Internal business communication has come a long way in the past several decades. From passing physical memos around to internal phone systems to instant messaging, technology has changed the way businesses communicate. But with all that technology comes a problem. Sometimes businesses will onboard various systems that have overlapping capabilities. Other times, the business grows […]
Since the pandemic, companies have had to change their employee engagement playbooks significantly to support shifting business environments. As many businesses were forced to shift to remote or hybrid workforces, employees took the opportunity to rethink their company positioning, overall job satisfaction, and personal needs. According to the ADP Research Institute, the Covid-19 pandemic sparked […]
Just over 30 years ago, the development of web-based learning management systems became a new form of textual communication, using education technology as an influential way to approach teaching and learning. Since that time, education technology has gone beyond the use of educators and has become an increasingly popular approach for entrepreneurs and business leaders […]
2023 is kicking off with talent at a premium — which should come as a surprise to no one. The growing issues of talent gaps and upskilling have been in the spotlight for a while now. The fact that truly talented workers are hard to come by at the moment is a natural progression of […]
Transforming and optimizing businesses are just two of the many goals that processes and technologies are successfully crushing. Take the quote, “A conspicuous failure,” for example. That’s one of the descriptions of what was a new-fangled invention of the late 19th century. What was the crazy contraption? Ironically, it was something that would end up […]
2022 is the year for growth, with economic conditions improving, consumers back in the buying game, and the pandemic waning. Growth may happen to organizations that plan to run business more efficiently. Looking ahead over the next 12 to 18 months, companies may be hoping to see substantial growth. It may be possible, especially if […]
Search engine optimization is one of the most essential tools business owners should utilize in 2022. What is it? Simply put, search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the quality and quantity of website traffic to a website or a web page from search engines. Search engines use bots to crawl pages on […]
Catering to multiple clients at once is the dream of every freelancer. You get to be your own boss, work on projects you actually like, and work anytime and anywhere you want. But the question is, how can you effectively juggle three, four, or five clients at once while still maintaining productivity and quality of […]
The market is becoming choppier, travel is slowing down, and businesses like Lyft, Google, and Apple are postponing their return-to-office plans. How, in the midst of so much chaos, can companies expect to be able to form and cohere to a single business strategy? The short, unsatisfying answer is that they can’t. A business strategy […]
It’s not surprising the those who run their businesses are happier than full-time employees. It’s been that for years now. Take, for instance, this 2014 survey from Populus that found even though the self-employed work longer hours and earn a fifth less; they’re happier than their full-time counterparts. More recently, employee engagement company Personal Group […]
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