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Emotional intelligence: The secret to advancing in your IT career

Spiceworks

Let’s be honest: in IT, we’re obsessed with metrics, uptime, and automation. But when it comes to leading teams, there’s a tool even more powerful than your favorite script or dashbo.

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A self-made clothing honcho, a trailblazing female exec, and an enterprising NBA player

McKensey

Our April obituaries also include an architect behind New Yorks High Line, an entrepreneur who shifted from dresses to dough, and a forward-thinking food scientist who cooked up a cocoa delight: Nutella.

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How Leaders Create Lasting Impact Through The Power of Kindness

Tanveer Naseer

Ive written for my leadership blog for more than a decade and so, Id like to start this piece off with something different.

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Advancing America’s holistic health

McKensey

Living longer and healthier can help people be more productive in the workplace. Here are three ways in which the US government and healthcare system can help.

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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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Celebrating a Decade of Great at the 2025 For All™ Summit

Great Place to Work

And at this years For All Summit , held April 7 to 10 in Las Vegas, we not only honored all the incredible work being done by our customers every day, but also the incredible work that many have been doing for a decade or more at our Decade of Great event. When we started 11 years ago, we started with a Culture Audit, and we knew therefore where we needed to go.

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Silicon squeeze: AI’s impact on the semiconductor industry

McKensey

AI has generated explosive growth in the semiconductor industry, but only the top 5 percent of companies have benefited. How can the rest of the industry catch up?

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LHD Benefit Advisors Offices – Indianapolis

Office Snapshots

LHD Benefit Advisors, a market leader in employee benefit plans for over 25 years, seized the opportunity of a new 20,000 square foot office in the northern suburbs of Indianapolis as the final step in a complete company rebrand. Working alongside Schott Design, goals included attracting top talent and equipping their valued staff with a modern, forward-thinking workspace.

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Nearly half of workers using AI at work admit to doing so inappropriately

Work Life

Have you ever used ChatGPT to draft a work email? Perhaps to summarise a report, research a topic or analyse data in a spreadsheet? If so, you certainly arent alone. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming the world of work. Released today, our global study of more than 32,000 workers from 47 countries shows that 58% of employees intentionally use AI at workwith a third using it weekly or daily.

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CR Insulation Offices – San Diego

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When CR Insulation outgrew their previous space, they purchased this building to support the team and the growing business. Having an integrated warehouse was important so they could store materials and secure pricing to minimize change orders for their clients. They also wanted the new office to support a culture built on community, relationships, and hosting their clients.

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Streamline SharePoint Online Content Approvals with Power Automate – Step-by-Step Guide

AdminDroid

Managing content in SharePoint Online often involves approvals to ensure that documents or list items meet your organization’s standards before publishing. But relying solely on built-in content approvals in SharePoint Online often means waiting for responses and manually sending reminders. What if you could speed things up by automating the approval process instead?

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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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Future of Work 2025: WEF report sets out the unsurprising but profound changes ahead

Workplace Insight

The latest Future of Jobs Report from the World Economic Forum forecasts profound but entirely unsurprising changes across global labour markets over the next five years, as technological breakthroughs, demographic shifts, and the green transition redefine the physical and digital workplace. Drawing on insights from over 1,000 employers, representing more than 14 million workers across 55 economies, the report on the future of work claims that technological changeparticularly the rise of generat

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How do I decide what to take off of my résumé?

Work Life

Welcome to Pressing Questions , Fast Company s workplace advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions. Q: How do I decide what to take off of my rsum? A: There is much debate about if your rsum really needs to be one page. But regardless of if its one page or two, there are some common elements you can cut to make your rsum easier to read and more effective.

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Measuring What Matters: How Wellbeing Audits Future-Proof Trust and Safety Teams

Zevo Health

Trust and Safety teams are facing a growing wave of challenges. As investment surges and companies expand their efforts to keep platforms secure, regulatory demands are rising just as fast. The Digital Services Act and the Online Safety Act have made it clear that maintaining a safe digital environment is no longer optional. It is a core business responsibility.

