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2019 Joan Burge Innovation Award for Assistants

Office Dynamics

I know assistants are always coming up with great ideas, creating new systems or templates, or taking the lead. Therefore, I created the Joan Burge Innovation Award in 2019. The post 2019 Joan Burge Innovation Award for Assistants appeared first on Office Dynamics - Executive And Administrative Assistant Training.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. They’re a flexible expense. The cons of expert freelancers They can be tough to integrate into existing systems. Develop a file-sharing system.

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When It Come to Employee Mental Health, These 10 Companies Are Setting the Example

Success

But they all have one thing in common: making the world a bit better through improvements in the systems and processes impacting mental health. The Wait Until 8th movement is all about community,” says founder Brooke Shannon in a 2019 interview with Institute for Family Studies. “We here’s an app, fix yourself!”

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AI may boost productivity, but we are already becoming reliant on it, and that’s a problem

Workplace Insight

Just ten years ago, AI systems couldn’t even classify images as well as humans. The report also highlights a trend noted last year: training models is getting expensive. New estimates show cutting-edge systems like OpenAI’s GPT-4 cost a staggering $78 million to train. The US remains the global leader in AI.

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Designing For The Future: The Four Essential Elements Of Modern Workspaces

Allwork

In 2019, our firm began the process of relocating and designing our new office, which offered us an opportunity to craft an environment that is in line with who we are and the way we work. As there is more demand for conference rooms, the need to implement numerous AV elements and reservation systems arises.

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7 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Be Energy Efficient

Eco-Office Gals

By opting for a more efficient source of energy, small businesses can cut operating expenses and reduce wasted resources. Efficient energy systems do more than lower costs and reduce waste. An efficient system should come equipped with a generator, a component that aids employee comfort in the event of a power outage.

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Business finance: The ultimate guide for non-finance people

BMT Office Administration

In particular, traditional business financing options like bank loans have been declining since 2020 — where they fell 6% from 2019 (43% to 37%, respectively). The beginner’s business finance glossary “Our P&L report shows that our revenue is now greatly exceeding our expenses, and we’re showing a considerable profit.” “In

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