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Employee engagement – it’s just one of the latest buzz words floating around. But what does it really mean? I can tell you that it’s not just performance plans, timely feedback and evaluations. We need to stop being so focused on the employee’s productivity and start focusing on their experience in the workplace. If an employee is having a good experience, it stands to reason that this will allow them to be more productive and engaged. So how do we do that? Let’s take a look at five principles to get us there…
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You're using Office 365, and you're wondering if you should use Outlook Groups, Yammer, Microsoft Teams - or all 3. Join the crowd! This article helps you to understand the differences between the options, and which option might be right for your team.
Enterprise social communities have enormous potential for sharing knowledge, discovering new innovations, and boosting productivity. But without proper governance, they can start strong and end in a confusing and overly-complex mess! In this article I explore some practical tips for social community governance.
As of today I’ve been consulting on SharePoint for almost 8 years, and I get asked a lot of questions. A lot of our clients already have SharePoint and we’re either engaging on rescue projects, migrations or break/fix type support. But then there are some clients we speak with who don’t use SharePoint at all, and are potentially looking to evaluate SharePoint or other collaboration platforms. It’s in those times I get reminded that not all folks already know what SharePoint is!
My aim with this 3-part series is to help answer this question and give some context of how SharePoint can benefit organizations. In this initial post I will set the stage and give you some context for our discussions.
Most goals are doomed to fail. Here’s why - and how you can transform struggles into successes.
Large businesses pump billions of dollars into technology to become more customer and employee centric. But smaller businesses are using these same technologies to run circles around their larger competitors.
Here's how they're doing it, and some lessons that businesses of all sizes can learn:
One of the things that I think most companies struggle with is governance, specifically in context of an intranet. If you read my blog you know I talk about mostly SharePoint, but good governance can and should apply to really to any platform.
We actually devote a whole section of our Building a Better Intranet workshop to governance because it’s that important, and yet so many companies don’t even think about it. In today’s post I wanted to pull out 3 tips that are important aspects of balanced governance.
What would it look like to watch a sports game with no score? No one would watch! But that's exactly how most businesses are run today. This series of infographics takes a look at how the best organizations share the score with their employees in order to create the best customer experience.
Is all the talk about better customer experiences and employee engagement just hype, or is there an ROI for these investments?
Get 10 practical tips that will help you build a rock-solid intranet. Some of these you may have heard, and some may new ideas, but all are time-tested and have been proven effective.
In this post, which is part of a new Building a Better Intranet series that I’m writing, I want to share 4 strategies with you. Four overarching themes, that you can and should be using, whether you’re designing and building a new intranet, or trying to breathe new life into a struggling one. Don’t worry, I promise to show you what luck has to do with it, so just stay with me.
Data – and the ability to capture it, analyze it, and take action based on it – may be the single biggest differentiator between the highest performing companies and everyone else. In this article we take a look at how the leaders are succeeding at creating action from data.
This post will the first of a 4-part series on how you and your organization can begin to build a better intranet. In this first post, we will ask the question of "Why do we need a better intranet?", and give you 4 areas that have changed dramatically, and why acknowledging and addressing them is one of the keys to a successful intranet.
Is your team frustrated with too many meetings, struggling to find the information they need to get their jobs done, and become increasingly disengaged? Then it's time to consider a new (or upgraded) intranet. This article lists the top 6 benefits of a modern intranet.
Are you considering an intranet project? Or do you have an intranet that no one wants to use? Creating an intranet that your team loves to use doesn't require a PhD, but it does take some time and patience. This article include 3 simple secrets for intranet success.
We all have a few scatterbrained friends. But when it comes to business, almost every organization is too scatterbrained. These 6 surprising statistics will give you some insight into the problems organizations have with listening across channels.
Successful digital transformation projects result in better employee engagement and customer experiences. But most attempts meet with failure.
This infographic is an overview of the potential – and perils – of digital workplace transformation.
How many times have you facilitated a meeting where you shared all of the information that needed to be covered, only to have people messaging, emailing or calling with questions about the content an hour, a day or a week later? Frustrating right? So how do you achieve the goals of your next meeting, in a meaningful way, that will stick with your audience? Let's examine 6 quick tips.
Digital tools are transforming our workplaces and marketing. Keeping up with the new rules of the digital world can feel overwhelming. But the underlying rules for relationship success are timeless and apply to the digital world too.
A look at 6 areas where Microsoft Dynamics CRM will improve as a result of the LinkedIn acquisition.
Tired of the same old meetings? We have some good news for you. Meetings can actually be productive, dare we say, exciting and meaningful! Read on to learn how to use the tried and true LUCK Principle™ paired with dynamic LUCKSTORMING™ sessions.
Most CMOs feel like they’re running their own IT department. When you look at the amount of technology that it takes to run an effective marketing department, it’s overwhelming. Read on for an overview of every marketing-related acronym we could think to compile - MAPs, CRM, CMS, SMM, SPICE, and then some!
Eat an elephant. Put down the hammer. Be lazy for a day. Yes, we're seriously writing about these topics, and how they can help your organization achieve a successful digital transformation. Read on for 10 impactful tips that you can start using today.
The Digital Transformation is coming - is your organization ready? According to recent studies, there are 5 key areas to prioritize for a successful digital workplace. But - spoiler alert - digital is not all about technology. Read on to learn about how better understanding people - and failure - will truly lead to digital success.
The latest technology out there today is compelling and can do great things. And it’s true, a few could revolutionize the very way you do business. But in an effort to do more with less, move faster than competitors, be agile and lean, and choose “best of breed” technology, we often see organizations forget about the very ones who will make the investment successful and worthwhile.
The complementary paper includes over 12 years of research, recent survey results, and CRM turnaround success stories.
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