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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

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economy up to $187 billion every year between lost productivity and health care and medical costs. Tip: Make yourself laugh first Humor doesn’t come naturally to everyone, so before doing a standup routine at a company meeting, it’s a good idea to build up your humor muscle. “I Lighten up” or “You’re too sensitive.”

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10 Changes Your Organization Must Make To Succeed This Year

Allwork

Organizations must set a value agenda that clearly lays out which business units generate the most value for the organization, and which generate the least. An organization that doesn’t have a value agenda could lead to limited clarity on aspiration and required talent/capabilities, according to the report.

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Seven industry associations join forces to develop real estate carbon pricing strategy

Workplace Insight

This initiative aims to ensure that carbon pricing is firmly placed as an actionable item on our industry’s collective agenda.” Lonneke Löwik, CEO, INREV, comments, “As a collective initiative, the new taskforce is a potential game-changer for the real estate industry. We must halve emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050.

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The Silent Crisis Of Workplace Loneliness: 9 Ways To Foster Genuine Connections At Work

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Promote Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Encourage the formation of ERGs to unite employees with shared interests or backgrounds, fostering a sense of belonging. Employers now have comprehensive guidance on addressing workplace loneliness, and an extensive Campaign to End Loneliness has been set up in partnership with the British Red Cross.

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Zooming In On Engagement: How Turning Off Your Camera Can Hurt Your Career

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Amy Casciotti: As discussed, turning on the camera generally helps keep you engaged as well as speaking up when questions are posed or when you have questions. Another way to stay engaged is the oft-forgotten follow-up after a meeting. Do the workers that engage more receive more promotions?

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Want people to spend more time in the office? Give them a little piece of home

Workplace Insight

For businesses, simply ordering workers to show up in person again isn’t enough. Offices should no longer be viewed as staff ‘containers’ but, rather, comfortable and inviting working spaces that promote social interaction, collaboration and productivity. This leaves the future of the office at a turning point.

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Picking up skills along the EA career path

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I worked hard at that job and was rewarded with a promotion to Account Manager in 2006, yay! The skills you pick up along the assistant career path are invaluable and I for one would not be able to do the job I do today if I hadn’t started as a Team Administrator back in 2003.

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