Mad in America

MAY 18, 2025

Estado Novo, the authoritarian regime that ruled Portugal for decades, was overthrown back in 1974, but its legacy still holds sway over the countrys psychiatric system. As Tiago Pires Marques, one of the founders of Mad in Portugal, describes it, Theres a strange singularity about psychiatry in Portugal. Along with blocking the development of psychotherapy in Portugal, allowing biomedicine to reign supreme, the regimes leaders left the country with a sharp power imbalance between the field of m

Networking 80

Networking Problem-Solving Construction Learning 80

Ask Cody

MAY 18, 2025

Heres the thing: Buying a Meeting and Workspace management solution should be simple and straight forward. Especially as it comes to pricing. Truth is, is not.

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Go Burrows

MAY 18, 2025

Natalia Fedotkina is a longtime executive assistant who is passionate about helping other assistants manage stress and embrace learning and development. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Natalia shares her story of becoming an assistant, tips for managing stress, and her favorite (and least favorite) part of being an assistant. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Leadership 52

Leadership Networking Coaching Training 52

Success

MAY 18, 2025

Warren Buffett spends up to six hours daily with his nose buried in books while other billionaires are busy yacht-hopping. Why would he do this when he probably has all the money anyone would wish for? The Oracle of Omaha credits his success not to fancy degrees or high-powered connections, but to devouring numerous pages of business wisdom every day.

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Problem-Solving Leadership Small Business Learning 98

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

Creativity

All Work

MAY 18, 2025

Efficient offices use far less energy per person than home setups, thanks to shared systems and optimized design. Remote work often shifts, rather than reduces, carbon emissions due to scattered, inefficient home energy use. Modern office buildings are evolving into sustainability hubs, outperforming homes in energy savings and emissions cuts. More than five years after the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped how and where we work, the debate over returning to the office still rages on.

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Work Life

MAY 18, 2025

Does your manager hate to delegate tasks? It might sound like a good thingafter all, that means less work for you. But, just like having a micromanaging boss is no fun, having a manager who takes on much of your work can create a work environment that is both stifling and unproductive. We asked three experts about what causes some bosses to act this way and how to encourage your supervisor to step aside and allow you to do your job.

Delegation 70

Delegation Problem-Solving Mentoring Software 70

Success

MAY 18, 2025

When I was 15, I chose French over Spanish. Not because it made senseI grew up in Southern California, where Spanish was spoken around me dailybut because French felt like an escape. I had seen Breathless and Cleo from 5-7 , and the culture seemed elegant, mysterious and romantic. Our teacher decorated the classroom with photos of the Loire Valley and Montmartre, and even our rote vocabulary drills felt cinematic.

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Learning Creativity Communication 98

Workplace Insight

MAY 18, 2025

The most satisfying jobs and fulfilling occupations are those that offer a strong sense of purpose and autonomy rather than high pay or prestige, according to what researchers are calling the most comprehensive study yet of job satisfaction. Led by Ktlin Anni at the University of Tartu in Estonia, the study analysed data from 59,000 individuals and 263 occupations as part of the Estonian Biobank project.

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Work Life

MAY 18, 2025

The headlines scream it daily: Markets are fluctuating wildly, AI is transforming entire industries overnight, supply chains are fracturing, and the workforce is reshuffling at unprecedented rates. According to the World Economic Forum , 78 million new job opportunities will emerge by 2030, but this comes amid massive workforce transformation, with 77% of employers planning upskilling initiatives while 41% anticipate reductions due to AI automation.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 18, 2025

A new cross-regional partnership known as The Great North has been launched by the metropolitan mayors in the North of England, aiming to unlock economic growth, create jobs, and attract investment across the region. The initiative was unveiled at the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in Leeds, and marks what its founders call a new era of collaboration and locally driven prosperity.

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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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Workplace Insight

MAY 18, 2025

The way people communicate on social media is reshaping how they connect and collaborate with each other in the workplace, according to research from The Adaptavist Group. The research suggests that platforms like TikTok and Instagram are directly influencing how 83 percent of people communicate professionally, fuelling conflict and misunderstanding amongst an increasingly intergenerational workforce.

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