Mon.May 19, 2025

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Navigating Office Politics: How to Play the Game & Why You Should

Eat Your Career

When you hear the words office politics , what do you think of? Many people think of maneuvering, manipulation, and power playsbackstabbing, gossip, and favoritism. Its no surprise that most people hate the idea! I get it. But I want to challenge that perception. At its core, office politics is simply about relationshipsunderstanding and leveraging influence and informal power dynamics.

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Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS): Why Don’t We Know More About It?

Mad in America

In a new study , researchers investigated the existing literature on post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS), a type of persistent antidepressant withdrawal that can appear days, weeks, or even months after stopping the drug. While PAWS can be a debilitating experience, there is very little research on its prevalence and treatment. The researchers were able to find only seven papers investigating PAWS, which included a case report, a case series, and three online surveys.

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How the 100 Best Companies Outperform the S&P 500 by 2,000% in Cumulative Returns

Great Place to Work

Heres how investment banks like Jefferies are helping money managers get ahead of disruptions in the labor force and what the trend means for your company. Investors and fund managers are increasingly conscious of how labor relations impact company performance. They have been deeply studying the impacts of human capital strategies on the companies they invest in, shared Matt Spring, senior associate on the sustainability team at global investment bank Jefferies, at the For All Summit hosted by

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Dell makes the case for enterprise AI at Dell Tech World 2025

Spiceworks

If last year’s Dell Tech World Conference was all about announcing the company’s renewed focus on AI, the 2025 edition focused on showing how its enterprise customers are using AI with Del.

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The Memory Edge: Outlearn, Outperform, Outlast

Speaker: Chester Santos

Forgetfulness is costing you time, money, and a ton of missed opportunities. In the age of automation, it’s easy to underestimate the power of a well-trained human mind. But memory isn’t just a parlor trick, it's a strategic edge. Human memory is one of the most underrated business skills. Whether you’re managing people, leading sessions, or having high-stakes conversations, remembering names, details, and concepts can be transformative in building trust, absorbing knowledge, and driving perform

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The growth imperative

McKensey

Growth is crucial for companies to create profitable, sustainable value. How can organizations reach their growth goals and ensure their longevityeven in turbulent times?

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What Does Consent Mean in Practice? A Lived Experience Perspective

Mad in America

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in the UK. It was written by retired Emergency Physician Cathy Wield, and explores some of the issues raised in her recently published memoir, Unshackled Mind. A pparently, I consented to ECT. Apparently, I consented to psychosurgery, when I had part of my brain ablated in 2001; the operation was called a bilateral anterior cingulotomy.

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Yes, chef! Behind the scenes of restaurateur Danny Meyer’s checkless payment technology

Work Life

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.

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The Snack Attack Survival Guide

Total Wellness

Ever found yourself elbow-deep in a bag of chips after a wild morning of back-to-back meetings? Or staring into the fridge like it holds the answers to all of lifes problems? Yep, same. Stress snacking is real. And its not because you lack willpower or just really love cookies (although, cookies are pretty amazing). Its your brain doing what it thinks is best: trying to protect you from chaos with a side of carbs.

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Teams that build winning products use these 5 strategies from the start

Work Life

Jake Knapp is a designer, investor, and general partner at Character Capital. He has spent the last 25 years helping companies create products that people genuinely love. He helped build Gmail, co-founded Google Meet, and has worked with hundreds of startups, including Blue Bottle Coffee, One Medical, and Slack. Whats the big idea? The foundation of success is shockingly simple, and yet most teams get bogged down for months trying to strategize a new idea.

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Moments of wonder can help to fend off depression and stress, research finds

Workplace Insight

Theres a famously apocryphal story about the making of the 1965 biblical epic The Greatest Story Ever Told. During a rehearsal, John Wayne, playing the Centurion at the Crucifixion, was asked by director George Stevens to deliver his line about Jesus Christ being the Son of God with awe. So, in the next take, the actor changed the line from the Bible to: Awe, truly this man was the son of God.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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How to reduce how much time you’re spending staring at screens without hurting your career

Work Life

I dont know about you, but I usually cringe when I get my weekly Screen Time Report. Did I really spend that much time online? Turns out, Im pretty average. According to DataReportals 2025 Global Overview Report , adults worldwide clock in about six hours and 38 minutes on digital devices each day. While being average is comforting, I know I could benefit from more time unplugged.

