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Confronting The Bystander Effect In Workplace Harassment: 5 Strategies To Create A Bully-Free Workplace

Allwork

One of the most toxic behaviors that can infiltrate the office environment is workplace bullying. What’s more concerning is the “bystander effect,” which is a psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to intervene or help when others are present. By recognizing bullying, cultivating empathy, encouraging open communication, implementing anti-bullying policies, and providing bystander intervention training, individuals and organizations can combat workplace bullying eff

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The Inclusive Obesity Care Initiative Sheds the Stigma Around Weight with Queen Latifah’s Help

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Whatever’s going on in the inclusivity world, one superstar hip-hop icon is here for it. Queen Latifah has just joined forces with Novo Nordisk’s It’s Bigger Than Me campaign to lend her voice to the leading global health-care company’s new Inclusive Obesity Care (IOC) initiative. She champions the changes necessary for the world to focus less on weight loss and more on body acceptance.

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Recruiters Are Finally Prioritizing Skills Over Degrees, Sort Of

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A recent analysis published by LinkedIn found that an increasing number of employers are posting job listings that don’t specify professional degree requirements — revealing a trend towards a more skills-first approach to recruitment. Traditionally, academic degrees have been considered a key requirement for job candidates. However, LinkedIn’s recent investigation shows a marked departure from this trend.

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How Executive Assistants Can Overcome Decision Fatigue in The Workplace

Office Dynamics

Learn how executive assistants can overcome decision fatigue in the workplace by understanding what it is and techniques to beat it.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Work Within Borders: U.S. Digital Nomads Aren’t Wandering Far

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A recent report published by MBO Partners has revealed that 53% of American digital nomads are opting to keep their work-travel lifestyle exclusively within the borders of the United States. The data challenges the notion that a digital nomadic lifestyle must involve traveling outside one’s home country. The study unveils a remarkable statistic: approximately 17.3 million American workers currently identify as digital nomads, marking a 2% increase from the preceding year.

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Memories of the Office Age 

Workplace Insight

No author uses the built environment like J G Ballard. In his 1975 novel High-Rise, the eponymous structure is both a way of isolating the group of people who live and compete inside it and a metaphor for their personal isolation and inner struggles. Over the course of three months, the building’s services begin to fail. The 2,000 people within, detached from external realities in the 40-storey building, confronted with their true selves and those of their neighbours, descend into selfishness an

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Remote working putting pressure on around half of personal relationships

Workplace Insight

The impact of remote working from a home at the same time as a partner is the subject of a new survey from coworking provider HomeWork Workspace. The firm argues that ‘while the initial days of remote work may have felt like a honeymoon phase for many couples, the reality of being together all the time has proven to be a challenge for a significant number’ To back up this claim, the poll suggests that around one in 10 (11 percent) respondents say that their relationship with their pa

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BW: Workplace Experts appointed to refurbish Grade II Listed Queens’ Building at Queen Mary University of London

Workplace Insight

BW: Workplace Experts has been appointed by Queen Mary University of London as refurbishment contractor for the 15,000 sq m refurbishment of the Grade II listed Queens’ Building, to create a new contemporary, social heart for Queen Mary’s Mile End campus. The project, designed by architects Pringle Richards Sharratt, will enhance the quality of the overall environment, optimising existing space and improving student study spaces and offices, while maintaining the building’s external heritage cha

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