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How to beat project meeting overload
One of the biggest issues for project teams and particularly project managers is meeting overload. Remote work just seems to amplify this, with one of the main bugbears of remote workers being the number of meetings they have to attend. Enforce...
“Your screen is frozen!” 6 ways to beat the video conference screen freeze
So why does my video conference screen freeze? As the use of video conferencing has exploded, so has frustration with the frequency of video conference screen freeze, jerkiness and loss of sync between audio and video that everyone has experienced at one time...
Why the Hybrid Work Model as most companies see it just won’t work
With the pandemic showing signs of abating and vaccination becoming more widespread and effective, there now seem real prospects of life returning to some sort of normal. Life will become more 'Hybrid' The lasting effects of the pandemic are...
Top Tips On How To Find A Good Remote Job
Working remotely has become far more mainstream in the last few years When the COVID-19 pandemic was in full flow the numbers of people working remotely mushroomed. The pandemic demonstrated to many employers that remote work is not only viable but offers the...
10 major issues with Hybrid Work and how to overcome them
Most enterprises are going to experience issues with hybrid work Given the approach being most commonly taken, most enterprises are going to experience issues with hybrid work. From what we're seeing, the hybrid model that's likely to be most widely...
Is Hybrid Work Worth It? Not the way most are doing it!
The office-centric model most are using just doesn't work The one question we've been asked most frequently recently is 'Is Hybrid Work Worth It?'. We think it's a definite yes but not the way that most enterprises are planning to implement it. From...
Remote Working for Business Continuity
Business continuity and house insurance have lots in common Business continuity is a bit like house insurance – it’s something you hope you never use but a bill you’re happy to pay to guard against your life quite literally going up in smoke. Most big...
Six steps to tame the chaos – how to make projects work
Projects are naturally chaotic. If you want to retain customers and keep your staff sane, then you need bring order and tame the chaos and that’s the job of project management. There’s a lot of over-complicated rubbish out there about how to run projects, so here...
How remote working boosts productivity
Remote working boosts productivity for office-based work All of the indications are that remote working boosts productivity for office-based work. One recent US study of 30,000 workers indicated a massive 47% increase in productivity another smaller study with...
6 changes to increase remote work productivity
Adapt your processes to remote work and document them The first step to increase remote work productivity is to understand how you're going to work. This is time consuming and an initial overhead but it will streamline inefficient processes that you’ve...