All jobs have aspects of them that are simply dull or unengaging. After all, nothing can be exciting all the time. This week we wanted to focus on these rote tasks and what you can do to make them less of an impact on your time and job fulfillment. Turns out, the key to solving this issue stems from technology, specifically the ability to automate said tasks.
Have you ever gotten a message that just makes your heart sink in your chest? Like, your dread piques the moment you see it? Chances are pretty good that your team members feel that way whenever you send them a particular message, particularly during certain times. Letās consider why this may be the case, and how you can better manage your communications to more effectively communicate with your team.
How many of your employees do you think hold a second job? This isnāt a particularly outlandish concept, but one thing that has come about as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its surge of remote work is that some employees hold two jobs at the same time, and not in the way that you might expect.
Look, we get it: remote work has become a bit of a topic of contention lately. While employees have been relishing the benefits that remote work offers them, many employers have been doing everything they can to bring their workforce back into the workplace.
Now, it wouldnāt be unfair for you to assume that we would push remote work as a managed service provider because we just so happen to assist businesses in managing it as a part of our services. This is true enoughā¦but we arenāt the only ones with an opinion on the topic.
There are countless moving parts to any successful business, and smaller companies often have the issue of their employees juggling multiple different tasks and wearing all kinds of different hats in addition to their outlined job duties and responsibilities. You might encounter situations where you donāt know what to do, and it can be overwhelming when so much needs to get done in so little time.
Many businesses, seeking to balance the positives brought by remote work to the value that in-person, face-to-face operations have to offer, have leaned into hybrid work practices. This has led to many reconsidering how their office space is set up. Letās dive into how these considerations are now shaping the workplace.
Every business depends on productivity, but there are many different forms that productivity can take. The types that every business prefers are the actions that result in improved revenue generation. Thatās not to say that all work that is done for your business isnāt important, but the more that can be done to make money, the better off your business will be. Letās take a look at three ways your business can shift the way they do things with the use of technology.
The past few years have made many people understandably antsy about their health and spending extended amounts of time around other peopleāwhich can make coming into the office a very, very stressful experience for some. How can you make your office a healthier place so your team can feel a little more secure as they work?
How has your business managed its technology in recent years? Depending on the way you have done so, you could be unnecessarily throwing money down the drain when you could instead be reinvesting it into your organization. If you are ready to take your operations to the next level, consider changing your approach to your officeās technology management with managed services.
Every expense that your business takes on needs consideration. When you are looking to keep your business productive, you need to focus on keeping downtime to a minimum. In order to do that you need to have tools that donāt take a lot of work-time maintenance and have professional perspectives available that can help keep operations running when issues with your businessā technology do happen.
Now, you may or may not have already made the transition back to the office, and this really applies more to those who havenāt yet. However, even those who have may find some utility hereāspecifically, in determining if a push to a full return to office was the right move.
Letās explore how todayās employees may react to the news that remote work will no longer be an option.
If you want to minimize costs, being proactive can go a long way toward this goal. Your businessā technology is one such area where proactive maintenance can allow your company to save countless dollars and hours of downtime. If you havenāt implemented a proactive maintenance platform yet, then you might be putting your company at risk.
Itās almost summer, which means baseball is in full swing. The game that many of us grew up on has recently gone through a major shift; one that small business owners can replicate to help their organizations. It came about through the use of data and today weāll discuss how the national pastime has changed and how you can use the same strategies to help make your business better.
Technology enables some amazing things for businesses, but it can influence the way you both look at operations and the way your business functions. Not all businesses have the capital to make these large technology investments. You are far from optionless, though; today we want to discuss some of the better investments you can make in your technology infrastructure, in particular ones that wonāt drain your budget.
When looking to cut your costs, one of the best places to start looking is at your printing. While paper documents were once incredibly important for businesses (they still serve a function), no one can deny that they take up a considerable amount of space in the workplace, as well as take up precious assets that could be better spent elsewhere. Whatās the best way to minimize the resources you spend on printing?
If you arenāt versed in business technology, finding the right solutions can be challenging to say the least. Technology should make your life easier, not more difficult. With so many options at your fingertips, we thought it would be helpful to share a couple of tips to help you get started with deploying the right technology solutions for your organization. Here are three tips to help you make the best, most educated decisions about the technology for your business.
With businesses handling operations in different ways, their employees must adapt to the circumstances handed to them. Some companies have begun to experiment with the status quo and are for the first time realizing the value that can come from allowing staff to work remotely. Weād like to discuss some of the ways your team might rely on technology to make remote collaboration effective and how you can optimize your experience with these collaborative platforms.