#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 […]
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 […]
Intranet Launch: Cultivate A Social Intranet
I don’t know about you, but I can easily find myself engrossed in HGTV. Whether it is Chip and Joanna shiplapping Waco, Karen and Mina revamping downtown Indianapolis, or the Yard Crashers searching home improvement stores for someone who could use a pro’s expertise – there are a few common format elements. In each show, […]
Intranet Launch: Include Employees from the Start
Launching a new department or company-wide intranet can be daunting. Whether it be constraints on the IT side, budget, sliding dates or gaining executive buy-in, getting to launch can seem like a slow and winding road. And launch is just the start. The benefits are huge though as it helps you to centralise operations and […]
Leaders must coach to make change successful
A soccer team is preparing for the start of their season. Players put in time and effort to improve by practicing daily, motivating each other and working on specific skills to be better as a team. The team purchases necessary equipment, coordinates referees and outlines the season’s game schedule. After planning and preparation, everyone is […]
Amplify Your Human Resource Department with Social Collaboration
Each Human Resource department handles day to day operations, and any or all of the following: recruiting, screening, interviewing and placing workers. They also regularly take on employee relations, payroll, benefits, and training. Further, Human Resource managers plan, direct and coordinate administrative functions and act as a middleman between employee and management. The department is […]
5 benefits of business chatbots
The conversation surrounding chatbots is growing, and the way this benefits a company’s business model is better understood. Chatbots can fulfill many requirements and help your business align with what both employees and consumers want to experience. Implementing a chatbot provides many benefits, and our partner Tangowork can help visualize your chatbot goals based on […]
Community Management: A Catalyst for Your Social Business Strategy
This updated post originally appeared on Sitrion’s blog. Community management is not often seen as a critical element for your social business strategy. Some organizations may recognize the importance of community management to adoption and consider it at some later point in their planning efforts or, more commonly, after the technology has been chosen or […]
Senior Client Advisor Highlight: Q&A with Tobi Anderson
What was your background before joining Enterprise Strategies? The theme of my career has been evolution and growth. I like change and helping manage change in organizations. I began my career in the media industry at a magazine publishing company. I then spent almost a decade in progressive roles focused on business and technology management […]
People are the critical success factor for enterprise collaboration
This post originally appeared on Allison Maguire’s LinkedIn. Over the next couple of weeks I will be wrapping up some concentrated coaching of five different communities across two organizations and a host of use cases. The seeds for this enterprise community coaching service came from something I had initially developed and applied internally at a […]