Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

August 2024

Employees Always Distracted? Increase Focus by Silencing Collaborative Noise

Reclaim up to 62 wasted hours each month by cutting through workplace distractions. Use Insightful's employee productivity monitoring tools to silence collaborative noise and improve workplace productivity, whether in-office, remote, or hybrid.

Report: How workers really feel about meetings

Meetings inspire strong opinions — and they remain divisive even as information workers navigate new ways of working, from the shift to hybrid models to embracing AI. Despite the rise in asynchronous work and new stats indicating that time in meetings is declining, organizations continue to struggle with burnout, disengagement, and feeling spread too thin. Are meetings to blame?

Remote Teams: Avoiding Miscommunication and Friction

Misunderstandings are common even in face-to-face conversations, but what about online chats? How do people understand each other without helpful social cues like tone of voice or facial expressions? For many teams, miscommunication is common, especially with people with different communication styles. After all, remote teams heavily rely on written communication. Conveying meaning clearly, leaving little room for misunderstandings, requires special skills.

Building an AI-Ready Zendesk Help Center

About the AI User Group: The A.I. User Group Welcome to the A.I. User Group – a dynamic hub for Zendesk customers eager to dive deeper into the world of Artificial Intelligence. Organized by Zendesk users, for Zendesk users, our mission is to foster a vibrant community focused on learning and sharing insights. We aim to be a resource for everyone, from seasoned Zendesk users to casual enthusiasts, even those pressed for time but curious about AI.

Understanding the 3 levels of employee engagement

Having employees who are inspired is essential to every company’s ability to expand and generate revenue. It communicates the level of commitment and affinity an employee has for the company and their position. Motivated, devoted, and productive employees are more likely to be engaged, which benefits the business in many ways.

Optimizing HR: A Guide to Process Improvement

A quick search on LinkedIn will show that businesses are at their most experimental when it comes to understanding employee needs as a puzzle piece to overall business growth. Companies now understand that their HR teams can play a larger role in employee efficiency with a deliberate overhaul (or at least tweaking) of traditional HR processes. In this post, we’ll show you how your HR teams can approach process improvement in HR workflows in four steps.

ITIL Service Lifecycle: 5 Stages of the ITIL Service Lifecycle

The ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) service lifecycle is a structured framework designed to manage IT services effectively. With the advent of ITIL 4, this framework has been modernized to meet the evolving demands of the digital age. ITIL 4 encompasses all aspects of IT service management (ITSM), guiding organizations in aligning their IT services with business goals.

Instant Messages and Cybersecurity within Modern Businesses

Businesses worldwide are prone to relying on instant messaging (IM) systems in order to communicate with team members and increase productivity levels. As businesses begin to use remote working systems, IM is important in order to offer effective communication amongst teams. In this article, we will look into the role of instant messaging within businesses, different cybersecurity concerns involved within IM, and the future of businesses using IM internationally.

What is Live Screen Monitoring?

The rise of remote and hybrid work setups has necessitated innovation to manage geographically dispersed teams. Monitoring software emerged as a potential solution, offering employers a window into employee activity on work devices. However, this technology raises many questions about privacy and its implications for company culture. According to a report, 68% of managers argue that monitoring improves performance, but most employees disagree.

Project Evaluation: A Complete Guide

Evaluating a project is key to understanding its performance and ways to improve. By checking how a project measures up against its goals, organizations can spot areas that need a boost, use resources more effectively, and make smart choices for future projects. A pre-project evaluation is a critical step before initiating a project.