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Leadership

5 Ways Start-Ups Can Create the Office of the Future

Start-ups and Fortune 500 companies alike have taken commendable steps to determine the office protocol that works best for their businesses, whether fully remote or implementing one day to five days onsite. As start-ups reimagine the definition of the office, here are five actions they can take to reinvent their environments.

Leadership

How Hybrid Work Has Given Family Caregivers a Lifeline

In the rapidly changing landscape of work, hybrid and remote models are not just influencing how we do our jobs but significantly transforming the approach towards elder care.

Culture

4 Attributes To Look For When Hiring Remote Workers

While adoption rates vary by country, industry and company size, the remote working trend continues to gather momentum as more employees demand flexible working arrangements and many organizations recognize the potential benefits, such as increased productivity, reduced overhead costs and access to a larger talent pool.

Science & Technology

We Will Inevitably Lose Skills to AI, But Do The Benefits Outweigh The Risks?

The discourse around AI has often been painted in a tone of gloom and doom, with critics suggesting that we are bound to lose essential skills to our AI counterparts, a phenomenon we can call the "ChatGPT effect." Yet the reality is that losing certain skills to AI, much like the advent of calculators and the internet, is not only inevitable but also beneficial to human progress.

Culture

Remote Work May Never Die, But It's Losing Momentum. Here's Why.

If you're a remote worker who would like to keep those benefits, you'd better start preparing a good pitch. And if you're dying to get back into the office, rejoice – your ideal transition may be just around the corner.

Leadership

Cameras On Or Off? Let's Settle The Debate on Video Meetings Once and For All.

As we navigate the post-pandemic world, the question of how to conduct effective video meetings has become a hot topic. One particular point of contention is whether to keep cameras on or off during these meetings.

Leadership

Employers: The Burden of Going Back Into The Office Is Not as Bad as You Think — It's Worse.

Leaders falsely perceive employee wellbeing to be already high and believe the burden of going to the office will be not that bad in this broader context. This disconnect between perception and reality is what I call the "Wellbeing Paradox."

Leadership

Why Hybrid Work Will Win Out Over Remote and In-Person — Whether You Like It or Not.

Clearly, the work-from-home wars are continuing. And we have a new meta-analysis on this topic that reveals the answer is much more nuanced than the black-or-white fully remote work or fully office-centric work.

Leadership

68% of Companies Are Making This Critical Mistake in Their Approach to Hybrid Work — Are You?

It is paramount for businesses to iron out their approach to hybrid work to avoid becoming a statistic.

Leadership

'Hybrid Work or I Quit' Say 50% of Financial Professionals. Here's Why Work Flexibility is a Non-Negotiable.

Financial professionals are pushing back against the shackles of conventional workspace dynamics, underscoring the paramount importance of flexibility. Here's why business leaders should take note.

Growing a Business

Junior Staff Are Struggling to Adjust to Flexible Schedules, But Forced In-Office Mandates Are Not The Answer — This Is.

To solve the challenge of integrating junior staff in a hybrid model requires a structured mentoring program, not forced in-office mandates

Leadership

Hybrid Work is No Longer a Precaution — It's Undeniably Beneficial for Business Success. Here's Why

The world has changed and has moved on — and it won't wait for old-school business leaders to catch up.

Leadership

Why In-Office Work Is The Real Threat to Cybersecurity

As organizations fret over the potential risks of remote work, new research suggests the real dangers lurk within the office itself. That's the finding from a groundbreaking study from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University.

Travel

3 Ways Work-From-Anywhere is Redefining Travel

Three trends to thrive in the newly-created "bleisure" travel segment.

Business News

After Being Told They Could Work From Home Forever, Employees Made Major Life Changes. Then, a New CEO Ordered Them Back to the Office.

Farmers Group CEO Raul Vargas is facing backlash for the change, but he says being in the office brings more "collaboration" and "innovation."