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Sometimes a change of perspective is a breath of fresh air about an issue.   Take collaboration in the workplace.   It is often considered an employee issue, and the focus is on finding ways for workers to share and work better as teams.   In reality, it is a leadership issue.   Workers are […]

Great Friends Build Great Teams Entrepreneur Richard Branson says his Virgin Group of companies would never succeed as they do if it weren’t for his teams that keep everything going. “You can always tell if somebody running a company is going to go on to become a great leader by the way they treat their […]

Your company was one of the first off the mark to embrace the philosophy of collaboration in the workplace.   They fostered the culture; they built the teams strategically.   A lot of talk happened. There were many, many meetings. Days and months passed. In the end, projects fell behind schedule and very little actual […]

Why workplace collaboration is a priority in 2017   The more specializations companies have longed for in the industrial age has given way to collaboration in the digital age. This has not happened without some discomfort on the part of employees who have had to bridge the gap between the two ages. Collaboration, in essence, […]

A team of remote workers spread over 3 states and two countries are intently working on a project, sharing Skype screens to illustrate their progress since the last meeting.   Another cross-department team is staying up to date using text messages services and another is holding a video conference to share their input on the […]

4 Good Reasons to Use More Mobile Apps A lot of corporate managers are slow to embrace mobile technology in the workplace. They see it as something the employees would like and might spend their time using, but they aren’t convinced it is good for the company too. As a human resources professional or team […]

Developing corporate training videos is a costly and time-consuming endeavor and because of that, it is essential that they remain relevant for as long as possible.   Here are 5 ways to extend the amount of time that your videos last: As tempting as it is to augment your content with web links for additional […]

How to Stay on Top of the Professional Development Process The advents of new technology, the opening of global workplaces, and the increasing number of contract employees toiling from remote locations means professional development is by necessity an ongoing occurrence. If ensuring that your employees are capable of doing their assigned tasks falls on your […]

While your company is mired in discussions about whether mobile learning, eLearning or classroom seminars works best to train employees, which one is less expensive to offer, and how to calculate return on investment (ROI) for employee development, most of your workers are circumventing you and going out and learning what they feel to know. […]

Making Homeworking Work for Your Business Homeworking has always been something that many corporate companies have been uneasy about. It received a lot of bad press following the high profile announcement that Yahoo would be removing all homeworking privileges. Perhaps a company using an online course software or collaboration tool can help remedy the issue, […]