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Siemens Healthineers Offices – Singapore

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Innovation isnt just about cutting-edge technologyits about how people work, collaborate, and thrive. Siemens Healthineers has long been a pioneer in healthcare advancements, but as its presence in Singapore grew, its office space lagged behind. The traditional fixed-desk setup with limited collaboration areas no longer supported the agility and flexibility that modern teams needed.

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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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Loyalty Quotes to Inspire Trust, Dedication & Dependability

Success

What does it mean to be loyal? Although its often defined as support or allegiance, loyalty could be described as invisible glue. It cant be seen, but its a force that can bind people together. Often, its discussed in the vein of romantic relationships or friendships, because its essential to these types of connections. These bonds are fueled by that dedication, mutual respect, honestyand above all elsethe simple act of being there for one another, come rain or shine.

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Work from Home Setup: 15 Essential Must-Haves for Every Employee

Wellness 360

Whether you’re working remotely full-time or balancing a hybrid routine, having the right Work from Home Setup is key to staying focused and feeling your best. It’s not just about a laptop and internet connectionit’s about designing a space that supports both your productivity and well-being. From ergonomic furniture and adjustable desks to helpful tools […] The post Work from Home Setup: 15 Essential Must-Haves for Every Employee appeared first on Wellness360 Blog.

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Myndstream Brings Functional Music to a Speaker Near You

Success

When we think about whole-body care in the health realm, we think of functional medicine, which rests on the belief that there is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to healing. To treat the full person, many different medicines or treatment modalities may be necessary. But when we think about something as intangible as music, we often fail to take a whole-person approach.

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Patronale Life Offices – Brussels

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In the heart of Brussels, Patronale Life and its subsidiary Banimmo share an office space designed to reflect their identity and values. More than just a workplace, this layout offers a unique experience where design harmonizes with well-being and functionality. The area dedicated to Banimmo expresses itself through a warm and inspiring atmosphere. Organic shapes and natural materials bring softness and fluidity to the space, while the palette of brick-orange tones reinforces its welcoming chara

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Co-working spaces bring a whole range of benefits for employees and communities

Workplace Insight

When you think of co-working spaces where workers from different industries come together to share a convenient workplace you might picture a group of young freelancers hunched over laptops. But todays co-working spaces have evolved into something more powerful particularly in a world still reshuffling office work practices in the wake of the COVID pandemic.

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Chemically Imbalanced: Joanna Moncrieff on the Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth

Mad in America

H ello and welcome to this Mad in America podcast. My name is Robert Whitaker, and I’m happy today to have the pleasure of speaking with Joanna Moncrieff. Dr. Moncrieff is a psychiatrist who works in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. She is a Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College, London. In 1990 she co-founded the Critical Psychiatry Network , which today has about 400 psychiatrist members, about two-thirds of whom are in the United Kingdom.

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The world needs amazing leaders like never before. But where are they?

Workplace Insight

Demand for integrity and strength in leadership has never been greater. A wave of quickly evolving AI technologies, combined with geopolitics and other pressures, is increasing this need at an unprecedented pace. The rapid changes in todays environment can put even the best leaders under immense strain and cause ripple effects within the organisation.

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Trump’s ideas to encourage a ‘baby boom’ won’t work. Here’s what will

Work Life

As Americans are having fewer babies, the White House has been gathering ideas on what can be done to increase the birth rate. The New York Times reported that one of the ideas is a $5,000 baby bonus to entice women to have more babies, received after delivery. Other ideas being entertained to start a baby boom include: reserving 30% of scholarships for the Fulbright program, the prestigious, government-backed international fellowship, for applicants who are married or have children; government-

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How Trump weakened the EEOC in just 100 days

Work Life

Since its inception in 1965, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has enforced antidiscrimination laws and acted as the first line of defense for Americans who experience workplace discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Even while facing a shrinking budget and staffing constraints, the agency has managed to secure significant payouts for workers who have been the target of discrimination.