Practically Perfect PA
JANUARY 25, 2024
Managing Your Manager: Understanding Their Preferences, Priorities, and Pet Peeves As an Assistant, managing your manager can sometimes be a challenging task. In a recent Virtual Summit, Podcast Host and Founder of The Linchpin Assistant, Liz Van Vliet, shared the three P's - Preferences, Priorities, and [.
Success
JANUARY 23, 2024
Let’s face it: Technology can be your best asset or your biggest source of frustration. Tech changes fast, and it feels like there’s a new tool that you need to be using every day now. Done right, today’s technology can significantly increase your productivity, help you hit your goals and increase your income. Done wrong, you could spend years learning tools that ultimately don’t help you accomplish your goals.
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Allwork
JANUARY 21, 2024
Visionary leaders recognize that an employee-focused environment promoting happiness and engagement enhances productivity, sales, and retention, thereby improving the company’s overall performance. Adopting a design approach that integrates elements of surprise, well-being, confidence, and inspiration can leverage happiness hormones like dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins to foster a productive and content workforce.
All Things Admin
JANUARY 23, 2024
Procedures aren’t just useful for helping you remember the important details as you complete your tasks. They’re equally as important for your team members. Sharing your procedures with other members of the office allows someone to cover for you during planned and unplanned absences. You won’t have to feel guilty about taking a sick day or scheduling a much-needed vacation, because you’ll know that the office is in good hands while you’re gone.
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.
Allwork
JANUARY 24, 2024
Commuting offers potential benefits such as a liminal space for mental transition, positive impacts on well-being through exercise and sunlight, and boundary setting between work and personal life. Workplaces can enhance the commuting experience by creating attractive office environments with advanced technology, collaborative culture, and design for future flexibility to meet the evolving needs of employees.
Eat Your Career
JANUARY 22, 2024
In our pursuit of effective time management, we often forget one crucial factor: the relative value of time. Not all hours are created equal. An hour on a Monday morning, when you’re fresh from a restful weekend, holds different potential than an hour late on a Friday night, after a taxing week of work. Understanding this can be transformative in how we approach tasks, productivity, and rest.
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BMT Office Administration
JANUARY 24, 2024
Getting a promotion is an exciting event for employees. Their hard work has paid off and they are being recognized by their employer. However, some of that excitement is probably due to the pay raise that they expect will come with the promotion. But sometimes employers offer promotions without an increase in pay, a growing phenomenon called dry promotions.
Allwork
JANUARY 22, 2024
Process automation, amplified by AI, is transforming work by fostering flexibility, enabling efficient hybrid work models, and enhancing data-driven decision-making. Automating repetitive, unchallenging tasks increases employee satisfaction and professional development, reducing burnout and nurturing a more fulfilling, vibrant workplace culture. Future workplaces will need to balance technological advances and ethical considerations, with AI democratization supporting widespread accessibilit
LEADERASSISTANT.COM
JANUARY 21, 2024
Maggie Olson is founder and instructor at Nova Chief of Staff. As the Chief of Staff to a President at a Fortune 40 company—a multibillion-dollar business with 5,000+ employees—Maggie built the president’s Chief of Staff model from the ground up to create a highly successful team, drove efficiencies, and established executive back-office structure that will be in place for years to come.
Success
JANUARY 25, 2024
January is a season alive with the energy of new beginnings, a fresh start and people making New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately, around 80% of individuals abandon their resolutions by the second week of February each year. This means fewer than one in five people manage to adhere to their New Year’s goals. In 2024, you don’t have to fall off the resolution wagon.
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.
Tips From T. Marie
JANUARY 24, 2024
Embarking on the WordPress path can feel like setting out on an exciting journey through the digital world. It’s a path paved with endless possibilities, tailored to fit every business need and aspiration. Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, a tech-savvy business owner, or somewhere in between, understanding the nuances of WordPress is key to unlocking the full potential of your online presence.
Allwork
JANUARY 25, 2024
The traditional five-day grind may need a shake-up; extensive studies reveal that long hours do not equate to better output. Dr. Dale Whelehan advocates for the 180-100 approach to work, in which employees deliver full productivity (100%) in less time (80%) without a reduction in pay. The four-day week conserves individuals’ time and mental bandwidth, all while fueling organizations’ need for creativity and resilience.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 21, 2024
London’s office market continues to adapt to evolving workforce demands. The normalisation of hybrid and flexible working since the pandemic remains the biggest cultural shift that the office sector has witnessed in decades. In addition to the rise in demand for quality-as-a-must in 2023, collaboration, culture, and connectivity will lead the charge for office space trends in the year ahead.
Success
JANUARY 26, 2024
Taking the steps needed to get started on your own journey toward growth is a big deal, especially given how busy life can be. We all have to work, handle the details of our personal lives and foster a social life, while also trying to grow personally and professionally. I don’t know about you, but that can be a lot to handle at any one time. While you’re trying to balance all of the everyday tasks, there are some important things that tend to get pushed to the side.
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Practically Perfect PA
JANUARY 23, 2024
Enhance your productivity with top digital productivity tools In today's fast-paced world, time, energy, and focus are valuable resources that often seem to slip away from us. As assistants, finding efficient ways to manage our tasks and optimise our productivity is crucial. In a recent Practically [.
