Productivityist

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In today’s podcast, I had an engaging conversation with Dan Pontefract , a renowned leadership strategist, about the nuanced aspects of work-life balance and productivity. Dan brings a fresh perspective to these topics, challenging the conventional understanding of work-life balance with insightful reflections from his book “Work-Life Bloom: How to Nurture a Team that Flourishes.” Throughout our discussion, Dan emphasized the dynamic nature of balancing work and life, debunking

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ProAssisting Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

A top-notch executive assistant serves as the linchpin of an efficient and successful operation. They go beyond the realms of traditional administrative support, embodying a diverse skill set and exhibiting exceptional qualities that propel them to be the best virtual assistant in any professional setting, contributing innumerable benefits to your organization.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The origin story of the Michelin Star is a valuable lesson for coworking space operators and community builders to get outside the usual thinking to find ways to truly help customers. The Michelin brothers pivoted when their original idea for a driving guide didn’t take off. They included something that more deeply resonated with their market and was a more valuable tool for customers.

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

You probably never anticipated needing a guru to teach the robots how to optimize your business. Yet, here comes 2024, and it’s happening. So it’s time to get serious about what your company needs in an AI consultant or futurist consultant (so many names for this new role abound) and how to vet an AI consultant so you can weed out the true experts from the wannabes.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The United Kingdom is making strategic moves in an effort to give its workforce an economic boost. Recently announced initiatives, led by Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt, focus on stimulating business investment, redirecting pension funds to support growth, and increasing state pensions. The government announced its decision to make a tax break for business investment permanent.

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It’s creeping up faster than we thought—the series of holidays that can make or break your bottom line for the year. Small Business Saturday 2023 (SBS) falls on November 25. Originally launched 13 years ago as a campaign from American Express , the day is meant to inspire consumers to turn to their own communities for holiday gift shopping. Not only did it stick, but it became a profitable and pivotal day for businesses looking to their end-of-year profit goals.

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Volunteering is all about giving back in whatever way you choose, as an individual or as a family. Sure, giving back to your community with your kids alongside you might seem potentially overwhelming at first. However, it is a great way to simultaneously volunteer and provide a number of positive opportunities for your kids to learn and grow. Making room in your family’s schedule to volunteer together can bring nothing but good things to the table—for both your family and community.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

U.K. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement has sparked debate on how deeply the new government economic policy will affect disabled individuals who are actively receiving benefits. The statement, as reported by The Independent , aims to boost economic growth and win over voters by cutting taxes for businesses and individuals. However, it also proposes controversial measures that would impact disabled individuals who are currently receiving benefits.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Nearly two million workers in Great Britain reported suffering from work-related ill health in 2022/23, according the latest annual statistical report from the UK’s Health and Safety Executive. The statistics reveal that 1.8 million workers reported they were suffering from work-related ill health in 2022/23, with approximately half of the cases down to stress, depression or anxiety.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I launched my side hustle business in 2016 and this website (goburrows.com aka leaderassistant.com) was one of the first pieces of the puzzle. Through several years of trial and error and plenty of ups and downs, the business has grown from a bare-bones website, to a thriving community, an extensive resource hub, and a profitable business. The best part?

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Leaders making mistakes can be costly not only to the organisation, but also to their own job security, which makes it difficult for them to admit when there’s been an error. However, new research from emlyon business school shows that there are some techniques CEOs can use to frame these mistakes, in order to ensure they keep their jobs, but also make changes in their organisation.

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I know there are plenty of possible strategies for your business, and you might be thinking I am suggesting adding a new one. But for now, I am not (necessarily) suggesting an “AI strategy” to compete with your marketing strategy, supply chain strategy or go-to-market strategy. Instead, I am asking if you have an AI “little s” strategy—a plan to help you stay aware of and capitalize on it as it evolves.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Following a dramatic series of events, Open AI’s CEO Sam Altman has been reinstated at the tech company he was ousted from only five days before. His reinstatement turns the page on a brief, yet pivotal moment in the competitive field of artificial intelligence — particularly as it relates to the future of work and AI governance. The call to bring back Altman also demonstrates the growing influence that employee advocacy has in corporate decision-making.

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