Let's face it. Big Brother is watching. Whether you like it or not, you are leaving a digital trace and your personal life every time you use your favorite social media account (or several). And those crumbs of privacy you scatter along your way are eagerly collected, scraped, and analyzed by Facebook, Google, and other less benevolent corporations. They have a use for your information.

Slack is one of the most popular real-time work communication apps used by individuals, teams, and organizations. It offers quick chat functionality, easy file sharing, voice and video calls, and more. So why look for Slack alternatives? Well, Slack has its own share of drawbacks. For starters, the fast messaging and endless group chats make it difficult to track what’s happening. In this article, we’ll discuss some Slack drawbacks and suggest 10 Slack alternatives you can use instead.

If you’re not riding the wave of change, you’ll find yourself beneath it. Not so long ago, managing a work team meant everyone was under a single roof. Today, the situation is vastly different. Most employees prefer to work from home to retain a degree of freedom and autonomy over their lives. Some prefer to work from an office but only on a few days of the week and still others prefer to go back to the good old fashioned full-time office work.

Lately, it’s not hard to go on LinkedIn, read online, or hear the news about a merger or an acquisition (M&A) transpiring. Two weeks ago, Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines announced they were merging. Last week, WarnerMedia and Discovery announced they received government approval to merge into one large media conglomerate. And then there are the acquisitions going on in tech, healthcare, and everywhere else.

With technological innovation accelerating faster than ever—and the pandemic entering a new phase—CIOs have never faced more uncertainty and complexity. That’s why we’ve partnered with Caspian Studios to sponsor Season 3 of the CIO Classified podcast. CIO Classified is a podcast for CIOs, decision-makers, and technology leaders that want to push their business forward and stay on the cutting edge.

The Indian government developed a messaging app for the government called GIMS, which stands for Government Instant Messaging System. Government officials refer to it as Sandes, which means "message" in Hindi. "Sandes is a secure, open source-based, the cloud-enabled platform hosted on government infrastructure, allowing the GOI to maintain strategic control. One-to-one and group messaging, file and media sharing, audio-video calls, and e-government program integration are some of its features.

Employees are the heart and soul of every organization. They play a key role in defining the success path of an organization which is why it is important to consider your organizational goals and culture while hiring new employees.