These are some interesting statistics: 66% of employees in Western Europe are not actively engaged in their work and only 41% US workers know what their company stands for and how their company’s brand is different to competitors.
While employees think their performance would improve with more feedback and communication, it appears managers don’t know the magic word that boosts performance and teamwork.
The communication between managers and teams is undoubtedly more complex, and with virtual teams, which are still relatively new in terms of management, the complexity of this relationship can put businesses in greater risk of failure.
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Posted by TallyFox on 28 November 2014
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Posted by TallyFox on 26 November 2014
Large enterprises and small and mid-sized businesses both face challenges with ineffective, poorly organized content process.
In many ways, delivering the right content to the right people in the right place and at the right time seems to be one of the biggest challenges they face. On the other hand, every organization has at least some form of content infrastructure; however, is it bringing value to business?
Is the content a business asset?
According to AIIM International,
Enterprise Content Management (ECM) is the strategies, methods and tools used to capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver content and documents related to organizational processes.
It is an ongoing...
Posted by TallyFox on 24 November 2014
The word teamwork has grown into a universally desirable business attribute, considered the best way of getting the job done.
However, although much has been said on teamwork and leadership, still very few companies and organizations have a clear understanding of what teamwork truly is, how to achieve and improve it.
It appears that the qualities that make a team more efficient and productive might also undermine success in teams that are large, diverse, virtual, and are created of experts and educated specialists.
In such teams, sharing knowledge and resources, learning from one another, helping with deadlines, that is, every action that foster collaboration within the team, might not...
Posted by TallyFox on 21 November 2014
Corporate culture is a watchword for modern businesses.
Although interpreted differently by managers and employees, no one questions the importance of engaging and comfortable working atmosphere and office environment. Moreover, if one is to look up to the most successful companies, the new book, published by Google executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, and an adviser to Google CEO, Jonathan Rosenberg (together with Alan Eagle), How Google Works, emphasizes the values and necessity of a strong company culture.
The book answers the question: “How do you build a successful business?” exploring the steps modern entrepreneurs should undertake to reach success. Tackling with...