Everyone knows that two heads are better than one. Most businesses already encourage the sharing of ideas at work. It could be brainstorming sessions, team-building events, quiet rooms dedicated to interaction and collaboration. Or even strategically placed sofas around the water cooler to encourage conversation and ideation. But rather than leaving it to chance, consider
Do you know what your corporate culture looks and feels like to employees and customers? Do you know whether your workplace culture is helping you to achieve business goals or is it standing in the way? The truth is most of us don’t know the answers to these questions. You might have a vague notion
Having a strong employer brand can make a big difference when it comes to attracting and retaining the best talent in the marketplace. Companies with strong employer brands have no trouble when it comes to recruitment or indeed, customer retention – think Apple, Google or Lululemon Athletica. Employee profiles that shine a spotlight on your
Local governments are big business in the US. According to the latest statistics the sector employed 10.6 million full-time employees or 76.2 percent of all workers. And in 2018, state and local government annual spending was an incredible $3.25 trillion. These kinds of statistics clearly demonstrate just how big the work of local governments is and that’s
Selecting the right intranet provider for your business is an important decision. But with so many providers out there, how do you select the right one? For a number of years now, here at MyHub, we have been providing intranet solutions to businesses just like yours around the globe, and so we know a thing
Data management, investigation and analysis are core business activities. Most companies keep a wide range of information including: sales data, customer relationship management information and statistics on orders as well as reports on staff absences and sick leave, the results of marketing campaigns and financial management. These are the key performance indicators which, over time,
Is your businesses guilty of letting important data on employee satisfaction simply walk out the door? Far from being a pointless exercise, exit interviews can provide essential insights into how your company is doing on the employee engagement front, and perhaps more importantly, what it needs to do to improve. So, rather than letting the
Today’s highly competitive, globalized economy means that for many businesses it’s getting harder and harder to attract and retain skilled employees. Once upon a time a competitive salary plus a few extra perks like a company vehicle or subsidized gym membership was all you needed to tempt the best people to come and work for
The transfer of knowledge within an organization is often a poorly recognized issue. Most businesses will agree that it should be done, but very few have approached knowledge transfer in any systematic way. Usually an ad hoc approach involving a hastily arranged exit interview or a quickly drawn up handover checklist is the sum total
Whether your business produces goods or services, you will rightly be focussed on providing a consistent, high quality output to your customers. After all, that is the key to customer acquisition as well as retention, and ultimately leads to increased profits. Simply put, quality assurance is the end-to-end process of monitoring and evaluating the performance
Onboarding, or the process of inducting and assimilating a new employee into a company, is a critical task for organizations. Making sure that your new employee feels part of the business and is up and running as quickly as possible will impact on their productivity and improve your overall staff retention rates. Get the process
The countdown to the Christmas holiday season has begun! As soon as the Christmas tree goes up in the office, a relaxed atmosphere of yuletide merriment takes over as everyone gets in the holiday spirit. However, the Christmas season is also the perfect time to get more staff engaged in and using the intranet on
Internal Communications Internal communications isn’t just about keeping employees informed about what’s going on. It’s no secret that a good internal communications strategy is critical to company morale, productivity, and even revenue. The truth is that internal communications is a key driver for employee engagement. And it makes sense that an engaged employee who is
Intranet, extranet or portal, which is the right platform for your company? Often the terminology is used interchangeably which makes it very confusing, especially if technology isn’t really your thing. In this post, we make the selection process simpler by unpicking what the different terms mean and by identifying the best uses for each platform.
Managing workplace safety and health is often a major headache for businesses. Ensuring compliance as well as monitoring and reporting back to the authorities is a time consuming and laborious process. A company intranet, however, can make it a simplified, more manageable and transparent procedure. Rather than having to wade through mountains of paperwork, the
In the depths of a long cold winter, working from home can seem like a tantalizing prospect. Imagine being able to roll out of bed at 8 am and still be at your desk by 8.15am. Or how about rather than groveling to the boss for a few hours off, having the opportunity to schedule
If you’re serious about employee engagement, then exit interviews are an essential part of the process. You may well be saying to yourself: Why bother? Who cares what they think, they’re leaving! And while it’s true that they’ve already made the decision to leave, it’s also true that the reasons behind the departing employee’s resignation
All businesses have forms and processes that staff members follow every day. It could be requests for information from other teams or the ordering of supplies and materials, through to staff management processes such as requests for leave, expenses claims and change of address notifications. Some of these processes are relatively straightforward while others can
Joint working and collaboration are essential in any workplace. Whether it’s two colleagues interacting to complete a task, or a cross-departmental team working on a specific project, employee collaboration is a feature across all businesses both large and small. However, collaboration in the workplace is often taken for granted. It’s almost seen as a given
What Information Needs To Be Included Obviously, a lot depends on the role or specific knowledge that is being transferred. However, it’s likely there will be a broad range of information in common and so it’s possible to create a standardized template that is capable of being tweaked to reflect specific functions or roles. The