Why Businesses Need To Think Bigger When It Comes To Automation
Digital transformation, data-driven decisioning and automated workflows have become the holy trinity of business strategy in the pandemic-transformed economy. As we stare down a possible recession and continue to confront rising inflation, every business is being challenged to do more with less. The promise of using technology to streamline clunky, error-prone, manual processes all while […]
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 […]
Remote work saves companies a ton of money per worker. It could help them survive a recession.
Turns out that not only do workers save money by working remotely—limited transportation costs and less temptation to spend on fancy lunches—the trend may also help companies too. Companies that can work remotely could save up to $10,600 per worker annually, according to a recent report from Lemon.io, a marketplace of vetted software developers. That extra savings could […]
How to Make Remote Team Meetings Shorter and Better
Virtual team meetings are essential for remote team collaboration and productivity: they serve as a venue for aligning on shared goals. And, yes — it’s a venue. The team needs to understand that this virtual meeting spot is your hangout, your space, your place, and your venue. This information tells them — we meet here; we belong […]
Turning the Tide on the Great Resignation
2021 was a year to remember as The Great Resignation routinely made headlines as record numbers of employees quit their jobs. This pandemic-driven phenomenon is largely attributed to people re-evaluating priorities and re-thinking how and where they work. This assumption is further developed as results of a recent survey by Gartner show that 65% of employees pondered the place […]
Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now
Iceland has made recent headlines by declaring the world’s largest ever trial of a shorter working week in the public sector a resounding success. After more than 2,500 workers moved to a 35- or 36-hour workweek and declared themselves happier, healthier and less stressed, the country is now moving to make this an option for the majority of […]
Say goodbye to 9-to-5: More and more, corporate America is letting people work whenever they want
Among the many changes to work and life during the COVID-19 pandemic, the actual hours many remote employees worked veered dramatically from the traditional nine-to-five. Some took the opportunity to create their own schedules, logging on earlier than usual to fit in a midday doctor’s appointment or taking a few hours off in the afternoon […]
Open Letter: COVID-19, the Death of “Business as Usual”
Concerned American, First, thank you to the front line workers, the nurses, the doctors, the first responders and all the others who have answered the call for help during this time. We thank you, and our prayers are with you during this time. With this COVID-19 pandemic happening, it is everyone’s first instinct to hunker […]