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?
Weāre all familiar with the old, cliched joke where someone needs to give their technology a good smack in order for it to work rightāand by some miracle, it works. The thing is, it isnāt a miracle, and can sometimes be effective. Having said that, this is not a strategy that we would recommend.
Workplace burnout is a serious issue that can have far-reaching impacts in your business. Therefore, it is critical that you can identify when one of your team members is starting to feel it, and know what you can do to help reduce it. Letās go over what can lead to burnout, as well as a few ways to remediate it.
Most modern businesses rely on wireless internet connectivity in their day-to-day processes. Of course, this means that their potential productivity is tied to the quality of their internet and its capability to serve the entire workforce. As a business grows it becomes more important that its Wi-Fi setup can support it. Letās go over the process of properly scaling your network to your needs.
While it isnāt officially a business solution, per se, the collaboration platform known as Discord has seen some popularity as a means of facilitating a businessā internal communications. Letās go over some handy tips to improve your use of the platform, in case you are part of an organization that does so. Who knows⦠this might inspire you to give it a chance for yourself.
While it really would be a nice thing to have, there is no magic bullet for your businessā cybersecurityāno single tool that allows you to avoid any and all issues. However, there is one way to help make most threats far less likely to be successful: building up your companyās internal security awareness amongst your employees and team members. Letās go over eleven ways that you can help ensure your company is properly protected, simply by encouraging your employees to take a more active role in guarding it.
If you are like many other people, your desktop computer just sits there, day after day, allowing you to run your business. Unfortunately, like any other machine, it will fail. One way to prolong the lifespan of your computer is to keep it clean. Today, we thought weād give you some pointers on how to do so.
While a lot of the focus on any businessā use of technology may be on its front-facing solutions, thereās a lot to be said about the technology solutions that power these businesses behind the scenes. Letās consider a few ways that businesses are benefiting from automating some of these background processes.
For the business seeking out a comprehensive cloud-based content management and collaboration solution, Google Drive is an option that warrants serious consideration. While we donāt want to recommend it over another one of your options, per se, we did want to provide a brief beginnerās guide to putting it to use. That way, any business that does elect to adopt Google Driveāand the associated solutions it comes withāhas more information going in.
What would you consider to be the biggest threat to your business and its continued operations? Cybercrime? A natural disaster? What if I told you that it was the team members that you have employedāwhether they meant to be or not? This is the hard truth that you need to prepare your business to resist.
Weāre getting close to the end of 2020. Finally? Has it been a long year for you? Has it gone by really fast? I think every other day I have a different opinion about it.
Either way, itās time to look at 2021. A fresh start, a clean slate. I think if there is one big mindset all business owners and C-levels need to take into consideration for 2021, itās their people.
Of all the contentious topics in the workplace, employee monitoring is among the most divisive. As an authority figure in your business, it is only natural that you would want to make sure that your team is working diligentlyāespecially as they are working remotely. That being said, there are some lines that cannot be crossed you should be aware of. Letās discuss the concept of monitoring your employees and what cannot be done.
If youāve been following us for any amount of time, it is very likely that you have already heard us talk about the importance of a comprehensive data backup strategy. Recent events have made such preparations no less important for you to have in place. Letās go over some of the key steps that you need to undergo.
As your employees go about their workdays, it is important that they do so with the resources theyāll need to remain optimally productive⦠and that these resources are in the best condition for them to do so. While this is often an overlooked consideration, this means that their computer needs to be clean and fully functional. Letās go over a few best practices to follow when it comes to keeping a workstation clean enough to work optimally.