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![[Expert Opinion] Elmy’s Journey to Becoming a Mission-Driven Company](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/How-to-become-a-mission-driven-company-400x250.jpg)
Today, more and more organizations are seeking to move toward a purpose-driven business model to enhance their social and environmental impact. Among them: our customer elmy, a France-based renewable energy supplier that uses our tool Holaspirit to document roles,...
![[Expert Opinion] Amicio’s Best Practices for Agile and Effective collaboration](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Effective-collaboration-best-practices-400x250.jpg)
How can you improve your teams' agility? What are the best practices for effective hybrid collaboration? Many companies and managers have been themselves these questions since the wane of COVID. To answer them, we asked Ron Spiering, CIO and Performance Manager at...
![[Expert Opinion] How to Set Up a Digital Workplace](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Set-up-a-digital-workplace-400x250.jpg)
What if you could use just one platform for all your communication and collaboration needs? That's the promise of the digital workplace, a cloud-based tool that centralizes all the organization's knowledge, documents, and exchanges. It includes most of the...
![[Expert Opinion] Overcoming Intercultural Communication Challenges in the Workplace](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Overcoming-Intercultural-Communication-Challenges-400x250.jpg)
Diversity is a key performance driver for today's workplace. There's proof: companies with the most diverse teams are 35% more likely to achieve above-average financial performance in their sector. However, diversity also brings with it a number of intercultural...
Today's professional world is in constant evolution! In this context, the notion of "benevolent leadership"—as opposed to more traditional "authoritarian leadership"—is proving increasingly important! The figures speak for themselves: one survey conducted by the...
![[Expert opinion] How HR can improve psychological safety in the workplace](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/How-can-HR-improve-psychological-safety-in-the-workplace-400x250.jpg)
Human Resources (HR) has many roles within a company. One of these is managing the quality of work life (QWL)—a topic that remains a priority for 49% of employees!¹ In response to these high expectations, more and more companies are introducing workplace well-being...
Many organizations are faced with a steady stream of resignations and turnover that can be hard to control. According to one study, 36% of people who changed jobs did so mainly because they were dissatisfied with their work environment or company culture. To retain...
![[Expert opinion] 4 internal communication trends for 2022](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Article-launch-internal-communication-plan-3.jpg)
Internal communication is always changing. As organizations, teams, and the world of work evolves, the best way to manage internal communication evolves right along with it. So, the question is—what, exactly, does that evolution look like in 2022? We asked two...
![[Expert opinion] How to involve managers in internal communication?](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Article-launch-internal-communication-plan-1-1.png)
The success of any internal communication strategy relies on how well that strategy is not only executed, but adopted across the organization. And in order for both the execution and adoption of the strategy to be successful, you need the support, input, and buy-in of...
![[Expert opinion] Internal communication: 3 tips to improve employee engagement](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Copy-of-Article-launch-internal-communication-plan.jpg)
If you want to retain top talent, you need to keep your employees satisfied and engaged with their work. And one of the best ways to improve employee engagement within your organization: improving your internal communication strategy. But how, exactly, can improved...
![[Expert opinion] CIO best practices for identity and access management](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Article-identity-and-access-management.jpg)
More and more organizations are embracing a hybrid or fully remote work environment—and that means more and more employees are accessing company systems, data, and information from a variety of devices and locations, making identity and access management more...
As one of the leaders of the company, CIOs have a variety of responsibilities. But one of the most important? Protecting the company from cyberattacks. And in order to do that, they need to not only put the right cybersecurity protocols in place, but ensure that their...
![[Expert Opinion] 3 Ways to Secure Your Workstations](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Article-secure-workstation.jpg)
Prior to March 2020, many companies operated entirely in person from one corporate office. That gave IT teams a certain level of control over employee workstations, making it easier to keep networks secure. But once the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many organizations made...
