Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot – your copilot for work
Humans are hard-wired to dream, to create, to innovate. Each of us seeks to do work that gives us purpose — to write a great novel, to make a discovery, to build strong communities, to care for the sick. The urge to connect to the core of our work lives in all of us. But […]
15 Reasons Companies Fail At Remote Work—And How To Thrive Instead
With the rise of remote work, many organizations have embraced it as a way to improve work-life balance, reduce overhead costs and increase employee productivity. However, despite its potential benefits, remote work is not without its challenges, and some companies struggle to make it work. One specific reason why companies fail at remote work is […]
5 Ways Automation Can Help You Manage Your Team
When it comes to running a business, managing a team is not always the most alluring part. Implement automation to help with the stresses of a business. Many business owners will tell you that managing other people is the hardest part of owning a business. After spending more than two decades running and growing my […]
16 Potential Barriers To The Successful Implementation of Intelligent Automation
The use of automation to simplify and speed up business processes is hardly new; for instance, robotics has long been used in the manufacturing industry. By adding technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to the mix, intelligent automation potentially comes with a much higher and wide-ranging impact. Leveraging intelligent automation can help businesses […]
Five Predictions For The Future Of Work: A Captivating Employee Experience
Over 87% of employees value the opportunity to work remotely. In fact, many people are turning down job opportunities that do not allow for remote work or that put rigid guidelines on attendance. I am certain that the days of roll call in the workplace are gone. We can no longer be attendance-driven, but rather, we must […]
Is Remote Work Responsible For Quiet Quitting?
The term “quiet quitting” emerged in March 2022, and refers to doing the bare minimal tasks of your job description well enough that you don’t get fired. The concept quickly went viral on TikTok. Yet it only started to gain traction as an issue of concern among business leaders when government data on productivity released in August 2022 showed a sharp […]
Optimising hybrid work models with process automation
DURING THE PANDEMIC, MANY BUSINESSES SUCCESSFULLY MADE THE TRANSITION TO ADAPT THEIR WORKING ENVIRONMENT TO ENABLE REMOTE WORK BY DRAWING ON TECHNOLOGY TO DRIVE PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY. However, as employees return to the office in some capacity and hybrid working is increasingly becoming the norm, businesses will once again rely on digital tools to help […]
Remote work changed their lives. They’re not going back to the office.
When Erin Archuleta wakes up, the sun hasn’t yet risen in her Michigan town of 600. She listens for the chirping of the birds and the occasional whistle of a train or hum of a tractor. She enjoys a hot cup of coffee from her porch that overlooks the nearby pond, keeping her eyes peeled […]
How Employers Can Accommodate A Surprising Baby Boom
The baby bust once attributed to the pandemic is actually a baby boom, a new report shows. While economists predicted that the pandemic would accelerate a declining birth rate — to the tune of 300,000 to 500,000 children — that fear didn’t materialize. Instead, there was a 6.2% increase in the birth rate last year for U.S. mothers relative […]