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Meh. Generative AI in the workplace is delivering modest returns that don’t match the hype

Workplace Insight

A new study by the US-based National Bureau of Economic Research has cast doubt on the immediate transformative impact of artificial intelligence in the workplace, finding that the use of generative AI chatbots has so far delivered only modest gains in productivity and almost no increase in pay or reductions in working hours for employees. The working paper [restricted access], authored by economists Anders Humlum and Emilie Vestergaard, used detailed Danish employment data to assess the real-wo

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5 facts about the brain to improve your decision-making skills

Work Life

Emily Falk is a Professor of Communication, Psychology, and Marketing at the University of Pennsylvania, where she directs the Communication Neuroscience Lab and the Climate Communication Division of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Her work has been covered in the New York Times , Washington Post , BBC, Forbes , and Scientific American , among other outlets.

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How to Overcome Procrastination & Take Control of Your Success

Success

Many of us have fallen into the trap of believing that working under pressure is more effective, only to end up overwhelmed and regretting the delay. Napoleon Hill, in Think and Grow Rich (1937), calls procrastination one of the most common causes of failure. He says, Old Man Procrastination stands within the shadow of every human being, waiting his opportunity to spoil one’s chances of success.

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The Hidden Skills That Separate Good Leaders from Great Ones

Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

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More fake applicants are trying to trick HR, thanks to the rise of deepfakes

Work Life

In my decades of working in cybersecurity, I have never seen a threat quite like the one we face today. Anyones image, likeness, and voice can be replicated on a photorealistic level cheaply and quickly. Malicious actors are using this novel technology to weaponize our personhood in attacks against our own organizations, livelihoods, and loved ones.

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Changjiang Securities Offices – Shanghai

Office Snapshots

Transforming workplace dynamics in the finance sector through innovation As a leading integrated securities firm,Changjiang Securitiesis committed to delivering prime investment services to its clients. To support rapid business expansion and a growing team, the company decided to relocate its workplace to a prominent financial hub in Shanghai. Inspired by our work for other leading firms, the client engaged us to create its new seven-floor office.

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Healthy boundaries at work matter more than ever. Here are 7 steps to build them

Work Life

Weve been told that the future of work is all about freedom. Companies offer unlimited PTO, flexible hours, and asynchronous communication channels that we can access anytime. The promise is that fewer constraints will make us more empowered, more creative, and more connected. Sounds great in theory, but in practice, that kind of freedom without structure often leads to chaos.

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National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Offices – Kansas City

Office Snapshots

Helix Architecture + Design collaborated closely with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on a tenant-improvement project to address the challenge of defining the future workplace for an organization with diverse departments and evolving values. The team focused on breaking down siloes among departments, establishing a strong brand identity, and providing an exceptional experience for both members and NAICs 600 employees.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Get Your Resume Past the Robots With These Tips and Tricks

Success

After hours perfecting your resume , theres little more disheartening than knowing that it might not even make it into the hands of humans. Thats because it first has to get past an automated screening system, like an ATS. An applicant tracking system (ATS) is a popular way for a company to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help streamline the hiring process.

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Invoke Offices – Montreal

Office Snapshots

An immersive space to foster collaboration and innovation We had the privilege of designing a unique space for the Invoke team a project conceived to reflect their creative identity, at once playful, assertively geeky and imbued with a certain mystery. The brief: translate their universe without becoming purely thematic. The result: an immersive environment, punctuated by a play of textures, transitions of hues and abundant vegetation that allows the space to breathe.

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Not waving but drowning. People feel optimistic about the use of AI in the workplace … and swamped by it

Workplace Insight

As the use of AI in the workplace continues to rise, new research from Henley Business School reveals that while optimism about AIs potential is on the rise, so is the feeling of being overwhelmed by its rapid development. A poll of 4,640 adults across nearly 30 major sectors, commissioned by The World of Work Institute at Henley Business School, reveals that over half (56 percent) of full-time professionals feel optimistic about AI advancements, yet 61 percent admit they are overwhelmed by the

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Harvard Business Review: Leading workplace psychological safety experts oppose workplace psychological safety legislation

Minding the Workplace

Psychological safety, according to leading experts Amy Edmondson (Harvard Business School) and Michaela Kerrissey (Harvard School of Public Health) “ means having an environment where people feel safe to speak up.” However, in a new Harvard Business Review piece titled “What People Get Wrong About Psychological Safety,” they explain how the concept of psychological safety has been twisted and misused.

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This new ruling cuts protections for transgender workers

Work Life

Federal judge and Trump appointee Matthew J. Kacsmaryk issued a ruling on Friday that will significantly alter the protections that transgender employees are entitled to in the workplace. The decision impacts the current guidance on workplace harassment from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , in a move that reflects the agency’s new priorities under the Trump administration and new acting chair Andrea Lucas.

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Confused about your student loan status? Here’s help

Work Life

Between collections resuming , courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs at the Education Department , borrowers might be confused about the status of their student loans. Recently, the Education Department announced it would start involuntary collections on defaulted loans , meaning the roughly 5.3 million borrowers who are in default could have their wages garnished by the federal government.