As workers return from summer break, the post-holiday blues are more complex than ever. Many people face new, hybrid arrangements as organisations evolve their workplaces. It includes more time in the physical office than during the past couple of years or, in some cases, fewer days, writes Bill Zeng, Senior Director, Hybrid Work Solutions… Read more »
When a portion of your workforce is almost exclusively remote, how do you ensure your staff can still collaborate and connect freely and remain productive? Bill Zeng, Senior Director APAC at Poly, says it’s all about encouraging the ‘digital water cooler’ in your business. The COVID-19 pandemic has radically transformed the workplace. After more than… Read more »
In a digital workplace, sharing information with colleagues and clients isn’t as simple as placing a document on someone’s desk or holding an impromptu meeting in the boardroom, writes Chris Smith, ANZ alliance and partner manager at M-Files. He shares how to achieve seamless client relationships in a digital environment. Staying connected in a virtual… Read more »
Instant document sharing, intelligent noise cancelling and blurring, and muting and unmuting from the taskbar: Windows 11‘s latest Microsoft Teams updates aim to make collaborating with co-workers much easier. Children crying. Dogs barking. Naked spouses wandering around a messy apartment. Who’d have thought these would become ‘workplace’ issues? But here we are in the new… Read more »
Building digital fluency in yourself or your business is vital to engage with digital business tools confidently and decisively, writes Darren Smith, chief product and technology officer at MYOB. Incorporating forward-thinking technologies will benefit the day-to-day activities of everyone in your business. The language of business is changing. Businesses of all sizes are now expected… Read more »
As the fierce war for talent heats up, businesses have no choice but to adapt to hybrid office working arrangements, writes Bill Zeng, Senior Director, APAC, Poly. The office environments we return to this year won’t be the ones we left in 2020. Over the past two years, many employees have come to appreciate the flexibility… Read more »
Remote work is now the norm, but that shouldn’t affect your ability to meet your customer needs. We all remember the early days of the pandemic when everyone was blindsided. Many small businesses had no capability for staff to work outside of the office except to let them loose on a mobile phone and a… Read more »
Australian and New Zealand businesses have needed to build new levels of resilience in response to ongoing COVID-19 impacts, which is leading many to explore new trends in the way they conduct business and connect with staff and consumers in 2022, writes Fabian Calle, general manager at SAP Concur Australia and New Zealand. With continuous… Read more »
Since early 2020, businesses have had to navigate difficult conditions never before imagined in order to survive. Being able to quickly adapt to the climate of uncertainty has heralded new work practices, which have enabled businesses to continue to trade regardless of what restrictions are impacting various locations, writes Ingrid Bayer, Founder of the VA… Read more »
As the national broadband rollout continues across Australia, many businesses are preparing to make the leap to the NBN yet have little understanding of the benefits. So, what are the advantages of the NBN? Let’s unpack them.
Australia has ranked 10th in Cisco’s Global Digital Readiness Index. The index explores the digital readiness of 118 countries globally. The index was created by Cisco and Gartner using a holistic framework that includes components beyond access to technology. It examines Australia’s position in a global setting and will hopefully provide insights to policy makers… Read more »
Digital transformation should be at the top of any workplace agenda. No matter what industry you’re in, finding the best way to make the shift is not only crucial for the continued growth of the business but the ongoing happiness of your team. This is especially true in the case of remote workers, as the… Read more »
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