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How to Organize the Perfect Home Work Environment
Working from home can be an amazing way to get more accomplished both at work and in your life. Online collaboration is proving to be one of the biggest trends in business. It can be both an enormous cost savings for companies as well as an important benefit to employees. The key to making telecommuting work is making sure you make the most of your time at work, even when you’re at home. Here are the top tips for organizing to make your home workspace aid your success.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 9 May 2018The 6 Essentials for File Sharing Under GDPR
Before we had shared digital filing systems, we were restricted to either paper systems or sharing files via email. Paper systems require large amounts of physical space, which is why digital systems are so attractive. Using a file sharing system specifically designed for organizational use addresses these problems.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 9 May 2018How to Be More Effective When Working Remotely
Whether you work from home all the time, telecommute occasionally, or need to work from hotel rooms during business trips, it is important to have a plan. You want to be able to get plenty accomplished, regardless of where you’re working. Although it may not seem like your location should matter, it can take an effort to convert your usual work strategies to remote work. Here are ways to keep yourself happy and productive.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 2 May 2018Is Management Leadership Dead?
Are you providing leadership to your team? Do you have a good understanding of who does what in your team and how long it takes? Are you inspiring your workers to be more successful? Are you spending all of your time managing paperwork or clients, leaving no time for managing your employees? Are your employees happy and productive? If you aren’t sure about the answers to these questions, why aren’t you? Finally, how could you improve your leadership?
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 25 April 2018How to Put the “I” in Teamwork
Management books are filled with mentions of teamwork, and the importance of having employees work well together as a team is well understood. The problem is how to make it happen. Generally, the focus is on how managers can bring their teams together. What people forget is that managers themselves are a critical part of the team. Here are ways to make sure you aren’t the missing link in your team.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 18 April 2018How to Fold Space: Document Management for Remote Workers
When you have the right documents to hand, it makes the difference between a smoothly running organisation and a series of ‘rabbit-in-the-headlight’ moments.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 12 April 20185 Ways to Connect to Your Employees
Many managers strive to be better leaders with ambitions that go beyond even those lofty aspirations of reducing employee turnover and improving staff productivity. Many of us, though, don’t know how to go about making those change. Here are ways that you can connect with your team and improve their teamwork.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 10 April 20185 Tips for Building More Effective Teams
Businesses rely on teamwork. Getting your staff work together effectively can make all the difference when it comes to getting work done on time, on budget and to standard. Teams can also be a wonderful way to bring together different specialties and make the work more interesting. Alternatively, though, they can result in disorganisation or lost time that people find frustrating. Here are ways to create teams that will work well together and efficiently get work done.
Read MorePosted by Kevin Senior on 4 April 2018Member Portals: Making membership more engaging
The larger a membership base becomes, whether that be internal members, clients or associates, the more resource that will be required to manage your group. Rather than increase staff costs, the provision of a 'Self Service Member Portal' adds value in many ways. This in turn allows you to focus your staff's attention on increasing the service and value offered to your members, resulting in improved engagement and increased retention.
Read MorePosted by Jacqui Hogan on 19 March 2018Why Are Remote Teams & Workers More Motivated?
Anyone who has ever tried remote working is likely to tell you that this is a wonderful way of gaining a more flexible lifestyle. Yet, what you may not realise is that people who work from home are often more highly motivated as well as happier.
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