All Work

MARCH 10, 2025

Neurodivergent employees face sensory and organizational challenges in traditional workspaces. Thoughtful design elements like clear signage, customizable workstations, and quiet zones improve accessibility. Inclusive design offers a balance of choice and sensory sensitivity, enhancing the overall workplace environment. This article was written by Brian Ledder, Senior Design Strategist , and Gavin Hughes, Design Director, of HLW , for Work Design Magazine.

Equipment 157

Equipment Flexibility Flexibility Catering 157

I/O at Work

MARCH 10, 2025

New research highlights the benefits of choosing meaningful and enjoyable leisure activities.

Creativity 104

Creativity 104

McKensey

MARCH 10, 2025

Europes automotive industry has been a cornerstone of the regions economy, but disruptions have challenged its leadership. How can the European industry restore its competitive edge?

Automotive 104

Automotive Leadership Planning 104

Attendance Bot

MARCH 10, 2025

In todays data-driven world, businesses rely on insights to optimize performanceand people analytics is at the heart of this transformation in HR. But what is people analytics exactly? Its the practice of using employee data to drive smarter decision-making, improve workforce management, and enhance overall business outcomes. From recruitment and retention to performance evaluation, HR people analytics helps organizations understand trends, predict challenges, and create strategies that foster a

Software 52

Software Retail Finance Decision Making 52

McKensey

MARCH 10, 2025

Most promising mobility start-ups fizzle out before they can scale their operations. With billions of dollars in investment at stake, they need a better path to growth.

Automotive 82

Automotive 82

Yarooms

MARCH 10, 2025

This year, The Workplace Event 2025 in Birmingham (April 8-10) will bring together the latest workplace and facilities management innovations. Were excited to be part of itshowcasing how YAROOMS is helping organizations design smarter, more flexible spaces that genuinely support the people who use them.

Flexibility 52

Flexibility Flexibility 52

Work in Confidence

MARCH 10, 2025

Written by David Warren, WorkInConfidence What toxic behaviours bring to a workplace. We hear it all the time: “Our workplace is toxic.” It’s a phrase that carries weight, but is it always accurate? Labelling an entire organisation as toxic can be disheartening, but often, the reality is more nuanced. A handful of toxic individuals can create an outsized impact, making it feel like the whole culture is problematiceven when it isnt.

Security 130

Security Reporting Retail Training 130

Work Life

MARCH 10, 2025

In business and sports, team dynamics impact outcomes. Whether youre pursuing profits or championships, knowing what triggers your teammates can help you avoid conflict and stay on task. The problem is that taking time to better understand each other isnt always our default setting, say John Eliot and Jim Guinn, authors of How To Get Along with Anyone: The Playbook for Predicting and Preventing Conflict at Work and at Home.

Delegation 90

Delegation Teamwork Decision Making Controlling 90

Workplace Insight

MARCH 10, 2025

Enhancing support for individuals with health conditions to remain in employment could lead to significant economic benefits for the United Kingdom, according to a new report from the Commission for Healthier Working Lives. The commission’s report on workplace wellbeing argues that a proactive and preventive approach to employee health could prevent at least 100,000 people from exiting the workforce over the next five years, potentially saving the government over 1 billion during this peri

Reporting 83

Reporting Government Supplies Finance 83

Work Life

MARCH 10, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of peopleincluding meare heading to Austin, Texas, for the SXSW Conference and Festivals to learn, share, and meet others who are eager to propel business and culture forward. In perusing the lineup for this years conference, I was pleasantly surprised. In addition to Understood.orgs session, the agenda has half a dozen panels or meetups focused on some flavor of neurodiversityfrom the science behind neuroinclusive office design to learning to love your tricky brain.

Problem-Solving 87

Problem-Solving Leadership Decision Making Creativity 87

Total Wellness

MARCH 10, 2025

If your employees seem less engaged than before, youre not imagining it. Gallups latest data confirms it engagement is at its lowest in a decade. Only 31% of employees feel engaged, while 17% are actively disengaged (aka plotting their escape or just mentally napping at their desks). People are disconnected, unmotivated, and questioning if their work even matters.

60

60

Work Life

MARCH 10, 2025

Workplace stress reached an all-time high in 2022, according to a Gallup report. And a 2022 Work and Well-Being Survey from the American Psychological Association found that workers appreciate and seek mental health support in the workplace. Thats why its important for employees to learn and practice techniques that will help them lower their stress during moments when stress levels are high.

