Is it the end of the line for the traditional 9-5 office set-up? Whilst many still tackle the daily commute and can’t begin to imagine life away from the buzz and hubbub of the office, others now choose an alternative: remote working.

Not so long ago, your whole team would be sitting just outside your office, ready to answer questions at any time about what they were doing and how far they had progressed.

Remote working is becoming more and more common as businesses strive to cut costs and increase employee efficiency. However, there are those who feel that a workforce that escapes the watchful eye of management will be less productive and more inclined to shirk responsibilities. There are a few tips and tricks you can implement to give your remote working employees a gentle nudge in the right direction – here’s to improved efficiency and a happy workforce.

If you’re tired of balancing your laptop precariously on your knees while perched on the sofa or are finding it increasingly difficult to find an uncluttered spot at the dining room table it could be time to move into your own home office.

Team collaboration may be the key to your company’s success. Whether your employees need to coordination projects together all of the time or simply be on the same page while doing their work, effective collaboration is crucial. The type of business, your workers, and your workspace will all factor into the best way to facilitate teamwork, and are among the many ways to improve the odds of effective team collaboration.

Meetings are often an important part of business and yet they can quickly become a huge waste of time. Reducing meeting times can be a challenge for a number of reasons, so check out these ways to help make your meetings speedy and effective.

Today’s business is increasingly moving online. From cloud-based storage to remote workers, most companies are seeing a growing need for good online solutions. At the same time, companies want to reduce the overhead costs that come with maintaining network maintenance and cyber security. This can be a challenge in a time of growing problems with sensitive data. Here are ways to help keep your company secure.

For anyone who’s recently started a new job, you’ll know how hard it can be to hit the ground running. Most organisations have Policies and Procedure manuals, but where are they? Even if you are given the ‘blue manual’ on your first day, it’s probably out of date. (Why is it always a blue manual?) . Chances are, too, no-one has remembered that you need access to the new laptop that came with your new job, and that IT person is on holiday today.

Keeping your team motivated can be tough. In fact, only 13% of employees feel actively engaged across the globe. That's a tough number to contend with.

Building a great team of employees is hard work. Finding the right skills, knowledge, and personalities to successfully work together (and then keep them together) is a huge accomplishment. And the process of building a better team doesn’t end there. The next step is help your employees develop their leadership skills. This can be more difficult than it seems.