The Assistant Room
JULY 19, 2023
In response to the recent article published by Glamour Magazine describing the role of a charity PA as a'lazy girl' job, this article delves into the significance of assistants around the world and why their presence is essential for every executive. The post The Indispensable Role of PAs: Why Every Executive Needs One first appeared on The Assistant Room.
Practically Perfect PA
JULY 18, 2023
Managing Productivity in Virtual Meetings: A Guide for Assistants Are you an Assistant struggling to ensure the productivity of virtual meetings that your Executive attends or you organise for your team? As Assistants, our roles can often be multifaceted – we're responsible for supporting Executives and teams [.
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The Assistant Room
JULY 17, 2023
Meet Jemma Baggs, PA at global insurance business Legal and General. The post The PA Diaries: 5 Minutes with Personal Assistant Jemma Baggs first appeared on The Assistant Room.
Allwork
JULY 19, 2023
What’s going on: The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace is causing some anxiety among employees, with many fearing that their skills could become obsolete in the near future. Several surveys have revealed that employees with these fears believe their employers should play a role in reskilling them to ensure they aren’t easily replaced by AI, according to WorkLife.
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
JULY 18, 2023
About a decade ago, Google launched an initiative to determine what makes the perfect team. “Code-named Project Aristotle—a tribute to Aristotle’s quote, ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,’” according to re:Work , the initiative studied 180 teams company-wide to determine why some succeeded and others floundered. It wasn’t easy. A data-driven company to its core, Google researchers initially struggled to find connections between the teams that were thriving.
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Allwork
JULY 17, 2023
Most AI-based solutions continue to target the individual, rather than tackle the larger systematic issues at play. Instead of investing in AI-solutions to solve workplace well-being issues, companies would be better off taking a hard look at the workplace culture itself. Not only would this be more cost-effective, but the results are also far better and will lead to a happier, healthier and more productive workplace.
LEADERASSISTANT.COM
JULY 16, 2023
Monica Martin is a longtime assistant in the aerospace engineering industry. In this episode, Monica talks about being confident in advocating for yourself, pivoting when priorities change, and being honest with yourself if you find yourself in a role that’s not quite for you. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Great leaders find ways to connect with their people and help them fulfill their potential. – Steven J.
Workplace Insight
JULY 17, 2023
We make decisions at work every day and for those in complex roles or in fast-changing situations, it can feel like a continuous process. In business, of course, the choices we make can have a significant impact on the bottom line and, more importantly, our people, the environment and the communities we’re operating in. With so much riding on what we choose to do, our decision-making processes must be designed to maximise our chances of successful outcomes.
Allwork
JULY 18, 2023
What’s going on: A recent report by Robert Half International Inc. , a talent and business consulting firm, has shed light on the varying priorities of the four generations that make up the workforce, according to Portland Business Journal. The study found that while competitive salaries and regular merit raises are important for job satisfaction among Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers, Gen Z values other factors more.
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The Assistant Room
JULY 21, 2023
Pied-à-Terre is Covent Garden’s stand out fine dining favourite and London's longest standing Michelin Star restaurant, offering luxurious dining, including award-winning tasting menus, with options of a vegetarian and vegan menu. The post A Review Of: Pied-à-Terre, Covent Garden first appeared on The Assistant Room.
Success
JULY 21, 2023
In this video segment from SUCCESS magazine’s July/August 2023 cover interview with Chance the Rapper (full name Chancelor Johnathan Bennett), the multi-Grammy-winning musician shares the perks of being an independent artist, his advice for budding entrepreneurs and how he’s making an impact on communities across the globe. Creating Chance the Rapper A big part of Chance’s allure—and perhaps a main driver for his continued success—is his commitment to being an independent artist.
Workplace Insight
JULY 18, 2023
The history of the humble computer mouse dates back to the 1960s and engineer Douglas Engelbart ’s work on improving the way people and computers interact. He initially called the device he envisaged a ‘bug’ but the first prototype he created with Bill English was so unmistakeably a rodent that there was only one thing they could have called it. If only they had settled the question of whether the plural was mouses or mice.
Allwork
JULY 21, 2023
What’s going on: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized the importance of skilling the workforce in advanced technologies and processes, according to Devdiscourse. Modi spoke at the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting, where he expressed the need for updated policies and actions that could help prepare workers for new technologies that will impact the global workforce – including AI.
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Productivityist
JULY 19, 2023
Josselyne Herman Saccio joins the show to discuss her work helping people transform limiting beliefs and shift from a place of reaction to creation. She is a transformative coach and course leader with more than 30 years experience and as an author, CEO, Community Activist, founder of a non -profit and coach, she has worked with all kinds of people to empower them to live the life of their dreams NOW and ultimately be “unmessablewith.” She shares how she helps people develop the R
Success
JULY 20, 2023
Whether you’re launching a new business as the sole employee or you’ve been successfully running things for a few years, there’s no doubt that you’re busy checking off tasks on your to-do list. But just because you’re doing doesn’t necessarily mean you’re accomplishing. It can feel paradoxical. Getting your inbox to zero might feel like progress, but not if you’re just avoiding larger, more meaningful tasks to help your business grow.
