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JULY 26, 2023

What’s going on: It’s no secret that return-to-office (RTO) policies are being implemented across numerous industries in the U.S. These policies have pushed more than 1.5 million workers back to their offices in 2023 thus far, according to Fast Company. Recent data published by the real estate services firm JLL reveals that office occupancy currently sits at about 40% to 60% of pre-pandemic levels on the busiest workdays.

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Success

JULY 26, 2023

When Pauline Idogho was pregnant and tired of seltzer and lime as her go-to drink, she began dreaming of something sophisticated—something that still felt like an indulgence. Throughout her roughly 15-year career in investment banking, international development and renewable energy financing, she traveled to over 30 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

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JULY 26, 2023

When it comes to transitioning to hybrid work and managing hybrid teams, managers often attempt to fit their familiar office-centric management approaches into a hybrid work model, leading to burnout when outcomes fall short of expectations. To thrive in the transition to hybrid work and in leading hybrid teams, managers must incorporate the five strategies for successful hybrid leadership: Intentionality over automaticity; Trust over suspicion; Autonomy over micromanagement; Connection over pr

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Office Dynamics

JULY 26, 2023

Discover the art of embracing unique personality styles in the workplace. Enhance communication, collaboration & professional growth.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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JULY 26, 2023

In the heart of the Swiss Alps, nestled among towering peaks and verdant valleys, lies the charming town of Lenk. This idyllic location, known for its breathtaking landscapes and serene ambiance, is the perfect setting for remote workers and digital nomads seeking a true work-life balance. This unique workation experience—which includes weekly planned activities and a private, modern, and fully equipped 1-bedroom apartment—is set to take place this autumn from Oct. 16 to Dec. 22, 2023.

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JULY 26, 2023

What’s going on: The first-ever Canadian pilot program for a four-day work week has concluded, citing a 100% success rate. All 41 companies involved in the program intend to maintain their work time reduction policy, according to Cision. The pilot program was established in partnership between Boston College, 4 Day Week Global, and Joe O’Connor, the designer of the first four-day work week program that launched in Ireland in 2021.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 26, 2023

A poll of 3,000 workers in Europe and North America from Insights Learning & Development claims that managers of hybrid working teams see multiple benefits to a new working arrangement. These include improved team performance, improved team agility and increased ability to deliver on objectives. However, on a personal level, many managers highlighted the need for more support.

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JULY 26, 2023

What’s going on: U.S. consumer confidence index has reached its highest level in two years, according to The Conference Board. The index, measured in points, increased to 117 in July, up from 110.1 in June, surpassing economists’ expectations. This boost in consumer confidence comes as inflationary pressures have slightly eased. The U.S. economy is proving to be resilient despite significant increases in interest rates.

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Productivityist

JULY 26, 2023

We’re going back into the vault for this episode for a conversation that I had in January 2019 with the one and only James Clear. James is best known as the author of Atomic Habits: An Easy And Proven Way To Build Good Habits And Break Bad Ones. During our conversation, James discusses why he wrote Atomic Habits and how it differs from other habit books, the importance of breaking habits down into “atomic” small changes, and the “two minute rule” for making habits s

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JULY 26, 2023

What’s going on: The Office for National Statistics in the U.K. published data revealing that there has been a significant rise in the number of people unable to work due to sickness primarily caused by depression, anxiety, and long-term COVID-19 symptoms, according to Reuters. Reuters reports that the number of people available to work remains below pre-pandemic levels in U.K., which has influenced the country’s pandemic recovery.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 26, 2023

An analysis of the UK serviced office market from Sirius Property Finance, claims that while the sector is set to grow by 17 percent in 2023, a growing appetite for remote working means it is still struggling to match its pre-pandemic highs. Sirius Property Finance has analysed the annual revenue of the UK’s serviced offices market since 2013 to see how it has performed over the last decade, and what that might mean for the future of a once-prominent branch of commercial property.

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JULY 26, 2023

What’s going on: A new study published by McKinsey & Co. reveals the potential implications of AI technology on U.S. job security. The study reveals that, over the next seven years, women are 1.5 times more likely than men to need to change jobs due to AI technology impacting industries with lower-wage jobs, according to the New York Post. The analysis estimates that certain industries with high representation of women, such as office support and customer service, could face signific

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Workplace Insight

JULY 26, 2023

The first casualties of the already cliched injunction to make offices worth the commute were always going to be the world’s most inaccessible business districts. In the UK the most high profile of these is Canary Wharf, 52 hectares of former wasteland in East London that became a financial powerhouse. Part of the regeneration of the area that began in the 1980s, it became synonymous with the era and with Margaret Thatcher and her reform of the financial services sector.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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JULY 26, 2023

What’s going on: Habitat for Humanity Great Britain, the homebuilding charity, has launched a new initiative aimed at converting vacant office and retail spaces into social housing, according to Evening Standard. To help promote this initiative, they’ve released an app for the public to identify potential conversion spaces and a tool kit to assist other groups in repeating their conversion process.

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