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Leadership for Business Communication
Did you know multiple styles of leadership work? There’s no one size fits all answer in the world of business leadership. Each one of us tends towards one of the styles by nature, sure. That being said, to effectively lead in a diverse workforce, we have to learn all of them. Different people react well…
Business Communication and Mental Health
If the mind isn’t balanced, what good does communication do? Confusion reigns even with the clearest statements. Unfortunately, mental health issues present challenges in the workplace due to endemic stigma. People often project unconscious or subconscious biases towards mental health issues. These biases inevitably lead to severe workplace issues, such as toxic office culture, discrimination,…
Business Culture and Tech Innovation
Quiet quitting. The Great Resignation. Remote and hybrid work. Generational change, technological innovation, and the pandemic have conspired recently to accelerate change in how business is done like never before. However, of these three, technological innovation has been the least talked about. Everyone knows about Gen Z’s demands for work/life balance, and that the pandemic…
Checklist For Organizing Cloud Storage
The ability to store our files in the cloud revolutionized how we handle business data. Team members no longer have to email multiple iterations of a file back and forth. Employees no longer waste time ferreting out who has the latest copy of a document in process. Between the financial years from 2015 to 2022,…
Avoid Reply Chain Phishing Attacks
Phishing. Every remotely helpful article on cybersecurity these days mentions phishing. We keep harping on it because phishing remains the number one delivery vehicle for cyberattacks. A cybercriminal might want to steal employee login credentials. Hackers could wish to launch a ransomware attack for a payout. Scammers plot to plant spyware to steal sensitive info.…
Manage Your IT Policies Well
Small businesses often make the mistake of skipping written policies. Owners frequently feel that things don’t need to be so formal as to have a policy book. They’ll usually just tell staff what’s expected when it comes up and believe that’s good enough. Everyone remembers, right? Over time, this way of thinking causes multiple issues…
What To Do About Lost Mobile Devices
Missing smartphones or laptops invoke instant panic. We all flinched just reading that sentence, after all. These devices run huge parts of our lives. Needed files, personal financial programs, daily apps, password managers, pictures, videos, social media and so much more. The information our mobile devices hold these days is more personal than what’s contained…
Business Automation And Productivity
As technology advances and business leaders continue to pursue competitive advantages, the minimization of human input through automation has risen to become a trending topic in the business world. Automation technology is more accessible to small businesses than ever before thanks to rapid developments in machine learning and hardware capabilities. Although these new tools may…
6 Discontinued Programs To Ditch
In technology, like everything else, change offers the only constant. Programs we once relied upon as staples, such as Internet Explorer or Adobe Flash, are now considered prehistoric. New tools are forever coming out to make the old obsolete. Discontinued technology leaves computers and networks vulnerable to attacks. Older technology may still run just fine,…
Ins and Outs of Artificial Intelligence
Once considered a futuristic and inaccessible technology, artificial intelligence quickly ingrained itself into modern society to an extent not discernible to most people. Many of our daily experiences became streamlined (and monitored) by invisible algorithms without us even knowing it. So how exactly does AI work? And should we be concerned with its growing role…