Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We all know that “professionalism” is a key component of career success. But what does it actually mean in real terms? And, more importantly, how can you enhance your professionalism without losing yourself in the process? These are important questions and ones I hope to answer in this article. What is Professionalism? The workplace is a unique environment with its own set of rules, etiquette, and standards—both spoken and unspoken.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

Is a project management office right for your business? Are you having trouble keeping your organization’s projects on track? Implementing a project management office (PMO) could solve your problems. A PMO is a department, unit, or group of individuals who create and oversee all project management methodologies at an organization. They maintain a business’s project management standards and provide employees with the tools and frameworks to ensure consistent success.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Uncertainty has a way of making us pause and reflect, doesn’t it? Whether it’s shifts in the job market, changes in industries, or just the unpredictability of the times, many people are rethinking their paths. If you’ve been wondering how to pivot your career toward something more fulfilling, more exciting, or simply more within your control, now might be the perfect moment to explore what’s next.

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Success

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Work-related stress is an all-too-common struggle in today’s fast-paced world, affecting employees across every industry. According to the American Psychological Association , stress at work is linked to numerous health issues. Left unchecked, it can lead to anxiety, depression and serious conditions like heart disease and chronic illness. With constant deadlines, increasing workloads and intense pressure to perform, job burnout feels inevitable.

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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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DECEMBER 2, 2024

The U.K.’s Labour government has introduced the Employment Rights Bill, which includes 28 reforms to strengthen worker protections and business practices, with most provisions taking effect in 2026. The bill introduces sweeping changes, including abolishing exploitative practices, providing day-one rights for dismissal and leave, making flexible working the default, expanding sick pay, and enhancing support for working families.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The 2024 State of the Global Workplace report by Gallup sets out to provide a comprehensive analysis of employee experiences worldwide, revealing a large number of people who feel they are under increasing strain. Despite living in an era of remarkable technological and economic advancements, workers face significant challenges, with stress, disengagement, and declining mental health prominent in people’s daily working life.

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Success

DECEMBER 4, 2024

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Biden administration has proposed phasing out a program that allows employers to pay workers with disabilities below the federal minimum wage. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is currently accepting public comments on the proposal, which would end the issuance of new certificates under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act and phase out subminimum wages over a three-year period for existing certificates.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A new report from the Institute for the Future of Work (IFOW) explores the increasing use of affective computing in the workplace. Affective computing is a branch of artificial intelligence which focuses on recognising and responding to human emotions through technologies like biometric sensors, emotion-tracking software, and wearable devices. Once primarily used in consumer products, these systems are now finding applications in the workplace, often marketed as tools to enhance safety, producti

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In this Flashback Friday episode of A Productive Conversation , I revisit a 2016 conversation with Michelle Gielan , author of Broadcasting Happiness. Michelle is a renowned happiness researcher, former CBS News anchor, and executive producer of PBSs The Happiness Advantage. Since our original chat, Michelle has continued to make an incredible impact by focusing on resilience and the power of positivity in everyday interactions.

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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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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Holiday gift giving is intended as a ritual to build and strengthen relationships, but it can have a dark side. Research that included surveys out of the United Kingdom and Norway indicated that many people associate Christmas with indulgence and overspending. Financial hardship was associated with borrowing money before Christmas, which could lead to more financial problems after the season ended.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Airbus is cutting 2,043 jobs in its Defence & Space businesses, or 6% of the divisional workforce, drawing back slightly from an earlier target of up to 2,500 job reductions, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. More than half the cuts — affecting 1,128 jobs — will fall in the Space Systems business following 1.5 billion euros ($1.58 billion) of recent writedowns, they told Reuters, asking not to be named.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Bath-based workplace design firm Interaction is inviting dog owners across the UK to nominate their canine colleagues and share a photo of their pets at work. The aim of the competition to find Britain’s best office dog is to highlight the important role that dogs play in workplace wellbeing. In the UK, households bought 3.2 million pets during lockdown – that’s a lot of new dogs for employees to consider.

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Jennie Lyon

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Everyone knows that running social media ads can be a game-changer for any online business. The possibilities are endless, but it’s more complicated than just hitting publish and watching the money roll in. (Wouldn’t that be nice?!) As an online business owner, you may have wondered if running social media ads is worth the extra… The post Running Social Media Ads on a Budget That Grow Your Business appeared first on Jennie Lyon Digital Marketing and Virtual Assistant Services Inc.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

Where I’m from, the “ Midwest goodbye ” is taught to you from birth. It’s a carefully choreographed dance where a guest announces they’re leaving while inevitably staying another ten minutes to multiple hours. For the uninitiated, I’m told it can feel like you’ve landed on an alien planet of inefficiency, but for a born and bred Midwesterner like me, the opposite is true.

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

Vivek Ramaswamy described the policy as a means of “streamlining bureaucracy” by making federal jobs less appealing to those who value flexible work arrangements. He estimated that roughly a quarter of federal employees would voluntarily leave their positions if such measures were imposed. Ramaswamy’s presumption that fewer employees automatically equate to better governance oversimplifies the complexity of federal operations and risks undermining critical public programs.

