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New in Microsoft TEAMs

Imagine trying to survive lockdown without tools like Teams? Necessity has made us all experts in video-calling, and it’s left us wanting more! During lockdown, we got the ability to change the video call background so other participants couldn’t see where you were...

Lessons from lockdown – reinventing ourselves through COVID-19

The COVID-19 lockdown has forced many businesses to re-think how they operate. [header2 text="We're no different.  We've had to follow our own advice" align="left" color="#F86D18" margintop=""] We've recruited and inducted new team members, found new ways to engage...

How does the post-COVID19 lockdown impact your IT planning?

Every business webinar is talking about the rush to get businesses back up to speed quickly, and test new business models to be more resilient over the coming weeks and months.  [wow_spacing size="10px"] In the same breath, they tell us things will never be the same...

Having a truly Agile Stand-Up Meeting

Stand-up meetings have become a mainstay of daily agendas as work teams search for ways to stay connected efficiently, working together seamlessly while ensuring meetings don't linger. We were reflecting on our own environment and wanted to share a few ideas....

FREE Covid-19 Health Contact App

Are you ready for the move to COVID-19 Level 3? Are you ready to track visits of your staff to other workplaces, or visitors to your workplace? It's not just tracking visits.  You have an obligation to check you are not exposing your staff to Covid-19 either in your...

Fancy a date?

How many working days are there in a month? For many of us doing budgeting, the number of days matter for either income or costs. For years, I have spent a few moments as part of our budget setting exercise to look through an annual calendar, count the days in each...

Remote Working Tips and Tools

Working from home is different.  Managing staff working from home is also quite different. Here are a few tools to assist: [wow_colorme]1. Is everyone working ok?[/wow_colorme] Do we know where they are and what they need?   How do we discharge our Duty of Care to our...

Slow Cloud? The race to Remote Work

Coronavirus in NOT a conspiracy by the tech-industry to get everyone to the cloud. Imagine trying to get your workforce to work remotely without the cloud, and without ubiquitous connectivity like UFB. Those screeching dial-up modems that disconnected all the time...

Top Microsoft Teams Tips to Keep Your Team Together

People are already feeling strain with the rapidly changing face of Covid-19.  Stress and tensions are naturally high and for many organisations this could be first time they have asked people to work remotely for extended periods.   It’s definitely not our New...