Because of our current climate, virtual offices are trending across all industries such as Healthcare, Legal, Construction/Manufacturing, Financial, and more.
The limited visibility has left some managers fearing their employees are not as productive while working remotely.
Providing your team with many ways to communicate can prevent employees from feeling detached and help keep productivity from declining.
To overcome multiple email threads, businesses are incorporating chat platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Slack to help centralize communication.
Microsoft Teams allows more collaboration for remote employees to be able to make video calls/meetings, accessing files, and organizing communication for projects and departments.Emotional support is another aspect of managing a remote workforce.
A good manager is genuinely kind, a good listener, and provides encouragement and guidance without micromanaging.Another tip for communication is conducting more phone and video calls vs chat or email communication to allow more connection and does not have employees interpreting incorrect emotional tones.
The onboarding process is essential to employee retention.
Some even read customer reviews to get a more in depth look at how a company treats people not only internally, but externally also.
Did you know the leading cause of job dissatisfaction is due to lack of feeling appreciated by managers?
Most managers believe employee resignation is due to not making enough money.
"Onboarding ProcessAn MSP (managed service provider) can help you with the transition by ensuring your new employees have accounts, login credentials, access to what they need, and more in a timely manner.
When communication about an employee's departure is lacking between departments, it can cause your team to assume certain things which can lead to misinformation, and ultimately hinder the culture of the workplace.
Texas businesses have cautiously begun opening after Governor Greg Abbott ended the statewide mask mandate almost a month ago.
Businesses have been able to open at 100% capacity since then also, leaving many businesses the option to choose how to move forward.Statistics show 62% of employees worked from home for most of last year.
Many studies revealed productivity increased while employees worked from home, contrary to popular belief.Towards the end of 2020, data suggested more employees were missing being in the office, and throughout the beginning of 2021, trends have continued to reflect the same tendency.While organizations plan their next move, employee safety is often at the top of the list.
Businesses must reimagine their pre-COVID policies with new priorities in mind.Examples of Priorities for Businesses Post-Covid are:1.
Productivity#1- Employee SafetyWith employee safety at the top of the list, many organizations may lean towards letting employees continue working from home until herd-immunity is achieved with vaccines.
As it stands now, only 16.1% of the population in Texas is fully vaccinated, and another 28.5% have had at least one dose.
A security researcher, who uses the pseudonym Lucky225, demonstrated how unlucky someone could be if their text messages were hacked.
In partnership with Joseph Cox, a journalist from Vice, Lucky, with Cox’s permission, showed how easy it was to reroute his text message and in turn, gain access to many of his personal accounts.Cloud Based Texting ServiceThis was done by signing up for a service provided by a company called Sakari, which provides a cloud-based text messaging service that “allows businesses to send SMS reminders, alerts, confirmations, and marketing campaigns.” The least expensive service plan they offer is $16, which Lucky signed up for using Joseph’s number.
This demonstration reveals gaps in security for SMS messaging which has been widely neglected in the world of cybersecurity.After Joseph’s texts were rerouted, he explained that he was not aware his messages had even been intercepted, and his phone gave no warning to what was happening.
The texts intended for him were never received, and Lucky225 received them instead.
In addition to Joseph’s texts, Lucky225 was able to access to his WhatsApp, Facebook, and other personal accounts by authenticating with the texts.The co-founder of Sakari, Adam Horsman, explains the company has “not seen any previous instances of intentional abuse of text enablement…SMS is a hugely powerful communication medium, and as it continues to dominate the communication landscape, and there are improvements needed by the industry – both carriers and resellers – to improve security and trust.”Are Text Messages Secure?Many online accounts are requiring users to set up a phone number for Multi-Factor Authentication to login in the account.
This practice is widely incorporated in all different types of accounts such as banks, social media, emails, and more.
Texas businesses have cautiously begun opening after Governor Greg Abbott ended the statewide mask mandate almost a month ago.
Businesses have been able to open at 100% capacity since then also, leaving many businesses the option to choose how to move forward.Statistics show 62% of employees worked from home for most of last year.
Many studies revealed productivity increased while employees worked from home, contrary to popular belief.Towards the end of 2020, data suggested more employees were missing being in the office, and throughout the beginning of 2021, trends have continued to reflect the same tendency.While organizations plan their next move, employee safety is often at the top of the list.
Businesses must reimagine their pre-COVID policies with new priorities in mind.Examples of Priorities for Businesses Post-Covid are:1.
Productivity#1- Employee SafetyWith employee safety at the top of the list, many organizations may lean towards letting employees continue working from home until herd-immunity is achieved with vaccines.
As it stands now, only 16.1% of the population in Texas is fully vaccinated, and another 28.5% have had at least one dose.
Because of our current climate, virtual offices are trending across all industries such as Healthcare, Legal, Construction/Manufacturing, Financial, and more.
The limited visibility has left some managers fearing their employees are not as productive while working remotely.
Providing your team with many ways to communicate can prevent employees from feeling detached and help keep productivity from declining.
To overcome multiple email threads, businesses are incorporating chat platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Slack to help centralize communication.
Microsoft Teams allows more collaboration for remote employees to be able to make video calls/meetings, accessing files, and organizing communication for projects and departments.Emotional support is another aspect of managing a remote workforce.
A good manager is genuinely kind, a good listener, and provides encouragement and guidance without micromanaging.Another tip for communication is conducting more phone and video calls vs chat or email communication to allow more connection and does not have employees interpreting incorrect emotional tones.
A security researcher, who uses the pseudonym Lucky225, demonstrated how unlucky someone could be if their text messages were hacked.
In partnership with Joseph Cox, a journalist from Vice, Lucky, with Cox’s permission, showed how easy it was to reroute his text message and in turn, gain access to many of his personal accounts.Cloud Based Texting ServiceThis was done by signing up for a service provided by a company called Sakari, which provides a cloud-based text messaging service that “allows businesses to send SMS reminders, alerts, confirmations, and marketing campaigns.” The least expensive service plan they offer is $16, which Lucky signed up for using Joseph’s number.
This demonstration reveals gaps in security for SMS messaging which has been widely neglected in the world of cybersecurity.After Joseph’s texts were rerouted, he explained that he was not aware his messages had even been intercepted, and his phone gave no warning to what was happening.
The texts intended for him were never received, and Lucky225 received them instead.
In addition to Joseph’s texts, Lucky225 was able to access to his WhatsApp, Facebook, and other personal accounts by authenticating with the texts.The co-founder of Sakari, Adam Horsman, explains the company has “not seen any previous instances of intentional abuse of text enablement…SMS is a hugely powerful communication medium, and as it continues to dominate the communication landscape, and there are improvements needed by the industry – both carriers and resellers – to improve security and trust.”Are Text Messages Secure?Many online accounts are requiring users to set up a phone number for Multi-Factor Authentication to login in the account.
This practice is widely incorporated in all different types of accounts such as banks, social media, emails, and more.
The onboarding process is essential to employee retention.
Some even read customer reviews to get a more in depth look at how a company treats people not only internally, but externally also.
Did you know the leading cause of job dissatisfaction is due to lack of feeling appreciated by managers?
Most managers believe employee resignation is due to not making enough money.
"Onboarding ProcessAn MSP (managed service provider) can help you with the transition by ensuring your new employees have accounts, login credentials, access to what they need, and more in a timely manner.
When communication about an employee's departure is lacking between departments, it can cause your team to assume certain things which can lead to misinformation, and ultimately hinder the culture of the workplace.