5 Ways to Help Remote Working Thrive at Your Company
Remote working is a hot topic right now, and conversation about working from home (or anywhere) is only growing. The idea has both supporters and critics, but when done correctly, your team can effectively do its job anywhere, and potentially be more satisfied personally and professionally. According to Global Workplace Analytics, between 20-25 percent of […]
Establish Credibility and Success in Your New Leadership Role
Leadership development is essential to a company’s success – without good, talented people leading your team, having a common purpose and direction is not easy. No wonder why Catalyst 14 coaching courses are available these days. According to The State of Leadership Development from Harvard Business, only 28 percent of organizations surveyed see leadership development […]
Encouraging Your Team to Be Active on LinkedIn Helps Your Company
With over half a billion users reported at the end of last year, it’s no surprise that LinkedIn, now owned by Microsoft, is the leading social media platform for the professional world. Even just a few years ago, the features available to users and the importance of using LinkedIn were significantly less than today. LinkedIn […]
#CollaborationWorks: Stay Informed at Your Company
Employee engagement, or lack thereof, is a big topic of conversation right now because of the shockingly low amount of employees who are engaged (33% in the U.S.). Several factors go into helping an employee be engaged and do their best work. As an employer, some of those factors are within your control and others […]
#CollaborationWorks: Learn From and Connect with Colleagues
Every day, employees carry out their day-to-day tasks and attend meetings, often in an office space. Increasingly, employees are allowed or even encouraged to work remotely, even if just part-time. In fact, 43% of people work remotely at least sometimes, and the number is only growing. The only way that people can successfully work remotely […]
#CollaborationWorks: Manage Your Projects and Optimize Communication
Group work. These two words often invoke a negative response from anyone who had the misfortune of working on a project with someone less invested than himself. And nearly everyone has had to work on a group project at some point – either in college or graduate school, the workplace, or all three. Many variables […]
7 Approaches to Lead Better Internal Communication Initiatives
With the New Year quickly approaching, many begin thinking about goals and vision for the coming year. Companies are no different. The year-end is the perfect time to evaluate where you have been, where you would like to be, and exactly how to get there. A consistent goal should be improving communication practices internally. A […]
Silos in the Workplace: Connecting through the Barriers
Silos, the idea that a company’s groups or departments should not or will not share knowledge with others, are prevalent in the workplace. “This type of mentality will reduce the efficiency of the overall operation, reduce morale, and may contribute to the demise of a productive company culture.” Many people see both benefits and drawbacks […]
Working Remotely: The “Workplace” Could Be Almost Anywhere
You may have heard your manager say “I need my employees here in the office! That’s where collaboration and teamwork flourish!” While in-person interaction is necessary for some organizations, for others it may have added costs and stressors that employers may not have considered. Working remotely cuts costs on several fronts, including real estate, utilities […]
Engage Employees with New Groups on your Enterprise Social Network
Most enterprise social networks (ESNs) have many groups related to a company’s different business functions and departments. While many of these are necessary to business operation, such as HR for employee docs or All Company for company-wide announcements, include some lighter groups for employees to participate in and browse through on occasion. These engaging groups […]