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Every type of work has bottlenecks to productivity and flow, including remote work. Yet, while remote work isn’t unique in the fact that potential pain points exist, it does have some specific bottlenecks that are common to remote work. Here are four common remote work bottlenecks, along with suggested solutions to improve remote team workflow. Communication Breakdowns Lachlan Brown has been managing a fully remote team of writers from different parts of the world for many years. As Founder of Hack Spirit, a website focused on psychology, relationships, and personal development, Brown admits that her remote team hasn’t always been successful. A problematic area she’s encountered is communication breakdowns between team members. To overcome this bottleneck, she’s…

click to enlarge Katie Futterman Middlebury College Facing a swelling enrollment, Middlebury College has offered to pay $10,000 to the first 30 juniors and seniors who opt to take a leave of absence for the fall 2023 semester and winter term. The unprecedented offer is meant to alleviate a stark increase in enrollment. The college typically has 2,500 students, but its student body jumped to 2,858 in fall 2021 and was 2,773 in fall 2022. The college did not immediately respond to a request for projected enrollment for this coming fall. In an email to students on Monday morning, dean of…

After spending a month in Germany studying marginalized communities through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, Vicente Blas Taijeron ’24, a feminist and gender studies major and race, ethnicity, and migration studies minor, and incoming student body president, is back in Colorado and working to increase access to higher education for CHamoru* youth. Blas Taijeron was awarded the scholarship last Spring. The scholarship allowed Blas Taijeron to study in Berlin, Germany, in June 2022. He participated under the direction of Heidi R. Lewis, the David and Lucile Packard Professor and associate professor of feminist and gender studies, who taught the 15-person…

As many as 15,000 Indian students who took admissions to medical colleges in the Philippines and Ukraine in 2021, are staring at uncertainty due to government guidelines on Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulation 2021 by the National Medical Commission (NMC). There is further risk to the careers of another 25,000 students who are planning to study Medicine in 2023 in countries including the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).     Confusion on guidelines    “There are series of advisories which are floating from multiple countries creating a huge confusion for the prospective students planning to take admission in 2023. Indian High…

Saurabh Hatkar’s efforts have borne fruit, as the Maharashtra government increases quota for OBC students going abroad to 75 seats Saurabh Hatkar himself wants a a scholarship so he can study at the University of Edinburgh Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio Thanks to the efforts of Saurabh Hatkar from the shepherds’ community, the Maharashtra government has increased the quota of scholarships for OBCs to study abroad. From 50 the seats for OBCs, freed castes, nomadic tribes and Special Backward Class students going for higher education abroad have been increased to 75. The seats were approved in the…

Modified Jul 30, 2023 20:32 GMT The Real Housewives of Miami cast member and plastic surgeon Lenny Hochstein recently became the talk of the town after he got engaged to his girlfriend Katharina Mazepa. The couple shared the news via a joint Instagram post on July 29.Mazepa, who is a 27-year-old Austrian model, began dating Lenny Hochstein in May 2022. After Lisa Hochstein, Lenny’s former wife announced her divorce from the plastic surgeon, he and Mazepa made their relationship official. They have been together ever since. On July 29, the model uploaded three pictures as she announced the engagement on…

\ According to official figures, cultural ties between the United States and China are at a significant low after years of steady decline.  Data measuring study abroad, journalism, film, and literature trends between the two countries has recorded a consistent downward trajectory in each area.  The Covid-19 pandemic, travel restrictions, and political tensions stemming from the trade war are blamed for a loss in cultural exchanges, visitor numbers, study abroad partnerships and influences in the world of literature.  The late 2000s and early 2010s saw an increase in cultural exchanges between the U.S. and China. However in the years following, tensions…

Aerial shot of Dublin City at night.Getty Images Dublin’s exceptional nightlife makes it the perfect place for an unforgettable evening. Ireland’s capital has some of the best nightlife in Europe, according to a new study. The experts at MovingToSpain.com have identified the European cities with the best nightlife, considering different preferences such as bars and nightclubs, as well as the cost of beer.  The research ranked Dublin ninth on their list of the top European cities with the best nightlife. The city has 19.64 bars and nightclubs per 100,00 people, with a pint costing £6.01. The study also revealed Delemont,…

Isidahomen “Isi” Ikhuoria Jr. left his home in Nigeria to visit friends and family in the U.S. He was here less than 20 days before he was shot and killed in Portland’s Hollywood District along with his friend Fortressen Oriakhi.A month after his death, his family is still grappling with the loss and the lack of answers around the shooting.“He came to the U.S. June 5,” his brother, Osi Ikhuoria, said. “June 23, it’s over.”Family members said they don’t know why someone would want to harm Isi Ikhuoria, but that police are still working to uncover what happened that morning.Ikhuoria,…

Israel’s medical system is at risk of collapsing, and judicial reform may be hurrying the process along.Former president of Ben-Gurion University and dean of its Faculty of Health Sciences Prof. Rivka Carmi warned of the ramifications of judicial reform on Israel’s already-overburdened healthcare system in an interview with this paper’s Judy Siegel-Itzkovich last week.“If 15% to 20% of those [3,000 doctors] seeking information about leaving [Israel] go through with it, Israel’s healthcare would be devastated,” she told the Post. “As it is, there’s a severe shortage of physicians.”Carmi isn’t exaggerating. As thousands of physicians look to leave the country in…