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How to Improve Cross-functional Team Collaboration
Temps de lecture : 9 mnAll innovative businesses will prioritize group collaboration on projects, particularly for design and company-wide changes. In fact, research from Deloitte shows that 83% of digitally maturing companies use cross-functional teams. And with 69% of companies reporting...
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How to Improve Cross-functional Team Collaboration
Temps de lecture : 9 mnAll innovative businesses will prioritize group collaboration on projects, particularly for design and company-wide changes. In fact, research from Deloitte shows that 83% of digitally maturing companies use cross-functional teams. And with 69% of companies reporting...
How Do I Set Up My Internal Communication on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?
Temps de lecture : 6 mnAccording to a study by Cegos, 57% of employees believe that their company's approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is primarily a communication initiative rather than a firm commitment. This figure can be explained by a lack of concrete initiatives, but...
How Can You Improve Your Teams’ Well-Being at Work?
Temps de lecture : 5 mnAccording to a Deloitte study, 60% of employees in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia would consider switching jobs to improve their quality of working life (QWL)—proof that companies still have a long row to hoe to stabilize retention....
Networking the New Generation: Place aux jeunes en région
Temps de lecture : 6 mnHow do you connect members of an organization scattered across the four corners of a region as huge as Quebec so they can still share files and information effortlessly and efficiently? Such was the challenge Place aux jeunes en région solved thanks to Talkspirit!...
6 advantages of a unified communications platform
Temps de lecture : 6 mnHow can we work efficiently without clear communication? It's hard to imagine, when you know that communication is essential to effective business collaboration. Whether you work in an SME, a middle-market company, or a large corporation, you can't miss this...
How to Build a Collaborative Culture at Work
Temps de lecture : 5 mnIt doesn’t matter how good you are at your job – if you’re not able to work collaboratively, you’re not going to be very productive. Ergo, it’s imperative that your teams feel comfortable working together. However, in 2023, remote working means that creating a...
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What software can help you foster well-being at work?
Temps de lecture : 5 mn57% of employees are considering quitting their job to work for a company that better supports their well-being at work¹. Faced with this growing challenge, more and more companies are now investing in initiatives to improve their team’s well-being and restore meaning...
Turn your employees into ambassadors for your enterprise social network!
Temps de lecture : 6 mnToday, more and more businesses are calling on ambassadors to attract and retain talent, promote their products and services, facilitate their communities or boost the adoption of new collaborative tools. These ambassadors can be active on social networks such as...
The merger of Talkspirit and Holaspirit will help us create a new collaborative solution
Temps de lecture : 3 mnA new blend’s brewing at Talkspirit... and Holaspirit. 👀 Both part of the Mandarina Group (comprising Talkspirit, Holaspirit, and NextGen), our two companies share a common goal: to unleash organizations’ full potential . In other words, help organizations boost...
Streamlining Army marketing projects with Talkspirit
Temps de lecture : 4 mnThe French Army is no exception to the challenges of digital transformation. And with 16,000 new recruits every year, it’s one of the country's most dynamic employers. At the head of this crucial mission, the Recruitment Sub-Directorate relies on some 1,000...
Talkspirit: best alternative to Google Workspace?
Temps de lecture : 5 mnUsed by over 6 million organizations worldwide, Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) has become a must-have for communicating, collaborating and managing team projects. But it's far from the only collaborative suite on the market. Other tools can be tailored to...
5 examples of posts for your enterprise social network
Temps de lecture : 6 mnThe enterprise social network is an extension of the workplace designed to optimize internal communication and information sharing throughout organizations. It’s an opportunity to create connections between teams, to facilitate and offer them a space for open...
Talkspirit: the best alternative to Microsoft 365?
Temps de lecture : 4 mnThere are many collaborative suites on the market today, including one you're probably familiar with: Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365). Used today by millions of businesses, Microsoft 365 has swallowed up almost half of the office suite market.¹ However, this...
Gartner: 5 trends for HR to watch through 2023
Temps de lecture : 5 mnRising inflation, the Great Resignation, the war for talent, supply chain problems... HR managers have had to confront many challenges in the post-COVID age. The most important one is to strike the right balance between the needs of the organization and those of...
X-Ray Vision: Talkspirit Finds Cure for IM du Biterrois’ Internal Emails Illness
Temps de lecture : 4 mnHow do you streamline communication between a hundred or so employees spread over several sites—all constantly on the move—and who don't all have a professional email address? To meet these challenges, IM du Bitterois, a major medical imaging operation, decided to...
Should you use email for internal communication?
Temps de lecture : 5 mnAccording to Lecko's latest study, 64% of employees say email remains one of the primary tools they use to communicate and collaborate with colleagues. This proves the use of email is still a firmly entrenched practice—even after three decades. But let's face it: we...
