Smarter Working

Workplace culture is always changing, and as an employer it can be hard to keep up. To stop you from getting too out of breath, our guide will show you how to be the crème de la crème (sounds tasty) of employees in 2019. Through extensive research, you can create a workforce that oozes productivity […]

If you need to catch a flight for a meeting abroad or you’re travelling between offices, working from the airport is a productive way to kill some time – especially if your flight gets delayed. Thanks to faster Wi-Fi and quiet lounges, the airport can be the perfect place to get things done while you […]

A recent report found that mental health issues are the number one cause for absence in the UK[1].  Whether these are caused by long working hours, tight deadlines, the daily commute, there are countless reasons we can feel overwhelmed at work. We get that tech wouldn’t be the first place you’d think of to gain […]

If you’re working outside the office, or inside the office and need to communicate with peeps outside the office (bear with us) then a conference call is a simple and reliable way to do so. The flexibility that they offer is brilliant, however there are certain locations that conference call etiquette demands you avoid. Anywhere […]

Let’s face it, we’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Flexible working and productivity are compatible, a match made in heaven. When we surveyed workers 79% believe working flexibly would make them more productive. The modern workforce is demanding flexible working and the notions of working nine-to-five being the recipe for productivity are […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]