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Master the Art of Hosting Engaging Virtual Meetings

Allwork

More than half of American workers surveyed would actively choose to sit through a doctor’s appointment if it meant that they could skip a similarly-timed meeting, virtual or otherwise. A survey from Forbes reports that 80% of executives favor in-person meetings over their virtual counterparts.

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People now less engaged, less fulfilled and more stressed in their working lives

Workplace Insight

CIPD’s survey indicators show that there has been no significant improvement in job quality in the past four years and, in some respects, job quality has gone backwards. Improve the quality of careers information and guidance to help workers at all stages make better-informed choices on training, qualifications and careers.

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Firms want to embrace AI, but bewildered by range of options

Workplace Insight

The company commissioned Harris Poll to survey CIOs from the UK, US, France, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, India, and Australia to understand how they’re managing application sprawl and making decisions about workplace tools in the AI era. Integrating AI is high on the agenda.

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If you want people to feel fulfilled at work, you’d better cough up

Workplace Insight

The Work Remastered research report surveyed more than 1,000 workers across the US and UK. However, employers shouldn’t see this as an excuse to downgrade their approach to training and developing their managers and leaders.

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A business case outline for an internal PA network

Practically Perfect PA

Put every PA on a shared distribution list and ideally a closed SharePoint site for sharing information such as training & seminars. Create a PA Calendar of relevant Internal & External PA Events for e.g. internal and external networking opportunities and information on approved trainers & ad-hoc training/conference days.

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Revolutionary Ways Assistants Can Get Information from Their Managers

Office Dynamics

When I was an assistant 40 years ago we complained about not getting time with our executives; we complained about not getting enough information from our managers; we complained about not getting support for training. 4 Idea: Train manager on how to utilize admins (you). Train to manage. We received 700 responses!!!

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Cheryl Sinclair of Buckle | Putting People at the Heart of Company Culture

Allwork

So, I started at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, where I thought they had an amazing training program that for me led the Foundation for Business Knowledge, Customer Service, and inclusion. And what we have a tendency of doing is just listening and then trying to come up with their own agenda. It’s Who do I know? But I fell into H.R.

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