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How Network Analytics Can Help Us Avoid Digital Fatigue
CMS Wire, Thought Leadership Laurence Lock Lee CMS Wire, Thought Leadership Laurence Lock Lee

How Network Analytics Can Help Us Avoid Digital Fatigue

The working from home (WFH) mandate has inspired a love-hate relationship in many of us. What we lose in our daily commutes, we gain in digital fatigue. Too many ZOOM meetings, too much time online, too many demands are all common complaints. I previously wrote about digital overload, noting activity levels alone do not indicate overload.

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 One Bright Spot in COVID-19: The Rise of Self-Directed Teams
CMS Wire, Microsoft Teams, Thought Leadership Laurence Lock Lee CMS Wire, Microsoft Teams, Thought Leadership Laurence Lock Lee

One Bright Spot in COVID-19: The Rise of Self-Directed Teams

Those of you struggling with working from home (WFH) may have some doubts about this, but bear with me. If I asked you “who is in your team?” could you answer easily? Or would your answer be “well that depends ... do you mean our whole department? The people I work with the most? Which team do you mean? I’m on multiple teams.”

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Measuring Our Way Back to a ‘New Normal’
CMS Wire, Thought Leadership Laurence Lock Lee CMS Wire, Thought Leadership Laurence Lock Lee

Measuring Our Way Back to a ‘New Normal’

Much has already been written about the new normal, when the world transitions back from COVID-19. Predictions include how workplaces will include higher proportions of virtual work, which will be no doubt be welcomed in the context of a plunging economy which forces companies to do more with less. Others suggest an even stronger "people-first" focus, with HR guru Josh Bersin calling COVID-19 the biggest thing ever to happen to employee engagement and the start of a big reset in the way we work.

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When work becomes your saviour during 14 days of mandatory isolation in a lonely hotel room
Thought Leadership Marianne Kjaer Thought Leadership Marianne Kjaer

When work becomes your saviour during 14 days of mandatory isolation in a lonely hotel room

Marianne Kjaer is confined to mandatory isolation in a Sydney hotel as part of Australia’s strict 14-day quarantine rules for all people arriving from overseas. She is unable to open a window or leave her room, even to exercise in the hallway. What’s keeping Marianne sane, and giving her a focus, is the ability to continue working thanks to a suite of online collaboration tools, including video meetings on Microsoft Teams.

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Social Learning is more than just Yammer
Yammer, Thought Leadership, Customer Success Laurence Lock Lee Yammer, Thought Leadership, Customer Success Laurence Lock Lee

Social Learning is more than just Yammer

We often have mistaken cultural beliefs that all learning happens formally. Many still have a mindset where learning means classroom. Some executives and HR leaders have the same mindset – train to change. But this is shortsighted and costly. Driving new skills and behavior change through Yammer is relatively easy and effective. 

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