Controlling 75

Controlling Reporting Learning 75

Office Snapshots

MARCH 10, 2025

This confidential software companys new five-story building is a strategic investment designed to meet both present and future demands, strengthening the company’s competitive position while underscoring its commitment to innovation, collaboration, and long-term growth. Thoughtfully designed to foster seamless connectivity, the newly constructed building features a two-story annex and a rooftop patio that links to adjacent campus structures, promoting a cohesive and integrated workplace ex

Software 59

Software Security Construction Equipment 59

Work Life

MARCH 10, 2025

Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning recently surveyed leaders and L&D professionals about what theyre looking for in a leadership development program. At the top of the list? Scalability. One of my passionsand one of the reasons my company developed our own learning platform is expanding access to leadership development , so its exciting to see companies recognizing how important scalability is.At the same time; however, I know that making scalability work at your organization can

Leadership 75

Leadership Delegation Coaching Mentoring 75

Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2025

For most of my adult life, Ive been more inclined to listen to podcasts and audiobooks rather than music. I told myself that I was using my time productivelylearning, expanding my thinking, and keeping up with new ideas. But recently, Ive found myself returning to music. Not just as background noise, but as something more intentional. It wasnt a conscious shift at first.

Transportation 59

Transportation 59

Work Life

MARCH 10, 2025

Today, no matter where you are in the world, it’s not unusual to find yourself working alongside an analyst from Amsterdam, a strategist from San Francisco, or a designer from Dubai. As companies look increasingly further afield for workers, they unlock a range of benefitsfrom wider talent pools that make it easier to find specialized talent to the injection of new perspectives that offer insights into diverse customer bases.

Problem-Solving 69

Problem-Solving Logistics Legal Catering 69

Ruby

MARCH 10, 2025

Table of Contents Its not just about answering the call, but how you answer it. Sure, maybe your business is picking up every call, but if youre starting the conversation with, What do you want? that might not cut it. A call handling service is a solution that manages incoming phone calls for a business. It can include live answering by professional receptionists, automated systems that direct calls, or virtual receptionists who handle calls remotely.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Sales Customer Service Onboarding 52

Work Life

MARCH 10, 2025

Hello and welcome to Modern CEO ! Im Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from conversations with executives and entrepreneurs, and from the pages of Inc. and Fast Company. If you received this newsletter from a friend, you can sign up to get it yourself every Monday morning.

Software 69

Software Finance Technology Leadership 69

Office Snapshots

MARCH 10, 2025

At the Silicon Valley office, great attention was paid to link the design to the surrounding landscape of the San Francisco Bay and rolling hills of the East Bay, as well as the user groups culture and how they imagined utilizing the space. As such, the interiors were designed using a color palette and architectural moves that correlate to the undulating landscape of the golden hills, tied to the cool, foggy coast where the land meets the bay.

Construction 52

Construction 52

Work Life

MARCH 10, 2025

AI is poised to reshape businesses, but too many executives are oversimplifying its potential, focusing on automation rather than collaboration. As someone whos spent my career studying the future of work, Im excited about AIs breakthrough potentialbut cautious of the narratives being rushed into the spotlight. Recently, I reviewed Anthropics study, Which Economic Tasks Are Performed with AI?

Supervising 65

Supervising Equipment Technology Influencing 65

Halo Psych

MARCH 10, 2025

9 minute read One of the main things I do as an executive coach is to help my clients think more deeply about themselves, about their impact on those around them, about the choices they have. My goal as a coach is to help my clients to become better at noticing so that once our relationship ends, they are able and motivated to coach themselves. One way to do this is to develop a practice of regular self-reflection.

Coaching 52

Coaching Leadership Learning Mentoring 52

Work Life

MARCH 10, 2025

Changes may be happening to the government at lightning speed, but come April, tax season will still be in full swing. And this year, it might be advisable to file early. At the moment, the government has until March 14 to avoid a shutdown , while President Trump and Elon Musk are continuing their mass layoffs of federal workers , including potentially cutting the IRS workforce by half.

Government 65

Government Finance Security Reporting 65

Work Life

MARCH 10, 2025

To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency , Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats. But to some of her colleagues, she is giving a voice to those who feel they can’t speak out. Ortiz is an administrative judge at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission the federal agency in charge of enforcing U.S. workplace anti-discrimination laws that has undergone tumultuous change since President Donald Trump took office.

Government 98

Government Food Legal Leadership 98

Work Life

MARCH 10, 2025

Before leaving office, former President Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) the law of the land. The 28 th Amendment, which declares that Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex, is operative, according to ERA advocates. Now that Biden acknowledged the ERA, the next steps are celebration and implementation, says Kati Hornung, cofounder and executive director of VoteEquality!

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Legal Government Reporting 98