As businesses grow and evolve, technology continues to drive the pace of change. Software solutions are improving our productivity and businesses are becoming more dynamic, taking new strategic decisions to future proof their business. What hasn’t changed, is communication being at the heart of this. The way we work It’s without a doubt that we’ve […]
Hot desking: What are the benefits?
The modern workplace is almost unrecognisable from the offices of previous decades. There’s always something new to try, whether it’s throwing out cubicles and welcoming in the open-plan era, or encouraging employees to work remotely from a café or co-working space. Hot desking is one of the many elements of working in the 21st century, […]
World Time Zones for your Conference Call
Video call Screen share Conference call Webinar Pricing PowWowNow > Business Guides > Conference Call Time Zones Reading time – 2 minutes Do you want to organise a conference call with participants in different countries, but are unsure what time to schedule it for? You don’t want to ring after office hours or, even worse, wake […]
Can job sharing work for your business?
As more and more companies and employees wake up to the various benefits associated with flexible working, the number of workers job sharing is also on the increase. In June 2015, The Guardian reported that 14.1m in Britain want some flexibility when it came to their working hours or location – a figure equivalent to […]
How to keep costs down in a startup
Getting your startup going is an exciting process – and one that more and more of us in the UK are doing. Amazingly, more than 600,000 new companies launched in 2015 alone. There are so many decisions: what company name will you choose? What will your website look like? And can you call yourself ‘Chief […]
The realities of remote working
Thanks to flexible working legislation and a shift in cultural attitudes, remote working has become more common in business over recent years. In fact, remote working has become such a norm, that these workers are going one step further, and travelling internationally – all whilst holding down a steady career. You or your company might […]
What is flexible working? – Infographic
There’s a lot to learn about flexible working, and a good way to start is to learn the basics. What is flexible working? What are the types? We’ve put the the main types into the infographic below. There’s job sharing, remote working, compressed hours, annualised hours, staggered hours and flexitime. So when you request flexible working, you’ll […]
2017 – New Year, New Campaign
This week sees us launch our 2017 media campaign and as you may know we always try to create memorable advertising that gets people talking about us and this year is no exception. 2017 sees us go big, not only that, we’ve gone bold! People can achieve great things if they just pick the phone […]
Where to make a video call
Video calls are a brilliant tool for simulating face-to-face interactions and keeping dispersed teams connected and productive. Nevertheless, you’ll want to give some thought about where to have a video call, as some locations just aren’t very wise (library is a no no). Choosing the correct meeting environment is essential if you’re going to have […]
On-hold musical debate continues
When it comes to on-hold music, there’s never any fence sitters. You either love it or you hate it. It’s one of those things that can leave you dancing in your chair or clenching your fists in frustration. But what most people don’t realise is that we have more than 10 different on-hold music options for […]