Each year PowWowNow runs a flexible working survey to examine the continuing changing landscape of modern working. As retirement ages and life expectancy increase and better technology comes into play, the demand for a better work life balance is pushed to the front of the business agenda. Here are some of the top insights for […]
How to prepare for a video call
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail (what a classic). It’s true though, preparation and productivity go hand in hand, after all they do both begin with the letter p. The average employee wastes nearly 13 working days a year in ‘unproductive’ meetings[1]. This seems a teeny bit excessive and fundamentally avoidable. Video […]
Screen Share 101
If you’ve been conference calling for a while now and feel it’s time to up your remote meeting game, then introducing screen share to your meetings is the obvious choice. It will bring a little bit of extra panache to your meetings and will lead to more collaborative and productive meetings. Here’s our screen share […]
Conference call etiquette 101
Conference calling continues to be a great alternative to an in-person meeting. With the evolving workplace, back-to-back meetings and endless tasks on the to do list, it’s often difficult to get everyone in one room for a meeting. Rescheduling and organising diaries can be a big pain when there’s different teams, directors and/or agencies involved […]
3 ways webinars can engage employees and drive productivity
When you think of webinars – what do you think of? Our guess would-be large-scale event to share company insights with the wider world or announce a new product, both very much customer facing. What if we told you that they’re also a fantastic product to use internally? Whether this be for training purposes, teaching […]
London’s most stressful Tube stations
Nothing says Tube travel like the stress of cramming yourself onto a carriage before the doors close on a line that’s been endlessly delayed. The London Underground is vital to life in the capital, but it’s also a significant source of daily distress for the enormous number of people who use it. And some stations […]
Flexible Working Statistics – 2017
Each year, the flexible working landscape continues to change. More and more employees demand a better work-life balance and although businesses have tried to adapt and improve it for their staff, has there actually been a noticeable change? We went out to discover what the flexible working landscape looks like now and how far businesses […]
Office Stereotypes – Infographic
Remote working has huge benefits for individuals as well as businesses. But sometimes, there’s nothing better than working in an office; the banter, the awkward interaction between staff in the hallways and the “one quick pint” after work with your colleagues. However, every office also has those couple of workers with a myriad of frustrating […]
Time is a changing….
So here we are… It’s been an exciting year at PowWowNow as we’ve rebranded our business and moved to a new product proposition. The lead up to 2019 is an exciting time… PowWowNow was founded in 2004 with the purpose of making it easier for people and businesses to connect. We are now Europe’s fastest […]
Small things make a big difference in the workplace
We’ve all heard it before – it’s the little things that count, and when we look back on our lives in years to come, it’s the small details that we’ll appreciate the most. But what about today? As we zoom through our weekly routine, just how much of a difference do the little things really […]