Wed.Jul 05, 2023

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Overcoming Awkwardness: How to Be Candid With Your AP

Worxbee

Ask any experienced EA or Administrative Professional, and they’ll tell you what the most effective and productive workplace relationships are built on: clarity and transparency. So if the key to a better administrative support relationship is candid conversations, how can you overcome the initial awkwardness? There’s a difference between being candid and being rude.

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Mastering The Leadership Of A Reshuffled Hybrid Workforce Following Downsizing

Allwork

Guiding a reconstituted team after layoffs, particularly in a hybrid setup, is no easy task. Workforce downsizing can trigger feelings of fear, uncertainty, and stress, particularly within hybrid teams where reassurance through in-person contact is limited. In such challenging times, it’s essential for leaders to extend empathy and emotional support to their teams.

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TV Host Darley Newman’s Ingenuity Turned Her Passion Project into a Business

Success

At age 14, from the vantage point of a European cruise ship and her whole life ahead of her, Darley Newman realized what she wanted to do: see the world. Now at age 44, she is the travel host, creator and producer of Travels with Darley , a Daytime Emmy-nominated TV show that airs on PBS and other networks. Its tenth season was released earlier this year.

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Meta Preps for the Launch of New Twitter Competitor: Threads

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What’s going on: Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is set to launch a new platform “Threads” this Thursday, according to CNBC. The app is a text-based conversation platform that offers a microblogging experience similar to Twitter, according to the Associated Press. The timing of the launch arrives when there is growing user frustration over recent changes implemented at Twitter.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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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Want to Improve Customer Satisfaction? Have an Inclusive Marketing Plan in Place

Success

Between 2010 and 2019, the population of the United States grew by 19.5 million people, according to the Census Bureau. And as of 2020, there is no longer a majority ethnic group of people in this country younger than 18. Given the dramatic shift in our country’s demographics, it’s critically important that more brands market their products and services inclusively.

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Improved support for menopause could help women stay in work

Workplace Insight

Women in the UK are urging politicians and business leaders to take steps that help them remain productive in the workforce for longer, as research shows more than half (54 percent) feel it would be difficult for them to raise issues, including menopause, with their employers and three fifths would also feel uncomfortable bringing up health and wellbeing issues with a male manager.

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UPS and Union Employee Contract Negotiations Come to a Standstill

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What’s going on: The United Parcel Service (UPS) and the Teamsters Union are currently at a deadlock over negotiations for a new contract, according to Reuters. The existing contract, which covers approximately 340,000 workers, is set to expire on July 31. Despite UPS updating its offer last week, it’s reported that the union has deemed it insufficient.

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Episode 482: Terry Cralle talks about the relationship between sleep and productivity

Productivityist

In this episode, I chat with Terry Cralle, a registered nurse based in Washington DC, and the conversation dives into the topic of sleep and its impact on productivity and well-being. Terry is certified in clinical sleep health and has co-authored two books on sleep; Snoozby and the Great Big Bedtime Battle (Rowe Publishing, 2015), the first nonfiction book directly messaging the benefits of sufficient sleep to young children and Sleeping Your Way to the Top (Sterling Publishing, 2016), the ulti

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Remote Work Contributing to Longer Workdays Among Lower-Income Employees

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What’s going on: Labor Department data has shown that service-industry workers, lower-income workers, and employees without degrees are all clocking in more hours working from home than before the pandemic, according to The Wall Street Journal. This trend is seen across various industries, including healthcare, customer service, data entry, and tech support.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

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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Most UK workers now expect to retire at 62 years old

Workplace Insight

A new poll of people aged between 35 and 55 suggests that most workers expect to retire at around 62 years old, four years earlier than the UK state pension age of 66. The report called Providing for tomorrow today: understanding an ageing workforce was commissioned by law firm Osborne Clarke. It surveyed employees aged 35-55 working in seven industry sectors across the UK.

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Social Justice Rebounds Aren’t New, Workplace Reactions Need To Be?

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We’re amid a movement against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts — but the work, discourse, and push back around social justice is nothing new to America. Big policy changes like the strike down of affirmative action have big implications. It’s important for organizations to understand that decisions like this greatly impact their industry, business, their people, and generations of lives.

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