Keen to cut back on time spent in online meetings?

By working out loud in Microsoft Teams, and adopting some basic housekeeping guidelines, Dutch management consulting company OrangeTrail is saving hundreds of hours on unnecessary meetings.

There are two keys to digital information consultancy Carpool’s success working in Microsoft Teams – create a new team only when it’s related to a new client and STOP HAVING SO MANY MEETINGS!

The world’s No.1 ranked team on Microsoft Teams doesn’t meet face-to-face, or even in virtual meetings. All work is done asynchronously in Teams channels.

Learn the secrets to becoming one of the best digital teams in the world.

You may have great leaders in your organisation, but are they great digital leaders?

As hybrid work becomes the new norm, it is imperative leaders are able to connect and communicate in digital spaces, not just face-to-face or in an office environment.

Becoming a great digital leader doesn’t happen by accident. It takes work and planning. Global food and beverage giant Nestle has shared how it coaches its great digital leaders.

Imagine migrating your organisation’s entire knowledge base onto Microsoft Teams.

Digital workplace consultancy Talk Social To Me took the leap and moved everything to Teams when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. They employed a formula for a seamless transition and they’re now reaping the rewards with a transparent way of working on their digital platform.

Working out loud in places like Microsoft Teams means you need to stop and think about what you’re going to share. Is it important? What are you saying or asking?

Stopping to think about what you want to say on a digital platform is part of the digital disruption happening at RealFoundations, a world leader in digital collaboration.

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world into lockdown, among the hardest hit was the tertiary education sector with campuses forced to close and many international students unable to enter the country of their university, leaving little option but to move learning online.

At Australia’s Griffith University, online learning was embraced, using Microsoft Teams for conversation and asynchronous learning.

“They come to Yammer for the cats and dogs, but they stay for the work.”

Global publishing company Wiley actively promotes fun and socialisation on its Enterprise Social Network, Yammer, which has led to better business value and stronger two-way relationships across the organisation.

Westpac New Zealand launched Yammer to give everyone a voice and to break down traditional organisational and hierarchical divides.

Guess what? It works!

Learn what makes an awesome team on Microsoft Teams.

Engage Squared’s aptly named Team Awesome has never met face to face yet they work together and collaborate every day on a digital platform, building trust and psychological safety online.

Imagine, days before your entire organisation is forced into lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you join the company as the new CEO.

That’s exactly what happened at RACQ. Learn how the new CEO connected with his thousands of employees scattered across the enormous state of Queensland.

When a KLM pilot noticed he was carrying a full load of water on a plane only half filled with passengers due to COVID-19 restrictions, he posted on Yammer to ask if there was glitch. Sure enough, there was. The situation was addressed immediately, saving the airline money by reducing fuel and helping the environment.

Gone are the days of email - collaborate on Yammer.

Using analytics to tap into unrealised resources at Royal Dutch Airline KLM

Twice a year, RealFoundations uses SWOOP Analytics to benchmark its employees, as an opportunity to see how they are collaborating on Microsoft Teams and Yammer.

It’s taken years to get to the point where employees will naturally post on Yammer, but at Bankwest, it is now the normal place where conversations happen and people engage.