The Glasscubes Blog
Bringing you topical information around content management and collaboration and keeping you up to date with Glasscubes features.
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Online Collaboration Tools, Other Cloud Solutions and The Future
We all know it by now: cloud-based solutions are here to stay. With the choice we have today, it would be questionable to say the least not to take advantage of what the cloud has to offer. As a small to medium-size business, the path is already well beaten, and the fact of money being saved by using the cloud not even debatable.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 15 August 2016Want to Get Even More Out of Remote Working? Here’s How
No matter what we at Glasscubes think about remote working (note: we love it!), challenges remain, and, while the benefits of remote teams are undoubted, there are still things that telecommuters and their bosses can do to get better at working from home.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 25 July 2016Three Major Benefits of Using Collaboration Software
Our jobs are getting more complicated. The parameters of our jobs can no longer be clearly defined, and from one day to the next it’s possible for us to be assigned new tasks that we have to adapt to very quickly. This is because companies depend on an ever-changing software industry to improve efficiency. Our changing job roles are an inevitable consequence of the digital age.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 18 July 2016Brexit – a co-ordinated approach to information management
Brexit. It seems so very long ago now that we voted to leave the EU. They say that a week is a long time in politics – never was that more true.
Read MorePosted by Jacqui Hogan on 13 July 2016Officexit, The Remote Working Referendum
The campaigns for and against an Officexit centre themselves around the key issues of practicality, efficiency and communication. In the Officexit camp, there are the workers and management progressives, and in the Office Remain camp, the traditionalists and business owners.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 11 July 2016Leader v Manager – Which one are you (or aspiring to be)?
Despite what you may think, leaders and managers are different beasts; they have distinctively different jobs, but equally important roles to play. The former makes sure the company succeeds by inspiring and well, leading, staff. The latter makes sure that the performance is kept at acceptable levels.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 5 July 2016Your Office Impact on The Environment – And How to Reduce Pollution
We normally do not think that how we behave in the office could impact the environment, yet there are plenty of wasteful habits that we exercise when at work. Anything from not using recycled paper to wasting plastic cups or office supplies are classic examples of how our habits are less than environmentally friendly.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 28 June 2016Company Culture – The Greatest Challenge For Remote Teams
Hard to explain, soft value and not something you can add to a spreadsheet: company culture, this all-encompassing “feeling” of a workplace or organisation. It can be how to behave, how things are done, customer care, and a myriad of other factors and definitions.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 13 June 2016Classic Barriers to Adopting Cloud Computing Technology
For any SME, the decision over whether to use cloud software or install an in-house server is a big one. The difference in cost could be significant, it could have a large bearing on how efficient a number of operations are, and there are other areas, such as speed and security, that could be seriously affected one way or the other.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 31 May 2016Sleep and Productivity – Make Light Work of Business Travel
Collaboration software and sleep – two concepts that you rarely see together in the same sentence. But the nature of your free time will definitely have an impact on your work performance, and sleep is one of the areas where many people suffer.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 23 May 2016 -