Why remote work will win this fall
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The monumental battle over remote work is heating up this summer as more traditionalist business leaders are demanding that their employees come to the office more often.
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Don’t Let Employee Engagement Wither in a Hybrid Office
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To this day, some of my closest friends are people I met at various jobs over the course of my career. Before the pandemic, every day I looked forward to seeing friends at work, going out to lunch, getting coffee, being in meetings together, and having impromptu hallway conversations. These friendships transformed what work meant to me — it wasn’t just work, it was life.
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Even in a hot labor market, workers are worried about job security
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Even amid the Great Resignation, job demand skyrocketing, and shifting power dynamics between employers and employees that have led companies to enhance compensation packages and other perks, fears over job security still exist among a majority of workers.
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A Company Should Never Stand Still, So Why Should Your Space?
There is an interesting paradox happening within the ongoing return-to-office discussion. No one wants to go back to the old ways, and yet everyone is longing for the way things used to be. Fortunately, there is a middle ground worth exploring.
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HAVE YOU INCREASED YOUR DATA SKILLS? IF NOT, YOU MIGHT BE GETTING LEFT BEHIND
‘The war for talent’ continues. 40% of recent job switchers are again looking for a new position, survey finds
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Two of every five workers who switched jobs over the past year are looking for work again, according to a new survey published by Grant Thornton, a consulting firm.
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These are the top 10 cities for work-life balance, according to an analysis — and there isn’t a single US city among them
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A new analysis has concluded that Oslo, Norway, is the best city in the world for work-life balance.
The top six cities for work-life balance as determined by the software company Kisi were all European, and no US city ranked in the top 10. The top-ranking US city was Seattle, which came in at No. 32.
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The Benefits Of Biophilia, Access To The Outdoors In Today’s Work Environments
Prior to the pandemic, access to daylight, greenspaces, and the natural environment was paramount to the evolution of the workspace. Now as more people are returning to the office, biophilic designs – the notion that humans are intrinsically drawn and attracted to nature – are becoming more and more central to office environments.
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Best Destinations for First-Time Digital Nomads
At this moment, the estimated number of digital nomads around the world exceeds 35,000,000; and this is just an estimate, the real number may be much higher than that. You, yourself, are probably reading this either because you are a digital nomad already, you want to be one, or you are interested in the idea but not ready to take the step yet.