25 July 2018Louise McQuillan, Texthelp
Digital transformation is one of the biggest challenges facing housing organisations today. As well as ensuring that tenants aren’t left behind in the digital age, providers must make the workplace a welcoming environment for housing staff.
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25 July 2018Shauna Hanna
If there is one word that describes today’s work environment - it’s BUSY. Think about your own office...and picture your colleagues running from one meeting to another, unable to focus fully on their tasks because they are being distracted by other people and other things, buried under a sea of emails and because of all that - working overtime just to meet their deadlines.
In situations like this, it’s not even remotely possible to be creative, nevermind productive. It’s a bonus just to make it through the day. But what about all those tasks that need completed? That’s right, they slip and don’t get done when they need to.
Here’s just some tips to help you win back the working day:
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25 July 2018Shauna Hanna
When we talk about workplace productivity, we are referring largely to how much work is accomplished in a particular work environment, over a particular period of time.
When a business is fully operational and functioning at capacity, productivity should, in theory, be maximised. But that’s not always the case...
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29 June 2018Louise McQuillan
We recently attended CIH’s Housing 2018 conference in Manchester in which we co-hosted a session with whg’s Corporate Director of Operations, Fay Shanahan. If you missed it, we’ve put together our key takeaways which looks at whg’s digital journey so far.
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12 June 2018Alastair Campbell, Texthelp
When you’re under pressure, the risk of making mistakes rises quickly. The cost of those errors can be relatively trivial – like mixing up meeting dates, or unintentionally causing offence to colleagues with a hastily-worded email that gets misread.
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12 June 2018Alastair Campbell, Texthelp
Dreamed about for decades, the paperless office has quietly crept up on us – and we’ve hardly noticed its arrival. Technology permeates the workplace at every level. Today, virtually all facets of our working lives are mediated through a PC screen, phone or tablet.
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