Workplace communications can be fraught with difficulties. Office politics, personality clashes, and other factors can mean that communications can sometimes break down. When communication breaks down, it can have negative effects on productivity and efficiency for teams and the business as a whole. What can you do to avoid potential issues? How do you ensure that communications remain as positive as possible and that staff remain on good terms and work towards common goals?

Students of today have been brought up in a digital-first world. Not only are they used to instant messaging and chat, but also expect it as an integral part of technology they use. By integrating solutions that enable instant communication via chat for students, universities can meet these expectations head-on.

Slack’s Workforce Index uncovers new findings on how to structure the workday to maximise employee productivity, well-being and satisfaction.

A vacation offers you the chance to revitalize and renew your mind and body. Vacations offer us a change of scenery, a thrill, and a means of escaping routine and fatigue. A healthy and balanced lifestyle requires vacations, just like a decent diet and regular exercise. Although some may view them as luxuries, they are important if you want to live a better and more full life. While vacations also trigger your productivity as you return with a fresh mind, Chanty does the same for you too.

Among the various methods of communication in the workplace, emails play a pivotal role in keeping members of your organization and teams informed on important updates. That’s why the ability to convey messages effectively through emails is a valuable skill. For one, effective workplace communication is the cornerstone for collaboration, clarity, and cohesive team dynamics.

In the last few years, we’ve seen Rocket.Chat grow from an open source messaging platform to a fully-featured, extensible, secure and compliant collaboration platform used by many of the world’s most regulated and security-conscious industries. As a Commercial Open Source Business, during this time, we have added a wide range of premium capabilities that help organizations work more efficiently, communicate with their customers effectively, and extend Rocket.Chat intelligently.

The holiday season is approaching. It’s a lovely time of the year for everyone. Cities will be decked, and people will be willing to spend more. It’s also a time of the year when software companies experience a lot of pressure. Despite the holidays being a booming sales season, it’s also a very busy time. During the festive season, businesses make the majority of their revenue.

Good communication skills are NOT the same as people’s skills. Sometimes, these two types of skills don’t go hand in hand. An employee might be able to express their ideas and opinions clearly and properly but still fail to form connections with colleagues. No matter how brilliant this employee might be, the lack of interpersonal skills can stunt their growth. Worse, failure to communicate within the workplace can also impact business growth and may cause imposter syndrome among employees.

Imagine you’re at a bookstore and trying to find a book by your favorite author. If you can’t find it, you would start thinking, is it out of stock? Or is it located somewhere else? You wouldn’t want to go write an email or make a phone call and wait endlessly for a response as it is a very simple, basic question. You might lose interest in the purchase and discard the process. This is what happens when customers don’t get quick responses in eCommerce stores.