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Achieve your goals with an organizational strategy When running a business, there are many decisions to be made. Business leaders must decide how to allocate their funds, staff, and focus to best meet business needs and gain a competitive edge over other companies. That’s why having an organizational strategy in place is critical. An organizational strategy can help you maximize your resources and work more efficiently to achieve your business goals.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Justin Jones-Fosu , author of I Respectfully Disagree: How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World , joins me for a conversation that’s both timely and transformative. Justin is a dynamic speaker, workplace researcher, and the founder of Work Meaningful, where he helps individuals and organizations foster inclusion and meaningful relationships.

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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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DECEMBER 2, 2024

A new trend has surfaced on TikTok called the “winter arc ,” where people work on selected goals from October through January to prepare themselves for the upcoming year. This typically involves TikTokers motivating themselves to go to the gym more often while maintaining a healthy diet. But the purpose of the winter arc is more than just getting in shape.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

On November 28, 2024, the flexible workspace industry gathered at The Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, West London, for the Flexible Space Association’s (FlexSA) highly anticipated annual Gala Dinner. A highlight of the evening was the announcement of the winners of the Flexible Space Association’s Annual Awards: Hope Park Workspaces – Environmental, Social and Governance Award sponsored by Clockwise.

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A new poll from the the CIPD suggests that many UK employers believe young people aren’t ‘job-ready’ and lack important workplace skills, with a fall in earning and learning opportunities cited as a key reason. The new report, Changing Face of the Youth Labour Market , claims to uncover a number of worrying insights into employers’ perceptions of young workers and their readiness for working life.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Workers at nine Volkswagen plants across Germany began two-hour strikes on Monday, halting production lines as labor and management clash over the carmaker’s future. The strikes come amid ongoing wage negotiations, with Volkswagen demanding a 10% wage cut as part of efforts to reduce costs. Workers on both morning and evening shifts participated in the strikes, leaving the carmaker’s operations disrupted, according to Reuters.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Employees at larger companies are far more optimistic about pay raises than their counterparts at smaller businesses, according to the latest findings from LinkedIns Workforce Confidence Index. The survey showed that nearly 70% of U.S. workers at enterprise companies, which employ over 1,000 people, received raises this year. This compares to 64% of workers at mid-market companies (with 201-1,000 employees) and just 54% at small businesses (with fewer than 201 employees).

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

Tokyo is moving forward with a bold proposal to implement a four-day workweek for government employees, part of a wider effort to address Japans pressing demographic challenges, including its low birth rate and aging population. The plan aims to offer civil servants better work-life balance while still meeting their monthly hour requirements, according to The Independent.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Illness-related absences are becoming a growing economic burden across Europe, with Norway leading the continent in the number of sick days taken. Workers in Norway are taking more sick leave than anywhere else in Europe, and the country’s absentee rate is at its highest level in 15 years. The issue has sparked debates over the sustainability of the country’s generous welfare system, which provides extensive health-related benefits, including full salary coverage for up to a year, followed by

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Mexico’s government announced on Wednesday that it will raise the minimum wage by 12% starting next year in a bid to help the poorest workers, as the new leftist president pledged the hike will not fan inflation but instead promote a “humanist” economy. The expected wage announcement was made by Labor Minister Marath Bolanos at President Claudia Sheinbaum’s regular morning press conference.

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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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DECEMBER 4, 2024

Announcing the 2025 GWA Governing Board The 2025 Governing Board includes respected industry leaders and innovators, whose collective expertise will guide GWA through another exciting year of progress and success: Richie Parsons – President Michele Penaranda – Treasurer Wesley Edmonds – Secretary Cid Rhomberg – Past President Laura Cantu – Director Chiko Abengowe – Director Mike Kriel – Director Willie Gutierrez – Director Ben Wright – Director Colleen Moselle – Director These individuals repres

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

U.S. private equity firm General Atlantic has agreed to acquire Learning Technologies Group (LTG), a U.K.-based provider of corporate training solutions, for £802 million. The deal highlights General Atlantic’s growing interest in the corporate training sector as businesses increasingly focus on adapting to artificial intelligence (AI) and evolving employee development needs, according to The Guardian.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

After years of adapting to hybrid and fully remote work models, many companies are now pivoting back to full-time in-office work or structured hybrid models, which is prompting questions about the future of workplace flexibility and what it means for employees and employers. According to the new Flex Index quarterly report, major companies such as Amazon, Dell, and The Washington Post announced plans for a full return to the office.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Second Home, the coworking space start-up founded in 2014 by Rohan Silva, a former special adviser to ex-U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, is on the brink of collapse. The company, which operates office spaces in London, Lisbon, and Los Angeles, is preparing to appoint administrators after filing an intention to do so, according to The Telegraph. Silva, who had been CEO and later a director of Second Home, stepped down in February and is no longer involved with the business.

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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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