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Want to Reach Your Potential? Be a Learner

Success

Never have more people believed—with more reason—that success hinges on reading, workshopping, boot-camping, seminar-ing, and otherwise launching yourself into new realms of skill or knowledge. Some managers worry about investing in developing people who can then easily take those skills to a competitor,” says David G. Allen, Ph.D.,

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Generative AI will hollow out many middle class roles over the next decade

Workplace Insight

Generative AI will have a much greater impact on white collar roles than blue collar ones over the next 10 years, according to a new report from Pearson. In at least ten white collar roles, more than 35 percent of tasks could be done by AI, with medical secretaries (41 percent) predicted to be the most impacted.

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Would You Give Your Staff the ‘Immersive Treatment’?

Allwork

Your computer keyboard and mouse are simple haptic interfaces. The company got quite creative with this process, immersing interviewees in a crypt in ancient Egypt to test their problem-solving skills and crack a hieroglyphic code. . Mixed reality – this combines VR and AR in any number of ways. . This is not a new concept.

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5 Scientifically Proven Tips to Boost Your Productivity

Productivity Bits

Learn to Touch Type Although millennials who have grown up with keyboards as an extension of their fingers may feel that they are competent typists, there is a correct way to do it. Touch typing involves muscle memory, the same skill involved in learning to play a musical instrument. Just imagine how much more you could get done!

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100 words that will making minute taking a breeze

Practically Perfect PA

I printed these off and had them next to my keyboard whenever I was working through another set of meeting notes. I used to find that I repeated the same words over and over to describe the decisions made and actions agreed. So a few years ago I wrote out a list of 50 handy verbs that I could slot into the minutes as and when I needed them.

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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

She and I had a lot of opportunities to interact because of the work we did and my executives reporting up and we physically sat near each other. Q: As a business owner and busy executive what top skills can an assistant bring that support you the most? This is not an easy skill as some people’s brains prefer to think details.

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Technology to help with minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

The user can type their notes using the iPad keyboard, add photos, import and annotate PDFs, organise pages and tag each notebook. It also has a useful report system which allows the user to see how effective the meeting actually was! The app supports a host of Stylus pens so that the user can write directly onto the notebook.

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