Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 30, 2023
How to bring more focus into your work As Assistants, we all want to improve at our jobs and be more focused in our work. It can be challenging to stay on task with so many distractions and interruptions. Assistants also have to spend a lot of their time helping their [.
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MARCH 30, 2023
Hey, brain researchers—yeah, you with the lab coats and electrodes. Where are all the studies on how walks benefit relationships? On why taking a stroll together is as great for romance, family ties and friendship as it is for muscles and Reebok sales? My web sleuthing has turned up no such studies. Well, no biggie. Over the years, I’ve developed plenty of my own theories on what makes walking the best thing for human bonding since the smile : 1.
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Allwork
MARCH 30, 2023
What’s going on: On Thursday, Spain’s Parliament gave their stamp of approval to the government-proposed changes to the pension system, which will increase contributions for approximately 11 million pensioners. Most of the added expense will be shouldered by the country’s highest earners and their employers. The leftist coalition government, backed by the unions, declared that the alterations would bring security to the pension system, which is under immense strain due to o
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MARCH 30, 2023
Technology makes it possible to work and run a business from anywhere—and millions of U.S. workers have packed up their cubicles and headed home to do just that. Although they bade a not-so-fond farewell to challenges such as commuting, meetings and rigid hours, the solo situation isn’t 100% rosy: It’s easy to fall into time-wasting traps that deplete energy and sabotage productivity.
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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MARCH 30, 2023
If utilized correctly, the metaverse can offer companies a wealth of opportunities to boost productivity and increase employee communication. Ideally, the metaverse office should feel stylistically similar to the real-life office, with similar décor, lighting, branding and amenities. Unlike designing for a real-world office, designing for the metaverse workspace also requires designing rules for interaction within that space, and essentially building a culture from the ground up.
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MARCH 30, 2023
Although employers impose office return mandates to exert control, they often overlook how remote work empowers employees. Remote arrangements provide workers with greater control over their lives and schedules, enabling better work-life balance. By ignoring the benefits of remote work and forcing their employees back to the office, employers risk alienating their workers, and they may also be creating a situation where workers are more likely to unionize.
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MARCH 30, 2023
What comes to mind when you see the words “spring break”? Perhaps it’s being enveloped by beachfront breezes, luxuriating in ocean views and feelings of stress melting away with each sip of your brightly colored drink. Rather than mitigating the stress of working parents, however, a week-long school holiday can potentially multiply it , adding to the frenetic pace of life that comes with juggling a career while raising a family.
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MARCH 30, 2023
When it comes to flexible workspaces, there are two main models: centralized and decentralized. While both have their own benefits, decentralized coworking spaces tend to have more advantages that make them worth considering. By decentralizing your shared office, you can create an environment that encourages communication, creativity, and productivity, while also providing greater flexibility and autonomy for your members.
Office Dynamics
MARCH 30, 2023
Discover the importance of Administrative Professionals Day and ways to show appreciation for the hardworking administrative professionals in your workplace.
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Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.
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MARCH 30, 2023
What’s going on: In response to a stalemate in negotiations with unions over pay, German public sector employers have initiated arbitration proceedings, temporarily halting strikes that had disrupted the transport sector. On Monday, the biggest economy in Europe was virtually halted, as Verdi and dbb unions launched their biggest strike action in over three decades, paving the way for a third round of negotiations.
Workplace Insight
MARCH 30, 2023
The announcement by Apple that it wanted its employees to work in an office for three days a week sparked the usual, tedious pile-on about how many days people should spend in a physical workplace each week. This included the columnist at Grazia who joins the tens of millions of people around the world who not only know where Apple is going wrong, but also how to run every other organisation in the world and what’s best for everybody who works for them.
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MARCH 30, 2023
What’s going on: On Wednesday, video game giant Electronic Arts announced they were reducing their workforce by 6% (a total of 800 jobs), as well as scaling back their office space. The company anticipates taking impairment charges in the range of $170 to $200 million, as revealed in an SEC filing. Why it matters: EA boasted just under 13,0000 employees as of the quarterly filing in March 2022; however, in January of the same year, the firm’s quarterly revenue missed analys
Workplace Insight
MARCH 30, 2023
In 1989, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, performed a TV sketch called Information. You can watch it below. It featured Stephen Fry sitting at a desk with a placard displaying the word “INFORMATION” He asks, “Can I help you?” to which Hugh Laurie replies, “Oh, I would like some information, please” Though, in the discussion, Hugh Laurie expects to get information without asking any questions, Stephen Fry explains that he has lots of information, such as “the
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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