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3 ways to beat the summer innovation slump

Raise your hand if you’re going on vacation this summer or just got back. Hopefully you raised your hand! June, July, August, and September are the most popular months to take time off. That makes sense; it’s summertime. We’re between our big projects and events. Our customers, clients, and coworkers are all taking time off. It’s the perfect time to step away from work.

Insider Threats: The $15 Million Mistake You Can't Afford to Ignore

Insider threats can devastate businesses unprepared to respond. Explore our comprehensive guide on best practices for swift and effective incident management. Discover how Insightful's monitoring tools can improve your security posture.

Timesheet templates: How to track team progress

Timesheets keep track of team member work hours and help companies hit their goals. But did you know that timesheets can also help you manage projects and monitor team performance? In this article, learn how to integrate online time tracking with your daily workflow to align your team and increase flexibility. What if we told you a timesheet was more than a punch clock tool used in movies? In fact, modern timesheets can help you track team workload, reduce burnout, and evaluate overall team progress.

How to Address Factors Affecting Productivity?

The way employees work and perform their assigned tasks impacts an organization in a very significant way. It directly affects organizational productivity, revenue generation, and performance enhancement. However, multiple factors can affect the workers’ productivity regarding the assigned tasks. Such factors include clear goals and objectives, communication, resource provision, and workplace organization standards.

How to Improve Employee Satisfaction: Top 10 Tips

Employee satisfaction measures the level of happiness and fulfillment that employees experience in their workplace. It covers their emotional health, morale, and job satisfaction. This is significant because satisfied employees will likely be engaged, effective, and committed to their business’s goals.

Maximizing Employee Potential: The Ultimate Guide to Strategic Human Resource Management

Strategic Human Resource Management (HRM) is about aligning the human resource policies and practices with the overall business strategy. This approach ensures that the workforce contributes effectively to the company’s goals. It involves planning, developing, and managing HR initiatives that support long-term business objectives.

Julia Vastrik: How to strengthen company culture in the WFH era

We’re in the age of remote and hybrid working, and our physical distance from one another is having a huge impact on company culture. Previously, grabbing lunch or a drink after work was easy. But now, even small talk needs to be consciously brought into our scheduled Slack calls to avoid things becoming too transactional. This new way of working can lead to serious challenges like feeling disconnected from colleagues and the company mission, lacking motivation, and experiencing loneliness.

Back Office: Definition, Functions and 10 Example Jobs (With Salaries)

While the front office often steals the spotlight with its client-facing roles and revenue-generating activities, the back office is where the magic truly happens. This behind-the-scenes powerhouse is essential for maintaining smooth business operations, supporting customer satisfaction, and ensuring that everything runs like a well-oiled machine. In this article, we’ll dive deep into what the back office is, how it functions, and why it’s crucial for any organization’s success.

Ridgeline International secures Element partnership

Ridgeline International and Element have signed an agreement that makes Ridgeline Element’s primary partner in the US National Security market. Ridgeline, a pioneer in data privacy and secure infrastructure solutions, helps organizations operate securely in the era of ubiquitous data collection and technical surveillance. Element specializes in secure, decentralised communication. It is led by the team that created the open standard Matrix protocol.