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How Hiring Virtual Assistants Can Boost Employee Performance and Work-Life Balance

Success

Laith Masarweh, founder and CEO of Assistantly, an agency that connects businesses with virtual assistants around the world, says that in the third quarter of 2022, bosses hiring VAs for their employees increased significantly, by 10% to 15% of Assistantly’s business. Here’s what leaders should know about this potential solution.

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Keely Cat-Wells Is on a Mission to Make Hollywood More Inclusive

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Last year her talent agency, C Talent, was acquired by Whalar in a deal that’s making history as “one of the largest investments ever made in Disabled talent within the creator industry,” according to her profile on RollingStone culture council. Yet only 2.8% And of that, Cat-Wells says 95% of those roles go to able-bodied actors.

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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

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How do I have agency? With the Association of American Medical Colleges reporting that more than 150 million people are living in federally designated mental health professional shortage areas, accessibility is a topic that needs to be discussed. How do I not be a victim, even though I had a crappy childhood? What can I do about it?

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Culturally Diverse Workforces Require Bespoke Mental Health Support

Allwork

s fastest-growing media agencies, MediaLab , and held in collaboration with an organization focused on boosting the number of minority ethnic employees in the media industry, Media for All (MEFA). A panel discussion recently attempted to unpick how organizations can develop culturally sensitive mental health support in the workplace.

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Opposites Attract: 3 Benefits of Having 2 Bosses In The Workplace

Office Dynamics

It would be easy to let our founders speak for themselves about the dynamic of a partnership leading the way at Huemor , the UX agency we work at. The better way — the juicier way — is from our perspective as employees who report to Mike and Jeff. As the holidays approach, we’re wrapping up our biggest year yet.

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Fighting—and Winning—Above Your Company’s Weight Class

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While any retail travel agency can easily book a holiday, my client customizes by choosing the right flights, taking care of check-in for those flights, calling the hotel ahead to confirm the room and ensuring that its patrons receive special treatment. Larger companies need to manage many more transactions.

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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

The results show that short-term absence reduced by almost 40 percent, with 87 percent of employees reporting improvement in their mental health and a reduction in workplace stress. Instead, look at the results.”. A further 95 percent said that they feel more rested after having a three-day weekend.

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