![[Expert Opinion] 4 Security Commandments for the CIO in the Era of Hybrid Work](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Article-security-commandments-CIO.jpg)
COVID-19 has completely shifted the way that companies operate. According to Stephen Gorham, CIO and Global Head of Operations at critical infrastructure protection (CIP) and cybersecurity solutions provider OPSWAT, “the pandemic forced organizations to accelerate...
As CIO, you’re in charge of keeping IT spending in check. But, at some point, you may find yourself dealing with more IT expenses than your company—and budget—can realistically handle. No CIO wants to find themselves in a situation where their IT costs far...
2021 has been an uncertain year for businesses. Many companies made the decision to permanently shift to remote or hybrid work—and had to figure out how to best support their teams and keep things moving forward. And as pandemic-related challenges continue, that...
The experience your employees have while working at your company—also known as employee experience—has a profound impact on the success of your organization. For example, when you create a positive employee experience, it can drive employee engagement—and when...
![[Expert Opinion] How To Find The Right Balance Between Remote And In-Office Work In A Hybrid Work Environment](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Article-balance-between-remote-and-in-office-work.jpg)
Employees are looking for more flexibility in how, when, and where they work—with the majority preferring to split their time between working from home and working in the office. According to The Future of Work: Productive Anywhere report from Accenture, 83 percent of...
![[Expert Opinion] Evolution Of The Workstation: What CIOs Need To Know](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Article-evolution-workstation-1.jpg)
The way we work is evolving—and in order for employees to perform at the highest level, CIOs will need to be strategic when planning the evolution of the workstation. But what, exactly, does that look like? Tony George is the Chief Operating Office of Denver-based...
![[Expert Opinion] Is Full Remote The Future?](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Article-full-remote.jpg)
When COVID-19 hit in March 2020, many companies were forced to send their employees home and shift to a fully remote work environment. But as we move into a new phase of the pandemic—where it’s safer for people to share space—the question becomes: is full remote here...
![[Expert Opinion] How To Make Your Workplace More Attractive To Top Talent](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Sans-titre-2.jpg)
If you want to build the best, most successful company, you need to hire the best, most successful people. But competition for talent can be fierce—and if you want to attract top talent, you need to do everything you can to make your workplace as attractive as...
![[Expert opinion] New Office Design Trends For 2021](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/office-design-1-1.jpg)
Office design can play a large role in employee engagement. When employees connect with their environment, they can be more productive and engaged with their work—and when your office design features everything your employees need to successfully do their job, you set...
![[Expert Opinion] Cybersecurity Challenges for SMEs in 2021](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Defis-cyber-PME-2-740x389-1-1.jpg)
Large companies aren't the only ones hackers hit—far from it. According to a 2019 Verizon study, 43% of cyberattack victims are small and medium-sized businesses, and this statistic has only increased since the Covid-19-related surge in remote work. This puts company...
![[Expert Opinion] Brigitte Vaudolon (2/2): Best Practices for Successful Remote Working](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Interview-Brigitte-Vaudolon-teletravail-3-740x389-1.jpg)
Imposed during the 2020 confinements, teleworking highlighted the psychosocial risks (PSR) associated with this work mode. Anxiety, hyperconnectivity, isolation, management difficulties... so many pitfalls that can be avoided if companies create the ideal conditions...
![[Expert Opinion] Brigitte Vaudolon (1/2): Psychosocial Risks Related to Remote Work](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Interview-brigitte-vaudolon-4-740x389-1.jpg)
With two lockdowns and teleworking imposed for the better part of the year, 2020 forced companies to revolutionize their work organization. Difficulties to disconnect from work, isolation, sleep trouble... Clinical business psychologist Brigitte Vaudolon, assesses...
![[Expert Opinion] Bertrand Duperrin: Toward a Hybrid Work Model](https://blog.talkspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Interview-Bertrand-Duperrin-5-740x389-1.png)
Today, many companies are adopting—or are being forced to adopt—a hybrid work model that combines face-to-face and remote work. This is a redefinition of the workspace that requires companies to adapt their management, communication and collaboration practices....
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