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How to deal with videoconferencing fatigue

  Getting distracted, missing out on body language and nonverbal cues and a basic human need for face-to-face contact all add up to make video calls a challenging part of the new world of work. Yet, as they’re unlikely to be going away any time soon, here’s how the experts recommend you make them work for you and your team. When you’re part of a remote team, videoconferencing is an...

How To Build High Performing Remote Teams

  No matter the size of your team, you want to ensure that they are performing they as well can. In fact, the smaller your team, the more important this is. What is a ‘high-performing remote team’? A high-performing remote team is a group of people who manage to work and think together as effectively as they do in person. Whether remote or face to face, top teams are goal-orientated,...

7 Tips for Managing the Hybrid Workplace

  77% of employers predict employees to work from home post COVID According to a recent survey of 100 employers by Gift Card Express (GCX), more than three-quarters of employers (77 per cent) believe their employees will work from home more in the future than they did before the pandemic. Why not, with the benefits being: no commute, greater flexibility, increased personal savings (no paying...

How To Maintain Work-Life Balance Working From Home

  The new working norm - working from two places In 2021, working from both home and the office looks set to be the norm in Australia. Given the forced practice run in 2020, many employees and companies are now well equip to adjust to the long term shift in work-life balance. During 2020, employers were challenged to ensure employee productivity. However, very early into the lockdowns they...

Bringing work-from-home habits back to the office.

  The COVID-19 crisis has redefined what "normal" means in the context of work. Everything from rapid work place changes to the adoption of new technologies (zoom, google meetings, Microsoft teams etc) has brought new meaning to corporate and employee resilience. Now, as we start to head back to the office the question can be asked. What learnings from working from home will we bring back to...