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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

Success

That is, even the folks who couldn’t think of anything to do with the paper clip besides holding papers together were just as likely to write and direct a successful play as the people who had loads of MacGyver-type tricks for the humble office-supply staple. Divergent thinking doesn’t always predict creativity. But it still counts.

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Why changing with the seasons is key to the all-weather workplace

Workplace Insight

Building in flexibility within workplace strategy and office design is a way to ensure working environments remain a magnetic destination that support people all year round…but what does this type of flexibility look like? The sensory experiences that the seasons evoke have been explored by poets, musicians, and artists throughout the ages.

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Employers Beware: There Are Rising Legal Risks Of Rigid RTO Policies

Allwork

This case emphasizes the importance of ADA compliance and the need for employers to be flexible and consistent in accommodating employees, especially in changing work environments. Such practices can be construed as creating an unfavorable work environment for certain groups of employees, thereby violating equal employment opportunity laws.

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Telecommuting: The New Green Business

Small Business CEO

This is a growing trend too, as more companies see the positive impact telecommuting can have on the environment, while helping reduce operating costs and increase productivity for their businesses. A study by Staples Advantages showed that 59% of companies do not properly backup data from telecommuters’ computers.

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The pronouns you use can reveal a lot about where your head is

Laughing all the Way to Work

Put it on paper - If there is an overlap and you get time with the new person to train and orient them that would be the ideal situation, but that doesn't usually happen. It is my junk drawer with clips and staples and just about anything I might need during the day. Making myself at home in my new environment.

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need.