The Assistant Room
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Interviews can feel like a one-way street, where youre expected to prove your worth and demonstrate why youre the right fit. But lets be clear: […] The post The 5 Most Important Interview Questions Every Assistant Should Ask first appeared on The Assistant Room.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Master the elite skills needed to thrive as a C-Suite Executive Assistant. Learn key strategies, essential responsibilities, and how to elevate your executive's success.
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Allwork
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Nearly 40 million Americans quit their jobs in 2024, marking a significant slowdown in turnover. According to Labor Department data, the number of quits dropped 11% compared to 2023 and plummeted 22% from a peak in 2022. This represents the slowest rate of job departures since 2020, according to The Wall Street Journal. While the U.S. job market remains strong, hiring activity has slowed down.
Success
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Stare at your laptop screen all day at work. Endlessly scroll on your phone when you get home. Binge a TV show. Endlessly scroll again until you fall asleep. Does this routine sound familiar? If it does, it might be time to explore the benefits of unplugging from technology. In our tech-saturated world, hopping from one device to another in an infinite loop is all too common.
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.
Tips From T. Marie
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Did you know you could listen to this post? You can! Click here for the Blogcast. Can I share a personal story with you that will help you see the incredible evolution of home-based businesses? Let me take you back to 2007: I was a single mom, newly laid off, and with the need to turn my experience as a paralegal into a viable business. Back then, saying you worked from home was practically an invitation for skepticism.
Productivityist
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
In 1991, Peter Drucker wrote in Harvard Business Review that the greatest management challenge of the coming decades wouldnt be improving manual labor productivitywe had already optimized that. Instead, the real challenge would be the productivity of knowledge work. He warned that while manual work followed a clear process and had visible outputs, knowledge work was murkier, less defined, and often mismanaged.
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Success
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
I recently received a LinkedIn message from someone who knew me during my high school years congratulating me on my personal and professional achievements. However, their surprise was evident: Wow, when did this ambitious side of you kick in? Who would have thought? My reaction was a mix of pride and offense. Reflecting on those years, its hard not to see my past self through the lens of who I am todayinfluenced by years of experience, development and learned lessons.
Office Dynamics
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Elevate your conference experience with expert tips on networking, preparation, and maximizing learning. Get ready for exponential growth!
Productivityist
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Ideas shape our livessometimes without us even realizing it. In this episode, I sit down with Nathan J. Murphy , founder of Prepolitica and author of The Ideas That Rule Us , to explore how the ideas we inherit, adopt, and hold onto influence our decisions, beliefs, and behaviors. Nathan brings a deep, research-driven approach to understanding the power of ideas, questioning why we cling to certain concepts while rejecting others.
Allwork
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
U.S. private payrolls growth picked up in January, the ADP National Employment Report showed on Wednesday. Private payrolls increased by 183,000 jobs last month after an upwardly revised 176,000 rise in December. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast private employment advancing by 150,000 following a previously reported 122,000 gain in December.
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.
Success
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The threatened TikTok ban left businesses scouring the Internet for a replacement at the start of 2025. Suddenly, platforms like RedNote , Lemon8 and Triller, which have been described as having a similar functionality to Instagram and Pinterest, gained recognition as TikTok alternatives. But why not consider Pinterest itself? Heres how to know if you should invest in Pinterest for your businesss content strategy.
Tips From T. Marie
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
At the risk of having my geek girl card revoked I’m going to share something with you. The first time I tried ChatGPT, I was not impressed. It spit out the most generic, lifeless responsesstuff Id never actually use. I remember thinking, This? This is what people are freaking out about? And if youve ever felt the same way, I get it. Its frustrating when a tool thats supposed to be game-changing feels like a dud.Fixing bad ChatGPT responsescan feel impossible if you dont know whats causing
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Rents for prime office space across the globe rose by 0.3 percent and fit out costs by 0.2 percent in the final quarter of 2024, says Savills, as demand for top quality office space continues to grow in many markets around the world. According to Savills in its latest quarterly Prime Office Costs report , in the fourth quarter of last year, average net effective costs rose slightly, by 0.1 percent, continuing a moderate upwards trend of 1.9 percent over 2024.
Allwork
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Japan’s December inflation-adjusted real wages rose 0.6% year-on-year thanks to a wintertime bonus bump, preliminary government data showed on Wednesday, with government officials expressing optimism that wage hike momentum ahead is growing. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sees strong wage growth as key to supporting a fragile economic recovery, while the Bank of Japan has said sustained, broad-based wage hikes are a prerequisite for pushing up borrowing costs.
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Success
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Jenny Groberg started her first business out of necessity. She was the CFO of a company that dissolved, and her husband was a full-time medical student. Groberg needed to work. With small children at home, Groberg was limited in where she could work as the family had no child care options. Groberg needed to earn money remotely at a time when remote work wasn’t yet common.
Productivityist
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
In this Flashback Friday episode of A Productive Conversation , I sit down with Joshua Becker to discuss his book T hings That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life. Joshua is known for his work on minimalism, but this book goes beyond decluttering physical possessionsits about eliminating the distractions that keep us from focusing on what truly matters.
