Collaboration

K-12 school districts are more than educational institutions. They are also creators of communities. Each school connects its surrounding neighborhoods. And when individual schools combine to become a single, unified school district, they join an entire town or city.

No matter the cause, workplace conflict is widespread. Over one-third (36%) of people report dealing with conflict often or even all of the time in their jobs. Managers spend over four hours each week dealing with conflict on average.

While conflict is unavoidable, experts agree it’s essential to resolve any issues before they become big problems. When handled correctly, conflict can be a way to identify opportunities to learn and grow stronger as an organization.

Even before healthcare professionals began grappling with the COVID-19 virus, hospital systems had started to evaluate how best to modernize their communications.

The 2023 edition of Enterprise Connect, held in Orlando, FL, brought together even more partners and customers than last year’s successful event. While the agenda included the expected vendor, consultant, and analyst presentations, it also included such activities as morning yoga and running, a booth crawl, and opportunities for attendees to connect during coffee breaks and other activities.

The concept of data-driven organizations has been around for decades. Today, we have sales data to drive business decisions. Customer data to drive marketing programs. Production data to drive operational efficiencies. Supply chain data to drive sustainability efforts. Business decision-makers use data to understand everything around them — except themselves. It’s true. Most organizations have limited insights into employee behavior, including productivity, collaboration, customer interactions (outside the traditional contact center), and meetings.

Monsoons, volcanoes, wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, and typhoons. Natural disasters have been occurring with more severity and frequency than ever. In 2022, extreme weather events broke records worldwide and are on a dangerous upward trend.

In our current workforce remote workers and virtual events/meetings are on the rise.

‘Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions – and here at Mitel, we know how vital the turn of the new year is for organizations

Kids. Health issues. Caring for an elderly parent. These are just some reasons employees might take an extended break from work. The pandemic, however, caused a surge in people exiting the workforce.

Online meetings pose challenges that in-person meetings do not.