Setting up your community facilitation tool: the 10 Commandments
Temps de lecture : 6 mnWhether you're looking to launch a business community or a membership network, dedicated tools have become essential for every organization. Yet many fail to launch projects due to a lack of knowledge on the topic. What's the best way to successfully set up such a...
9 best practices to facilitate and engage internal communities
Temps de lecture : 6 mnToday, communities play a key role in all our personal and professional spheres. We rely on them to share our opinion on a brand's products as well as to share good business practices, ask for help from experts, and even build our networks. Of course, these...
Accelerate your company’s digital transformation with 8 best practices!
Temps de lecture : 6 mnAccording to a Harvard Business Review study, 90% of executives around the globe replied that they believe the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation of their organization. A transformation that has helped boost team productivity, centralize...
How can companies combine digital sobriety with well-being at work?
Temps de lecture : 6 mnWhat if we could reduce our energy consumption by using digital technology in a responsible way? That's what the concept of digital sobriety—which companies are talking about more and more—is all about. Yes, contrary to what we might think, digital technology has a...
Why implement a CSR strategy within your organization?
Temps de lecture : 5 mnFaced with the climate crisis, CSR (corporate social responsibility) is becoming more and more important for organizations. What's behind the trend? Implementing sustainable initiatives that have a positive impact on the environment, our society, and/or the economy is...
Why choose a secure digital workplace
Temps de lecture : 4 mnEnsuring data security and sovereignty is one of the main concerns of organizations today, particularly in sectors such as defense, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and government. Despite this, 9 out of 10 companies still don’t sufficiently protect their data,¹...
How can you reduce information overload associated with work tools?
Temps de lecture : 5 mnIn today’s work world, 80% of employees worldwide experience information overload, a surplus of information that they are not able to process.¹ The cause: the constant drizzle of data coming from our digital tools. In the long run, this barrage of information can...
How to reduce your company’s digital carbon footprint
Temps de lecture : 6 mnESG—environmental, social, and governance—is a framework increasingly adopted by organizations with an eye on eco-friendliness, diversity and inclusion, and sustainability. This concept took off in 2021, with many organizations looking for ways to reduce their...
Gartner’s 10 tech trends for CIOs to watch in 2023
Temps de lecture : 6 mnLooking to reign in your IT budget? Guide the growth of your company? Modernize your information systems? Implement new working methods and tools? Whatever your goals, one thing is certain: the 10 tech trends identified by Gartner for 2023 should help guide your...
How to implement an enterprise social network in your company
Temps de lecture : 5 mnWhen you think of a social network, what comes to mind? Sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are used by 59 percent of the world, but their business use is typically limited to marketing and networking—not fostering employee productivity or collaboration. An...
How Smart Team Collaboration Can Boost Productivity
Temps de lecture : 5 mnCollaboration is a key part of success in any workplace. Working together allows employees to share ideas, brainstorm, and more effectively find solutions. However, collaboration is not always easy to achieve; it requires clear communication, trust, and common goals....
Collaboration software: Speed Up Your Company’s Digital Transformation
Temps de lecture : 6 mnDigital transformation benefits organizations with increased operational efficiency, a faster time to market, and the ability to meet changing customer expectations. But 70 percent of complex and large-scale change programs fail to achieve their desired goals. For...
4 best practices to develop collective intelligence in your company
Temps de lecture : 5 mnThere’s an old saying that a team is only as strong as its weakest player. But, if you subscribe to the school of collective intelligence, a team’s strength isn’t necessarily dependent on how strong or weak individual players are—but instead, on how strong those...
20 collaborative tools to improve employee productivity
Temps de lecture : 4 mnWe’re living in an era of remote work, where it’s increasingly important for teams to be able to collaborate effectively. And a big part of that effective collaboration? Having the right collaborative tools. Collaborative tools have become a must-have for successful...
A Comprehensive HR Onboarding Checklist for New Employee Success
Temps de lecture : 6 mnA 2017 study by Kronos revealed that 76 percent of organizations fail to properly use onboarding practices, with only 47 percent of responders considering their onboarding process effective in retaining new hires. With onboarding such an integral part of a new...
5 trends to capitalize on to improve team collaboration in 2023
Temps de lecture : 6 mnThere’s no denying that hybrid work is here to stay. In fact, a whopping 58 percent of workers worked remotely at least part of the time in 2022, with 35 percent of job holders working from home full-time. And as more people work from more locations, there is an...
How to Effectively Implement Workplace Gamification
Temps de lecture : 5 mnWork hard, play harder! With such staggering worker dissatisfaction and disengagement, we can’t help but wonder–what if we could harness that zen-like focus that people get when they are fully engrossed in a video game for twelve hours straight onto their real-life...
