Change Management
Communicating to Staff and Clients in a Changing World
Businesses need to find innovative ways to continue to engage with staff and their customers. This post will give you tips to help improve your communications to staff and clients during this difficult time.
Read MoreChanging Minds: Hours vs. Outcomes?
COVID-19 has taught us a lot so far… Society at large doesn’t like being ‘locked-down’ in their own homes… Face masks are significantly less popular in mainstream society than we thought… You can eat a lot more food if you’re home all the time… There aren’t as many ways to make ‘coronavirus’ or ‘rona’ funny…
Read More5 Things to Keep in Mind to Make your Working From Home Experience a Little Bit Easier
As some of the states start to begin relaxing some of the COVID-19 restrictions this week, we are all in varied stages of “what next?” By this stage of the lockdown/’iso’ world we’re now in, I’m fairly sure we’ve all adopted the video conferencing/communication platform of our or our employers’ choice. Even the kids…
Read MoreSix Key Tips for Business Owners During the COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has thrown up many unique challenges for business owners. Expenses and overheads do not go away: you must still pay your rent and wages. Many industries are facing a slowdown in cash-flow as businesses and customers alike tighten their belts. Flexibility is the key to dealing with these challenges. Here are the…
Read Moreagilify ~ Shift The Way We Look At Change
Not properly assessing the needs of a space results in “variations”… which ALWAYS mean an increase in budgets both in the manner of time AND money. Michael Greaves, Builder and Designer, touches on the many different ways that a more holistic approach to change can decrease the friction that people experience when using office…
Read MoreEvolving From Traditional HR to a New Emphasis on Employee Experience (EX)
Unified and Intelligent Communications technology is central to EX Many organisations are cottoning on to the fact that employees are the cornerstone of their success. Not only that, but that their experience at work should not be taken for granted, and instead made a priority. In fact, there is a lot of research demonstrating…
Read MoreThe Modern Workplace – Why and How?
Working as a Change Manager in an industry that delivers technology solutions to organisations often leads to a wider conversations around the “Modern Workplace.” The technology solutions themselves we deliver are the backbone of modern ways of working. The reason these wider conversations happen though, is because organisations often use the term “modern workplace” as…
Read MoreNo More Desk Phones!
Alright, hear me out. You no longer need a desk phone. Karen in Accounts doesn’t need one. Joe in Sales definitely doesn’t need one, and your CEO doesn’t need one. So why are you buying everyone a new desk phone? About two weeks ago I was in a meeting with a customer discussing their move…
Read MoreChange Challenges ~ Changing Mindsets
One of the biggest Change Challenges we face as a communications integrator has nothing to do with the technology, and everything to do with the people – changing mindsets. This is why we are so very passionate about our Halcyon Change Management program. Getting the staff on board about a change ensures that you get…
Read MoreAnglicare Victoria: Skype For Business = More Quality Engagement
Erin Hokin from Anglicare Victoria shares how Skype for Business has given Anglicare Victoria a boost in how they communicate across the organisation, and with external stakeholders. Allowing for true communication with video ensures that users are able to communicate fully what they want to say, because facial expressions and body language are also able…
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