Remote work
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Trust and communication let you ace remote teamwork
Nina Fountain | July 1, 2020Reliable, cohesive teams are built on trust and strong communication. Fast Company warns that uncertainty about accountability in remote work leads to two common problems: managers micromanaging and employees overworking to prove themselves. Nina Foundation from Transformed Teams explains.
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Working from Home: the Pros and Cons for your Business
Zoran Sarabaca | June 26, 2020With more and more employees working from home during the COVID 19 restrictions, business owners are considering how much this affects productivity. Zoran Sarabaca of Xcllusive Business Sales looks at the pros and cons of employees working from home.
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Working from home: the end of the office as we know it?
Ben Knight | April 20, 2020Work from home if you can – that has been the message from governments attempting to curb the spread of the coronavirus. And while companies worldwide were forced into standing up their workforce remotely, it may work so well that many will consider making it permanent.
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What businesses can do right now to enable remote working
First 5000 | April 17, 2020Organisations need, now more than ever, advice and practical, rapid assistance to help them to maintain business continuity, productivity and connectivity, wherever their teams may be.
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Antarctic expedition leader reveals how you can lead through a crisis
First 5000 | April 14, 2020As we enter times of uncertainty, social distancing and essentially lockdown, how do we lead our teams and families through this crisis?
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VPN is back but don’t forget device hygiene
First 5000 | April 14, 2020With remote working being the only viable solution for the foreseeable future, businesses must understand the risk this brings. Forescout has identified three ways to help businesses secure their remote workforce.
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Virtual offices stay open as essential business infrastructure
First 5000 | April 8, 2020Virtual offices throughout Australia remain open to help businesses during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Working from home successfully doesn’t happen overnight
Nina Fountain | April 7, 2020Did you know it takes up to four months to successfully implement a productive remote work culture? And this is without the added stress of homeschooling, childcare or working next to your partner or housemate.
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Here’s how to protect yourself from COVID-19 themed cyber scams
First 5000 | April 7, 2020An overload of COVID-19 communication sets the perfect scene for malicious actors, says a UNSW cybersecurity expert.
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Maintaining relationships first step to maintaining productivity
David Westgate | April 3, 2020My new premises look very much like my suburban home and my office looks very much like my spare bedroom. Strangely, my wife thinks it looks like her office too. As do my daughter and her bare-chested boyfriend. In short, my business is bedlam.
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How to lead your team to survive the first two weeks of working remotely
Nina Fountain | March 31, 2020Workplace Strategist Nina Fountain from Transformed Teams acknowledges that the challenge of leadership at this time is twofold – both leading our teams through this time of disruption and simultaneously working remotely ourselves. Nina has provided three key areas to focus on for survival at this time.
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How companies can stay secure while employees work from home
First 5000 | March 30, 2020As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak drives more workers to work from home, many companies are realising that their existing systems don’t support large numbers of employees working remotely.
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Work from home solutions in response to COVID-19
First 5000 | March 26, 2020Technology services and solutions provider, Data#3, has launched its remote working solution to support customers as they rapidly deployed a work from home strategy in response to COVID-19.
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How mid-sized businesses can facilitate a mobile workforce
First 5000 | March 24, 2020The workplace is changing as new technology comes into play to optimise employees’ time and resources. This new digital age means employees expect to be productive from anywhere using mobile tools that have the same functionality as the tools they would use in the office.
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Securing remote workforces at scale
First 5000 | March 19, 2020Business continuity plans (BCPs) are being reviewed and put into action to protect Australian businesses as the outbreak of COVID-19 starts to affect the economy. One of the key issues of transitioning to a remote workforce is helping employees who are used to working in a physical office get set up to work from alternate locations, often their homes.