4 best practices to train your teams to a new digital tool
Temps de lecture : 4 mnImplementing a new digital tool or software within your organization can improve everything from productivity to efficiency to engagement—but only if your team knows how to use it. And whether your team knows how to use a new digital tool or software comes down to how...
4 tips for effective remote team collaboration
Temps de lecture : 6 mnRemote work has dramatically increased over the past few years—and the number of people working remotely is only expected to grow in coming years. For example, the Economist Report: Future Workforce report from freelance work platform Upwork projected that, by 2025,...
Future of work: are we really going to work in the metaverse?
Temps de lecture : 5 mnIf you follow the world of tech, over the last few years, chances are you’ve heard the term “metaverse” being used with increasing frequency—including in relation to the future of work. But while the metaverse—and the potential it has to impact how and where we...
4 steps for managing a project in the most effective way
Temps de lecture : 6 mnManaging a project is a big responsibility. There are a lot of moving parts, from how to assign tasks to how to manage communication to how to ensure deliverables are being completed on time. And if you don’t manage all of those moving parts effectively, it could lead...
10 tips and tricks for improving the efficiency of your remote meetings
Temps de lecture : 5 mnRemote meetings are a key part of all remote and hybrid organizations. But remote meetings aren’t always the most effective. For example, according to the State of Virtual Meetings 2021 report, a whopping 94 percent of employees admit to multi-tasking during remote...
Does happiness at work have a real impact on employee productivity?
Temps de lecture : 5 mnA company’s success relies, in large part, on how productive its workforce is. And if you want to inspire your employees to be more productive, one of the best things you can do? Try to make them happier. Research has shown that happiness at work plays a huge part in...
How to set up a company intranet
Temps de lecture : 5 mnIntranets are powerful social tools. They can empower better collaboration, knowledge management and sharing, and networking across your organization—whether your team works remotely, in the office, or a combination of both. This can lead to serious benefits for your...
4 best practices to create an extranet
Temps de lecture : 4 mnIn today’s age of remote work and flexible working environments, virtual collaboration has become more important than ever—and organizations are looking for tools to foster better communication and maximize knowledge sharing and community management within those...
4 good reasons to use an extranet
Temps de lecture : 4 mnWhen you’re managing relationships with outside partners—whether that’s clients, suppliers, vendors, or other third-parties—you need the right tools to ensure that things stay organized and run smoothly. And one of those tools? An extranet. An extranet can offer an...
How to improve your internal communication using an intranet
Temps de lecture : 4 mnAccording to research from McKinsey, nearly three in four companies (72%) use social technologies in some way within their organization—including intranets. Intranets can drive a variety of positive changes at your company (for example, according to research from...
4 ideas to improve information sharing within your organization
Temps de lecture : 4 mnThe ability to quickly, easily, and securely share information within your organization is a must if you want your team (and company!) to perform at the highest level. But even though effective information sharing is important, not every organization has the systems,...
The 4 advantages of the intranet
Temps de lecture : 4 mnSocial technologies are becoming increasingly popular in the business world. According to research from McKinsey, nearly three in four companies (72%) use it in some way within their organization. And one of the most effective tools in the “social technologies”...
5 essential tools for internal communication
Temps de lecture : 4 mnHaving an internal communication strategy in place is a must if you want to support effective communication and collaboration across your organization. And a key element of any successful internal communication strategy? Having the right tools in place. The right...
4 steps to launch a new internal communication tool
Temps de lecture : 4 mnIf you want to inspire your team to do better, more efficient work it starts with creating better internal communication within your organization. According to data from RingCentral, a whopping 97 percent of workers surveyed said that communications impacted their...
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[Expert opinion] 4 internal communication trends for 2022
Temps de lecture : 5 mnInternal 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...
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[Expert opinion] How to involve managers in internal communication?
Temps de lecture : 5 mnThe 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...
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[Expert opinion] Internal communication: 3 tips to improve employee engagement
Temps de lecture : 4 mnIf 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...
3 good reasons to launch an internal communication project in 2022
Temps de lecture : 4 mnWhen you think of ways to drive results for your business, what comes to mind? Maybe you think about investing in new technology, launching a new employee wellness initiative, or overhauling your hiring practices to attract the kind of talent you need for your...
The 4 major challenges of internal communication
Temps de lecture : 5 mnImproving internal communication within your organization can drive a variety of benefits, both for your team and your company as a whole, including increased productivity, clarity, and engagement. (For example, according to data from McKinsey, implementing social...
How to improve internal communication in your company
Temps de lecture : 4 mnWe’re in the middle of the Great Resignation where employees are leaving their jobs at record rates. According to data from the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 24 million Americans left their jobs during the second half of 2021—and...
