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No-vember Challenge: Redefine Holiday Gatherings With These 5 Alcohol-Free Event Ideas

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Workplace drinking is “associated with power and misogyny,” as it’s a male ritual packaged up as a “team-building exercise that is supposed to enhance a sense of community at work,” says organizational anthropologist John Curran. Yet, combining work with alcohol isn’t advisable.

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Dear Debbie: How Can I Balance the Needs of My Business with the Calm of a Routine?

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A: In my early years as a real estate agent in Bellingham, Washington, life moved faster than I could keep up with. To me, productivity isn’t about mastering all the sections of your life into one manageable calendar. We can mimic a similar sleeping environment that allows us to get the much-needed rest we often miss while on the road.

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HR Executives Unveil The New Rhythm Of Hybrid Work Choreography

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Ensuring connectivity in a distributed work environment, providing equal opportunities for all employees, and combating cognitive biases like confirmation and status quo bias are critical challenges that require proactive, intentional strategies to build a successful, inclusive hybrid work culture.

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How Physical Spaces Shape Human Relationships and Emotional Well-Being

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For those of us who are returning to the workplace on a regular basis, being surrounded by an environment that strengthens our connections with other people will undeniably impact our emotional well-being. It is about how people engage with the built environment and, by extension, with each other. It’s all about balance.

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3 Steps To Fostering Employee Engagement Through a Partnership Model

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Leaders need to move away from the notion of a top-down hierarchy where control and compliance are the foundations of the employer-employee relationship, and instead, cultivate a supportive and collaborative environment based on openness, honesty, and shared goals.

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Where is everybody? Setting up an office vacation calendar

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Keeping an up-to-date vacation calendar is important so these overlaps are anticipated and in some cases vacations have to be re-scheduled. A team environment comes in handy at this time so the assistants can plan to cover each other. To open a calendar in Word 2003 do the following: On the File menu, click New.

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How to Create a Powerful, Future-Proof Culture for Remote and Decentralized Teams

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Compound this with the G reat Resig nation and you can see how it can become increasingly difficult for businesses to meet goals in an ever-changing, highly competitive environment. . How can you make this happen with the rapid growth of people working remotely from home, in decentralized facilities, or in a hybrid environment?

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