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The rise of virtual meetings has transformed workplace communication, offering flexibility and global connectivity. However, this shift has not come without challenges, particularly in the form of virtual meeting (VM) fatigue, commonly referred to as “Zoom fatigue.” A new study published in the journal PLOS One examines how facial appearance dissatisfaction, impression management behaviours, and VM fatigue contribute to the adoptionor rejectionof virtual meeting technologies in profe
Allwork
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Employers will be banned from using artificial intelligence to track their staff’s emotions and websites will not be allowed to use it to trick users into spending money under EU AI guidelines announced on Tuesday. The guidelines from the European Commission come as companies grapple with the complexity and cost of complying with the world’s first legislation on the use of the technology.
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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.
Success
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
There is nothing that is special or lucky or different between me and somebody who picks up this magazine, Mel Robbins insists repeatedly during our interview. Its a humble assessment that her longtime listeners and social media followers will recognize. The self-deprecating podcast host, author and motivational speaker wears her typicality on her sleeve and even flaunts her biggest failures as launchpads for her most listened-to and hard-earned words of advice.
Jennie Lyon
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Converting a first-time client into a lifelong customer is the ultimate goal for any small business. Its not just about landing that initial saleits about nurturing a lasting relationship. Long-term clients bring stability, require less marketing effort, and become your brands biggest cheerleaders. Client churn, on the other hand, can leave you stuck in a… The post 7 Steps to Turning First-Time Clients Into Lifelong Customers appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing and Virtual Assi
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Research from Savills and its specialist firm Workthere claims that take-up of flexible office space from operators across the UK reached just over 1.06 million sq ft in 2024, which is the highest level since 2019 and 12 percent above the total reached in 2023. In line with this growth, Workthere suggests that transaction levels were also up 35 percent, despite a moderate drop in enquiries by 12 percent from a 2023 peak (based on a 2022 index).
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google’s head of quantum told Reuters on Wednesday, in a challenge to Nvidia’s predictions of a 20-year wait. “Were optimistic that within five years well see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers,” founder and lead of Google Quantum AI Hartmut Neven said in a statement.
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.
Success
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
After 11 consecutive quarters of declining sales and the loss of over half a billion in revenue, Kohls outgoing CEO Tom Kingsbury openly acknowledged the companys self-inflicted wounds and took responsibility. Addressing decisions that led to a 9.3% drop in quarterly sales at Kohls stores open for at least a year, Kingsbury told analysts, We thought, We can do more with a lot less, and that didnt work out for us, according to the Wall Street Journal.
LEADERASSISTANT.COM
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
This episode features a conversation I had with Candice Burningham and Jessica McBride on an episode of their podcast, The Future Focused Admin. We dig into the debate of the “assistant” title, the varying costs of professional development for administrative professionals, and more. Enjoy! ABOUT THE FUTURE FOCUSED ADMIN PODCAST The Future Focused Admin podcast is hosted by Candice Burningham from Admin Avenues and Jessica McBride from The Tech Savvy Assistant.
Allwork
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
A growing number of Americans are taking on second jobs or side hustles to boost their income, driven by rising living costs and a strong labor market that offers more gig work opportunities. For many, these additional jobs provide a way to make ends meet, but they also come at a personal cost impacting sleep, mental health, and family time. Workers from various fields are increasingly juggling multiple roles.
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FEBRUARY 7, 2025
A recent survey conducted by ResumeBuilder has quantified the prevalence of dishonesty in the hiring process. The survey, which polled 2,000 U.S. job seekers, found that 44% of Americans have admitted to lying during the hiring process with many reporting professional gains from their actions. The most common form of misrepresentation occurs on resumes, with 24% of job seekers acknowledging that they have lied in this section.
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!
Allwork
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Canada’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell again and the economy posted solid job gains, data showed on Friday, in signs that joblessness was starting to ease from an eight-year peak, barring the pandemic years, in November. The January unemployment rate was 6.6%, a notch below the 6.7% seen in the prior month, and the economy added a net 76,000 jobs, down from a revised 91,000 jobs added in December but still a robust gain.
Allwork
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
As AI automates technical tasks, human-centered soft skills like empathy, communication, and adaptability become essential for success in the future of work. Soft skills such as emotional intelligence and adaptability hold long-term value, as they are timeless and transferable across roles and industries. Soft skills are harder to replicate than technical skills, making them a rare and strategic asset that provides a competitive advantage in a tech-dominated world.
Allwork
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Hiring managers are increasingly reluctant to hire Gen Z graduates due to concerns about work ethic, professionalism, and interview preparedness. Employers report that recent graduates lack real-world experience, essential technical competencies, and soft skills. Collaboration between employers and educational institutions is needed to bridge the skills gap and better prepare graduates for the workforce.
Allwork
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
In todays open-office environments, noise is a big distraction, but it isnt the only one. Visual interruptions like coworkers moving, chatting, or even impromptu snacking can disrupt focus. The Acoustic Lounge leverages ROOMs proven acoustic insulation technology combined with 59-inch high panels to block visual stimuli and provide a sense of privacy, creating a distraction-free environment amid the chaos of open offices and hybrid work environments.
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New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!
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