Collaborative activities drive business outcomes because they open channels of communication and invite innovation. Today’s millennial workers, especially, are accustomed to working in close-knit teams, bouncing ideas off each other, and earning instant feedback from colleagues. While strong communication remains a cornerstone of the modern business model, too much of anything can become a problem. When collaborative overload taxes your …
One Goal, One Team: The Remote Workforce Conundrum
Virtual workplaces are more common now than ever—thanks in large part to a surge in collaborative technologies and the coming of age of a generation born into an increasingly digital marketplace. Remote teams are not the future—they’re the present. Let me share my experience: I manage a diverse team of 150 amazingly talented people, and 140 of them are in …
Top Trends to Watch in UCaaS
The intersection of business and technology is well traveled in this digital age—and here at Converge, we know that businesses positioned there hold prime real estate. It’s our specialty, in fact, to delve deeply into that relationship and take a look at how technology does and will impact business. What fits better under that umbrella than the topic of Unified …
Microsoft to Acquire LinkedIn. It’s all about Collaboration!
Today you will see endless speculation as to why Microsoft is acquiring business (social) network LinkedIn. What seems like an unlikely pair has stunned the tech and social media world this morning as they announced a ~26.2 Billion dollar a cash deal to make LinkedIn Part of the Microsoft family. The Big question on many peoples mind is why? Allow …
The Relationships Between Collaboration and Mobility
This post is sponsored by Samsung Business. All thoughts and opinions are my own. There’s no question that businesses are getting more done in this new connected age. With increasing access to information and people, teams can consist of talent sourced from all over the world. But bringing together capable individuals doesn’t guarantee success. For collaboration to work, the right tools …
How Collaboration Inside the Enterprise Has Shifted
Startup Stock Photos[/caption]Businesses today know that success in the marketplace requires an understanding of knowledge management and collaboration as well as increased options for flexible work/life balance for workers. Organizational psychology backs up the pursuit of open collaboration, and in many cases, a flexible work environment inspires loyalty and productivity. Combined with a younger workforce interested in new technology, these …
Will the Collaborative Economy Completely Reimagine Tomorrows Big Business
Today, the largest car rental and hospitality companies are Uber and Airbnb, respectively. What do they have in common? Let’s see— neither of them own physical possessions associated with their service and both have turned a non-performing asset into an incredible revenue source. Don’t be surprised because this is the new model for doing business. People want to rent instead …
Collaboration and Communication Drive Mobile Workers and Global Business
For most companies, business is no longer restricted to a single time zone. In fact, it is common for even small companies to have some type of global footprint, be it a global support team for technological issues or an overseas manufacturing plant. Even when a company’s operations aren’t global, it’s extremely common that they have clients around the world. …
Exploring The Future of Real Time Collaboration
With the proliferation of cloud, mobile, and social, we are more capable than ever to connect and communicate in real time. However, with so much stimuli coming from so many different applications, connecting in real time isn’t always easy. As the demands for virtual collaboration increase in future, we need to continue to invest in ideas that allow companies and …
Exploring The Future of Real Time Collaboration
With the proliferation of cloud, mobile, and social, we are more capable than ever to connect and communicate in real time. However, with so much stimuli coming from so many different applications, connecting in real time isn’t always easy. As the demands for virtual collaboration increase in future, we need to continue to invest in ideas that allow companies and …