Workplace Insight
JULY 18, 2023
The swift rise of generative artificial intelligence and its potential impact in the workplace puts people professionals at the heart of understanding how this fast-evolving technology can be responsibly used, and the business impact it may have, according to the CIPD. To support this change, the trade body has launched a new guide, Preparing your Organisation for AI Use , which stresses the importance of people professionals creating clear policies on the use of easily accessible, web-based g
Allwork
JULY 21, 2023
What’s going on: Recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the gender pay gap between Men and Women is shrinking, reflecting progress in addressing inequality in the workforce. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data also reveals that women who are working fulltime had median weekly earnings of $1,001 last quarter, about 84% of the $1,185 male median, according to Axios.
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.
Jennie Lyon
JULY 18, 2023
We’re diving into the exciting world of online courses and exploring the question I get asked by our online course clients everyday, “What type of online course should you create?” In this digital age, the demand for online learning has skyrocketed, providing entrepreneurs, educators, and professionals with ample opportunities to share their expertise and create… The post What Type of Online Course Should You Create?
Success
JULY 21, 2023
When freelance journalist and content marketing writer Alex Frost found out she was pregnant last year, she was well-prepared to take maternity leave. After all, she already had four children under the age of 8, so she had years’ worth of experience doing this. As soon as she found out she was pregnant with her fifth child, she started saving money.
Workplace Insight
JULY 21, 2023
A new report claims that rising numbers of the people in the UK are choosing to shop and work from home to make every penny count as the cost-of-living crisis continues. These insights mark the launch of the second Virgin Media O2 Business Movers Index – a quarterly barometer that combines anonymised and aggregated UK movement data from O2 Motion, with national polling findings to reveal key trends relating to the behaviour of 2,000 British businesses and 1,000 UK consumers.
Allwork
JULY 20, 2023
What’s going on: A recent study conducted by infinitSpace and The Instant Group, in collaboration with independent market research firm Censuswide, surveyed 250 commercial landlords in the U.K. about their current energy sustainability practices, according to Property Wire. The research aimed to identify the most popular energy-saving measures and future priorities as the commercial real estate sector moves towards net-zero emissions.
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
JULY 19, 2023
While diversity is an important outcome of DEI work, diversity without creating an inclusive culture with the integration of equitable practices is a wasted opportunity. Initiatives often have a focus on awareness, such as unconscious bias training, rather than a comprehensive evaluation of structures and policies that may be causing disparate impact on certain members of the employee population.
Allwork
JULY 20, 2023
What’s going on: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is advocating for increased women’s participation in the travel and tourism industry, according to Hotel News. During the Women Deliver Global Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda, professionals in the industry discussed the challenges faced by women in the sector and explored strategies on how the industry can overcome them.
Allwork
JULY 19, 2023
What’s going on: Recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that wages in the U.S. have outpaced inflation, providing relief to American workers. Median weekly earnings for full-time workers reached $1,107 in Q2 of this year, reflecting a 5.6% increase compared to the same period in 2022, according to Axios. During the same timeframe, the consumer price index rose by 4%, resulting in positive real wage growth for workers.
Allwork
JULY 20, 2023
What’s going on: While U.S. Census Bureau data reveals that the amount of people moving across state lines has been on the decline since the 1950’s, job seekers are still willing to look beyond their local regions for employment opportunities, according to research by LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s Economic Graph team analyzed data to develop a top ten list of U.S. metropolitan areas that are attracting the longest distance job seekers (based in miles).
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
JULY 18, 2023
The U.K. workforce will soon have explicit rights laying out how, when and why they can request flexible working arrangements, including day-one eligibility. UK’s Minister for Small Business, Kevin Hollinrake, has expressed his support for the bill, stating he believes greater flexibility over where, when, and how people work is an integral part of their plan to make the U.K. the best place in the world to work.
Success
JULY 18, 2023
Saving and planning for retirement as a self-employed person can be more difficult than for others. Company employees often have access to a 401(k) or other retirement savings account that lets them make automatic contributions pulled from every paycheck. Meanwhile, self-employed individuals must take their retirement savings into their own hands. For individuals who are self-employed, finding the best retirement plan that offers tax advantages now and in the future can take time and effort.
Allwork
JULY 17, 2023
In recent years, a significant number of senior women leaders in the workplace have considered resigning from their positions. According to a December 2022 survey by Chief, more than a third of women leaders contemplated leaving their roles last year. The large gap between women and men leaving the workplace has been dubbed the “Great Breakup,” signaling a trend where women are more likely to leave their jobs in search of fulfilling their needs.
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