Allwork
JANUARY 23, 2024
While many organizations invest significant resources into product development, marketing strategies, and customer acquisition, it is equally crucial to invest in the people who drive these operations — managers. Investing in managers is a strategic investment that can yield substantial returns. It can enhance leadership skills, boost employee engagement, foster a positive workplace culture, drive innovation, improve business performance, and prepare the organization for future challenges.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 25, 2024
There have been many experiments over the years that expose the darker aspects of human nature. One of the most telling of these was carried out by two American researchers called John Darley and Bibb Latane in 1968. The two men’s work was partly inspired by a notorious 1964 murder in which a woman called Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death in public.
Success
JANUARY 25, 2024
I set my bike down, peeled off my helmet and grabbed a handful of peanut butter M&Ms, my go-to fuel during outdoor adventures. As I ate in this suburban St. Louis park, I looked to my right toward a hill that sloped down to a wooded area. Two men walked out from the trees. Their body language was unpleasant, their behavior even worse. One yelled at the other, “Would you let me just look at that map for one second?!
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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.
C-Suite Assistants
JANUARY 26, 2024
In the intricate tapestry of organizational success, one thread stands out as particularly vital: the cultural fit of employees in the workplace. Every organization has a unique identity and ensuring that employees align with its values and culture is critical to long-term success. This rings especially true for executive assistants, who, by the very nature of their roles, work closely with high-level executives and can be highly visible, making it even more important that they align and reflect
Allwork
JANUARY 26, 2024
Discussions related to the Metaverse and virtual reality (VR) meeting rooms have been quietly fading from the spotlight due to the tech industry’s new focus on artificial intelligence. However, Microsoft is still showing an interest by continuing to invest in and develop the tech, claiming that it still has a place in the future of work. The company’s newly announced feature called “Mesh” for its Teams platform aims to blend virtual meetings with 3D immersive experiences.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 22, 2024
Over a third of adults experienced high or extreme levels of pressure and stress always or often in the past year (35 percent), according to the new annual report from Mental Health UK. The report warns that the UK is at risk of becoming a ‘burnt-out nation’. Against a backdrop of rising levels of people out of work due to long-term sickness, the polling of over 2,000 UK adults by YouGov for the Mental Health UK reveals that one in five workers (20 percent) needed to take time off due to poor me
Success
JANUARY 26, 2024
The future of artificial intelligence is bright and barrelling straight toward us. The AI market is set to reach $407 billion by 2027 —a big leap from 2022’s revenue of $86.9 billion, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. At the same time, over 75% of consumers are not fully on board. Questions surrounding digital identity protection and whether people’s hard-earned jobs will be replaced by robots remain top of mind.
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.
Productivityist
JANUARY 24, 2024
In Episode 511, I’m thrilled to welcome Francesco D’Alessio , a trailblazer in the productivity app space. Our conversation revolved around his Bento methodology, the evolution of productivity software, and the future role of AI in managing our daily tasks. Francesco is widely recognized as a leading authority in the productivity space, particularly for his role as the creator and host of the Keep Productive YouTube channel.
Allwork
JANUARY 24, 2024
The rising demand for flexible work environments is driving changes in workplace culture in the U.K. The January 2024 Flex Report: U.K. Edition , published by Flex Index, examined flexible work practices among nearly 5,000 companies in the U.K. — employing around 3 million people in the country. It reveals that the majority of U.K. employers, or 72%, offer some form of work location flexibility for their corporate employees.
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 24, 2024
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched new guidance on retrofitting large office buildings. Setting out the most cost- and carbon-effective retrofit measures in the immediate and longer term, the guidance reframes retrofit as an iterative process rather than a standalone project. UKGBC has found that significant opportunities are being missed by office investors, owners, and occupiers who do not have clear strategies to retrofit offices in place.
Jennie Lyon
JANUARY 23, 2024
Today, we’re diving headfirst into a game-changer: the Social Proof Game. But first things first – what exactly is social proof? Well, it’s the secret sauce that can transform your business landscape. Social proof is when people look to others for guidance, especially in decision-making. It’s that powerful force shaping opinions and actions.
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!
My EA Career
JANUARY 22, 2024
My ‘out of office’ message has expired and whilst I’m still basking in the glow of our annual summer vacation I’ve been thinking of how I can support you to grow and develop in 2024 and it’s for that reason I’m talking about the Personal SWOT. Before I go into that, let me share five things this holiday will be remembered for: 1.
Allwork
JANUARY 25, 2024
As WeWork moves onward with its dramatic restructuring efforts , the company is being accused by some of its landlords for withholding millions in rent payments. According to a report published by the Commercial Observer , WeWork did not pay $33 million in rent to the owners of six buildings across the U.S. — which was due on January 1. In a recent court filing , as first reported by BisNow , the withholding of rent payments is being cited as a negotiation tactic used by WeWork to put press
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 22, 2024
The City of Salford is now home to Eden , one of the UK’s most sustainable office buildings, containing Europe’s largest living wall. From the site of a derelict surface car park with no benefits to the people of Salford, English Cities Fund (ECF) has created a 115,000 sq ft development that will transform this neglected urban area into a diverse mixed-use destination and form a key part of ECF’s £1bn regeneration of the Salford Central area.
Allwork
JANUARY 25, 2024
Many employers around the world are offering greater flexibility , with hybrid work leading as the preferred work model in countries like the U.K. Fully remote work is not disappearing, but many looking for these jobs may be wondering where they have gone. A recent study published by SmartAsset examined remote work trends in 344 large U.S. cities, and the data revealed that Cary, N.C., has the highest percentage of remote workers with 41.4% of its workers working from home.
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