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Remote Work & Office Work – Discovering the Mutual Benefits

Tom Spencer

Whilst remote working has brought many benefits – increased flexibility, reduced travel costs, and resulting lower pollution – it has come with its own set of drawbacks. This increases communication effectiveness but can reduce productivity due to a split focus on work and interaction.

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Leadership Tip #11: Substitute the Word Trust for Empower

Johanna Rothman

Several years ago, I worked with a client who said, “If you want to get reimbursed for your travel, you must only take taxis.” Deployment theater: When the deployment team tests what the product teams created and sends the product back to the teams because the deployment team doesn't understand. ” Okay.

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Transforming Governance Through Modern Technology

Tom Spencer

Embracing Digital Collaboration Tools By embracing digital collaboration tools, organizations can streamline communication and accelerate decision-making. However, by adopting new online tools, organizations can improve efficiency by enabling smoother collaboration, more efficient information sharing, and reduced travel costs.

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Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data.

Harvard Business

I went with the pizza, but my lack of choices was annoying — so much so that, when I got home, I started looking into the data on health and travel for work. According to the Global Business Travel Association and American Express , Americans took more than 500 million domestic business trips in 2016.

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Why Law Firms Need IT Policies

Kraft Kennedy

Is it acceptable to use your family computer to access your firm’s work product? The answers to these and hundreds of other questions should be documented and considered integra l to the operations of all organizations, especially in industries where work product and client data are highly sensitive, and highly valuable.

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Project Management Areas You Need to Rethink

PM Alliance

Our project management consulting team has helped clients transform their practices to take advantage of the latest technology tools and updated processes, and organizations today can access new resources that streamline and enrich the way project teams manage projects and support stakeholders.

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The ROI of eLearning: Measuring the Impact of Online Training on Organizational Success

Clarity Consultants

Without a commitment to continuous training and lifelong learning, ensuring your employees have the information and tools necessary to outperform the competition is challenging. Instead, employees participate at times that are convenient to them, ensuring organizational productivity. There are no travel costs for attendance.

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