feel overwhelming. You know there are areas of your life where you want to make progress, but you may need guidance figuring out where to start or how to identify what you need to do. Keep reading to discover some personal and professional goals that will put you on the right path.
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Office buildings with the highest efficiency and sustainability ratings tend to have higher than average service charges, a report from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO claims. The firm’s latest benchmarking report suggests that offices with an ‘outstanding’ or ‘excellent’ Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) certification had total service charge costs that were 26 percent higher than the other offices it surveyed.
Success
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The days of making a mid-morning coffee run with colleagues or heading out to the pub across the street for happy hour with your coworkers seem like ancient history. Nowadays, you’re lucky if you see one or two colleagues in person once a week, because most office interactions take place over video calls. Which begs the question: Is building friendships with coworkers still relevant if you only see them virtually?
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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.
Allwork
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The Instant Group is urging the coworking sector to prioritize reducing electricity and gas emissions and reviewing operations times, while developing stronger partnerships with landlords. Reviewing the supply chain is a medium priority for workspace operators. The Instant Group recommends responsible procurement processes and suppliers maintain honest and fair values.
Tips From T. Marie
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Are you operating your business from home? That’s awesome! But as you transform your spare room into office space , let’s chat about something super important but often overlooked – home business insurance. Buckle up, as we embark on a journey to decode the ins and outs of protecting your home-based hustle! The Whys and Whats Before we dive into the nitty-gritty, did you know that your cute home office or that powerhouse garage workshop can actually affect your homeowners’ insurance?
Practically Perfect PA
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Duty of Care for Business Travellers: A Comprehensive Guide for Assistants In business travel, ensuring the safety and well-being of Executives and colleagues is paramount. As Assistants, we must equip ourselves with the knowledge and strategies to manage all risks regarding business travel, particularly for those [.
Success
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Simply put, a vision board is a collection or collage of images, words, pictures and symbols that are meant to serve as inspiration to you. Think of it as a visual representation of the things that are important to you—your goals and dreams that you want to achieve in life. They can be created in all types of ways, from analog vision boards that you can keep in a notebook or tacked up on a wall to a virtual version made on your computer or phone.
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Allwork
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Office environments can be tailored to better support neurodiverse individuals by incorporating thoughtful design strategies that cater to sensory, visual, auditory, and spatial preferences, thus creating inclusive workspaces that enhance productivity and comfort for all employees. Design elements such as biophilic features, minimalist aesthetics, adjustable lighting and sound, and flexible furniture choices are vital in creating spaces that allow neurodivergent employees to control their sensor
Tips From T. Marie
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Let’s chat about a topic that’s as popular as a hiccup at a meditation retreat: dealing with a layoff. I mean, 2024 has been dishing out more layoffs than a waitress at a truck stop diner. Tech titans like Google and the HR at Macy’s and REI are part of a wave of layoffs, leaving many to navigate the choppy waters of job loss. If that infamous pink slip has landed in your hands, I get it.
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The new issue of IN Magazine has been published online today. In this issue: we ask why firms are so reluctant to change what they do; a dream of the past and future of work; Andy Lake talks about his new, visionary book; how AI might make cities worse; what inclusive design means; a panel of experts discuss what changing work practices mean for major business districts; why we must rethink how we light our streets and squares; how to strike the right balance when it comes to creating meetings i
Success
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Picture the scene: You walk into the office, dressed to impress with victorious entrance music playing (mine would be “Bad Girls” by M.I.A.), as you swoop in to save the day for your colleagues. If this is a scenario that regularly plays out in your head, you might have main character syndrome. What is main character syndrome? Main character syndrome is not an official diagnosis, but it has been popularized on TikTok as a behavior that causes people to think of themselves as the protagonist of t
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.
Allwork
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Business podcasts offer convenient and practical learning opportunities, with over 3.2 million available, covering a wide range of topics such as growth, branding, and industry trends. Listening to business podcasts provides entrepreneurs with actionable insights and real-world advice shared by industry experts and successful business owners, who discuss overcoming challenges and share their personal experiences and strategies for success.
Productivityist
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Welcome to this episode where Haris Butt , the head of product design at ClickUp, and I dive deep into the intersection of AI and productivity. In today’s discussion, we explore how artificial intelligence, specifically within tools like ClickUp, is revolutionizing the way we approach tasks, manage time, and unlock creativity. Haris shares invaluable insights into the balance between technology and human input, ensuring we harness the full potential of AI without losing the essence of pers
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The French data protection watchdog CNIL has fined Amazon France Logistique €32m, equivalent to 3 percent of the entity’s annual turnover, approaching the maximum permitted level of 4 percent. Describing Amazon’s employee surveillance as “excessive”, the regulator also cited instances where the monitoring of staff was found to be outright illegal, by breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Success
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
People often try to avoid conflict in the workplace, but it turns out that some conflict—specifically, creative abrasion—can be quite healthy. What is creative abrasion? This approach embraces healthy conflict in the workplace and encourages diverse perspectives to fuel creativity and drive better outcomes. It also allows businesses to harness the power of differing viewpoints, challenge conventional thinking and unlock the full potential of their teams.
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.
Allwork
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
As businesses move through 2024, a new survey by McDonald Hopkins reveals a landscape filled with cautious optimism tinged with concern over persistent economic and workforce challenges. These challenges underscore the evolving nature of the workplace, where businesses must adapt to the demands of a dynamic economy and rapidly changing employee demands.
Bonnie Low-Krayman
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
By Bonnie Low-Kramen | February 2024 Seconds after the speech, my text messages blew up. One friend simply wrote, “ Are you dying? ” Here’s why. “ The Bear ” actress Ayo Edebiri won her Best Actress Golden Globe Award on Sunday, January 7 and her acceptance speech still has the world buzzing with appreciation. As acceptance speeches go, it is one that will be remembered, especially if you work as an assistant – to anyone.
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee has published a new report called Retrofit vs Rebuild? which asks how decisions are made to either retrofit or rebuild properties and the carbon implications for both. In London, buildings account for an estimated 68 per cent of the city’s carbon emissions. These emissions arise from the construction, operation, and demolition of buildings.
Success
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Welcome to a special edition of SUCCESS magazine , where we dedicate our pages to celebrating the remarkable women whose stories often linger in the shadows yet illuminate the path for future generations. In this issue, we aim to shine a spotlight on Women of Influence—those exceptional individuals who seamlessly navigate between their professional careers and personal lives, leaving an indelible mark in both spheres.
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
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Building trust and creating value for employees could be the cornerstone of organizational success in 2024. Deloitte’s 2024 Global Human Capital Trends report suggests that in an era when the workforce is increasingly influenced by new technology and evolving organizational needs , there is a growing importance of “human sustainability” in the workplace.
Jennie Lyon
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In a world where trends come and go like flickering candle flames, evergreen content is that steady beacon guiding your business’s journey. It’s not a quick story that vanishes; it’s a narrative echoing through time. So, why should you care about evergreen content for your business? It’s the solid ground where your brand story stands,… The post The Ultimate Guide to Evergreen Content: Strategies for Sustainable Growth appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The UK government has announced details of its new Disability Action Plan which includes 32 steps it claims will make the UK the most accessible place in the world for disabled people to ‘live, work and thrive’ The publication of the Disability Action Plan is part of the government’s stated intention to improve the lives of millions of disabled people.
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