We all know how challenging and distracting it can be to deal with noise when you’re trying to focus. See below some tips to block distracting noises when working from home. Many of us have been spending more time at home than ever before, and chances...
Here we share some best practices for delivering a webinar to keep your audience engaged Preparation Review your current webinar provider tutorials Make notes on key points Change your setup accordingly Create the agenda and background info in Word All the webinar services are under...
Joe Houghton's top tips for keeping the focus on top of things mentally as we all adjust to working at home It's ok not to be ok all the time! Try to start and end your day with "you time" Get up and do some exercise,...
Feeling challenged on how to move all your teaching online? You are not alone! MATERIALS Review your current lecture materials Slide decks Videos Online links Activities Consider what new options your remote tools offer you Quizzes Collaborative documents Recording Ask colleagues for advice Map out the...
Joe Houghton shares some best practices for making the most of working from home Workspace Dedicate a quiet, separate space for work If at all possible, separate working and relaxing spaces Ideally be able to close the door on distractions Get a proper chair Using a dining chair...
How to prepare for a virtual presentation? Dana Brownlee advises avoiding these five common mistakes When Mosaic Resource Group Founder Crystal Richard’s overseas keynote presentation was almost cancelled during the early days of the pandemic, she insisted to event organizers that she could still present but just...
Online meeting is now routine in many organisations. Check below four tips that will help you make the most out of it: Now that many of us have to work from home, it’s more important than ever to keep communicating. This presents a challenge. It’s not...
In this new blogger interview series, our members offer their insights on the current crisis, based on their experience and expertise. The intent is for these to be enlightening and to encourage collaboration. We're thrilled to kick-off with Talita Holzer, CEO at waytoB. Talita talks about...
Find below legal compliance, GDPR & Remote Work Covid19 policy documents provided by Mary Seery-Kearney, practicing barrister, specialising in Employment and Privacy/Data Protection Law, Compliance and Corporate Governance This is a working from home and working remotely policy which has been updated to take account of the...
Profile Tree talks with Paul Hogan, Managing Director at Synctive, about remote working and the future of telecommunications in business. Check out the full interview https://youtu.be/7ae8_TzDZVc The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has transformed life for workers and business leaders across the world, with lockdown restrictions continuing...
Eimer Crombie lists the top tips and tricks to using Slack, one of the most popular work apps in the world Threads (posts/conversations) How to follow a thread on a topic that interests you Hover over a message or file you'd like to follow. Click the More actions...
Remote Working: many businesses examining how they can continue to support those who wish to work from home after crisis is over Over 60 per cent of Irish companies are looking at ways to make remote working a permanent option for their employees, according to a...
Our current global scenario transformed remote working from a trend to a need in business. HRLocker examines the issues and benefits of implementing a remote working policy Remote working is fast becoming one of the main trends for the future of work. Companies now realise that implementing...
COVID-19 has been changing our traditional working model dramatically, including the way we hire. So what do we need to know to make remote hiring work? Check below: Hiring the right people has never been easy - many factors impact both sides (employer and candidate), regardless...
Author: Paul Hogan Considering our frightening obsession with selfies, you’d think video meetings had replaced audio meetings as a preferred communication choice long ago. Not so fast. As recently as 2018, No Jitter estimated that fewer than half of employees who had video collaboration technology actually used it...
What will the future of work look like? We've been asking this question for a while, as we discuss what trends, technologies, and services would impact us the most. However, no analysis could ever expect that the future workplace would be affected by a pandemic....
With so many people working from home, Zoom has emerged as one of the main video-conferencing platforms for meetings, classes, and even social gatherings. However, there has been a lot of concerns bout Zoom's privacy policy. Here's everything you need to know. In this time of...
Working from home? Make sure to do it safely. Les Dunne, Head of HP Managed Print at Microsoft, gives us some top tips on how to take care of your cyber security. With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we wanted to reach out to let you know...
What are the current challenges in Irish businesses? Here, we list the stats and top tips for overcoming the issues workers are facing today The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is being felt across Ireland and Irish businesses. People, families, communities and companies are facing unprecedented challenges....
Meetings are needed, but they are not always productive. How to prevent those problems? Read below. How much of your week do you spend in meetings? If you work in a collaborative industry, or in a leadership capacity in any industry, the answer is probably "A...