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Want a creative workplace? Make life difficult and chaotic for yourself

Workplace Insight

We launched IN Magazine officially on the 4th of March 2020. So, this month marks some sort of anniversary. You could argue that this was the worst day in the history of mankind to launch a new magazine about people, work and workplaces and you’d probably be right. People were already not shaking hands. They had begun deserting public transport and planning for less contact with each other.

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How to get along with your work frenemy and protect yourself

Work Life

Nearly 40% of U.S. employees don’t trust their coworkers, according to a study from BetterUp. While you don’t have to be friends with everyone at the office, you don’t necessarily want to enemies either. If you consider these people frenemies, it’s possible to maintain a civil relationship with them without letting down your guard.

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Ep 264: Rachel Bennett on Serving the Work

Go Burrows

Rachel Bennett is a curious, self-motivator who loves to learn new ways to make life more efficient and effective for her executive. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Rachel talks about learning your role while onboarding an executive, communicating with an executive who travels extensively, and serving the work. LEADERSHIP QUOTE A day wasted on others is not wasted on oneself. – Charles Dickens CONNECT WITH RACHEL Rachel on LinkedIn ABOUT RACHEL Rachel Bennett serves as executive

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Here’s how companies are leveraging generative AI to enhance established business tools

Work Life

For a little over a year, consumers and businesses alike have been fascinated by the possibilities of generative AI. With customers already familiar with the fluency of conversational tools like ChatGPT, software companies are working to develop AI into a robust business tool. Part of the challenge is packaging the new technology—with a reputation for sometimes giving incorrect answers and behaving unpredictably—into a form suitable for the lucrative but conservative enterprise mar

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David Altizer Makes His Living Creating Thumbnails for YouTube

Success

The YouTube thumbnail is a reduced-size version of the preview image for videos on the site and gives the viewer some insight into the content. David Altizer is a YouTube thumbnail creator for YouTubers like Max Fosh , Kurtis Connor and Jeff Wittek , and he is working on a website where people can go to learn how to do what he does. Why? A good thumbnail is what makes an audience decide whether they are going to click on the content.

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Women co-founders raise about 20% of venture capital—but we often overlook them

Work Life

Female founders of VC-backed companies raise only 2% of the venture capital invested annually. It’s a worrying statistic that is often repeated year after year by publications, researchers, and the VC industry at large. However, it can be misleading and ignores the progress that has been made over the past 20 years. This 2% figure ignores the many women who are co-founders, CEOs, COOs, and CFOs.

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Yes, you can train yourself to be happier, just be aware of the downsides

Work Life

Is there a day on the calendar that isn’t significant for some sort of recognition? From pizza to hotdogs, pets to cousins, the “International Day of fill-in-the-blank” populates each square of the 365 that mark the year. And so it was for happiness. March 20, in case you missed it, marked that highly sought quality that the U.S. forefathers cited as one of three inalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence.

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5 steps to take so you can stop ‘faking it ’til you make it’

Work Life

Early in my career, like so many other newcomers to the workplace, I struggled with self-confidence. Often I was not only the youngest person in the room but also the only female. How, if I were to be taken at all seriously —especially in the technology industry—was I supposed to talk and act? How, in short, could I succeed in being myself?

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If you’re stuck in a rut, consider consulting this surprising group

Work Life

Did you hear the one about the vascular surgeon who walked into a plumbers convention? Actually, it was a group of vascular surgeons and a group of plumbers, it wasn’t a convention, and this isn’t a joke.  It’s one of the most intriguing stories I’ve heard from the world of mastermind groups—the mentoring collaboratives designed to provide support and advice among professional peers.

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There is nothing more important in your product development strategy than this

Work Life

Twenty years ago, I was part of a team at a large financial services company building one of the first online wealth-management tools. While it was transformational at the time and really a huge improvement for our customers, like many new products, we didn’t quite get it right the first time. Our desire to test and viscerally understand customers was there.