How to choose your internal communication tool
Temps de lecture : 5 mnThe right internal communications strategy is a must if you want your organization to thrive. However,according to data from consulting firm Arthur J. Gallagher, 60 percent of companies lack a long-term internal communications strategy. And even in companies that do...
4 steps to build a successful internal communications strategy
Temps de lecture : 4 mnIf organizations want to empower their team’s best work, they need to create a framework for open and effective communication—or, in other words, they need to build a solid internal communications strategy. But for many organizations, how to build that strategy...
The top 4 advantages of internal communication for businesses
Temps de lecture : 4 mnWe’re in the midst of The Great Resignation, where employees are leaving their jobs—and their companies—in record numbers. According to data from the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 24 million Americans left their jobs during the second...
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[Expert opinion] CIO best practices for identity and access management
Temps de lecture : 5 mnMore 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...
Cybersecurity: 4 Ideas to Raise Awareness Among Your Employees
Temps de lecture : 4 mnAs 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...
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[Expert Opinion] 3 Ways to Secure Your Workstations
Temps de lecture : 4 mnPrior 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...
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[Expert Opinion] 4 Security Commandments for the CIO in the Era of Hybrid Work
Temps de lecture : 4 mnCOVID-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...
CIO: 4 Levers to Reduce Your IT Expenses
Temps de lecture : 4 mnAs 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...
Digital transformation: what role should the CIO play to drive change?
Temps de lecture : 4 mnWhile digital transformation has been a rising trend for years (especially for CIOs), the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated companies’ shift to digital. According to a recent survey from McKinsey, in the past year, the adoption of digital and digitally...
CIOs: what IT investments should you prioritize in 2021?
Temps de lecture : 4 mn2021 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 CIO at the service of the employee experience
Temps de lecture : 4 mnThe 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...
How can CIOs rationalize their application portfolio?
Temps de lecture : 4 mnYour application portfolio is an essential part of your company’s success. The apps you include in your portfolio can increase efficiency across your business, streamline operations, and empower your team to do their best work. But companies’ application portfolios...
How To Boost the Adoption of New Collaborative Tools
Temps de lecture : 5 mnCollaborative tools are a must in today’s workplace. They enable employees to collaborate on projects with their colleagues, whether they are across the office or across the world—which is increasingly important as hybrid and remote work continue to rise in...
BYOD, CYOD, COPE: Which Approach Should You Take?
Temps de lecture : 5 mnIn today’s work world, where more and more companies are embracing remote and hybrid work, employees need the ability to get their work done wherever they are. But for CIOs, that presents a few challenges—including what devices employees should use to do that work....
What the COVID crisis has changed for CIOs
Temps de lecture : 4 mnThe COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way that we work. Since March 2020, executive leaders have had to pivot their strategies to keep up with the evolving needs of their organizations and teams—and that includes CIOs. In order to keep their teams and...
Hybrid Work: What Are The New Challenges For The CIO?
Temps de lecture : 5 mnCIOs are tackling more than ever before. According to research from Qualtrics, more than 80% of CIOs reported that their responsibilities have increased over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. And for many CIOs, one of the biggest added responsibilities...
How New Ways of Working Are Transforming Knowledge Management and Sharing
Temps de lecture : 5 mnMore companies than ever are shifting to a remote or hybrid model. And in order to keep their employees effective and productive, organizations are having to rethink the way they work and the way their teams function—and that includes rethinking their approach to...
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[Expert Opinion] How To Find The Right Balance Between Remote And In-Office Work In A Hybrid Work Environment
Temps de lecture : 5 mnEmployees 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...
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[Expert Opinion] Evolution Of The Workstation: What CIOs Need To Know
Temps de lecture : 5 mnThe 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...
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[Expert Opinion] Is Full Remote The Future?
Temps de lecture : 4 mnWhen 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...
How the smart office is transforming the workplace
Temps de lecture : 5 mnTechnology is changing the way we work—including the way we design, optimize, and think about the workplace. And arguably the most transformative thing happening to the workplace today? The emergence of the smart office. While smart offices have been slowly evolving...
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[Expert Opinion] How To Make Your Workplace More Attractive To Top Talent
Temps de lecture : 5 mnIf 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...
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[Expert opinion] New Office Design Trends For 2021
Temps de lecture : 5 mnOffice 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...
How To Use Workplace Design To Increase Employee Productivity And Engagement
Temps de lecture : 4 mnThere are few things that impact your organization’s success more than your team—and, more specifically, how engaged your team is with their work. An engaged team is more productive—and performs at a higher level—than a disengaged team. According to 2017 Gallup...
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