Anticipating the trends of the workplace of the future is vital for every business that wants to protect itself and grow. This year, we’ve dived into some of the major future trends that businesses in all industries will need to manage if they want to succeed. Here’s a round-up of the themes we’ve already identified …
Cybersecurity might not be the first Christmas thought that pops into your head before you hang up your professional hat for the holidays. Yet – especially if you’re taking a longer time off as a company over the festive season – paying attention to your cybersecurity now is going to be the best present you …
2021 was a record-breaking year for cybercrime. The frequency of cyberattacks increased by 93% that year. In response, many companies chose to accelerate their digital transformation. But part of the reason cybercriminals had such success in 2021 was the haphazard digital response many organisations had to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is more than a little …
The rise of Working From Home and flexible working has caused many business leaders (as many as 86% in a recent survey) to worry about employees compromising their business data. This has long been a concern for businesses with multiple locations too. But, as many business leaders have also found, data and confidentiality are risks …
Google Workspace. Microsoft 365. Skype. Zoom. Even if you don’t use them, you’ll have heard of all the biggest and best business collaboration tools on the market. The modern workplace is changing. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, remote and hybrid working was on the rise. Now, in many industries, they’re more the default than unusual. …
Digital transformation. Everyone seems to be doing it – even more so during the pandemic – and you’d be right in thinking so. Companies made record-breaking investments in digital transformation last year, spending 65% more than in 2020, with the pandemic speeding up digital transformation by several years in a matter of months. Digital transformation …
Multi-location businesses present leaders with specific challenges. Technology can provide solutions. If you operate a business with multiple locations, here are just some of the ways you might be able to use tech to overcome obstacles that are preventing you from growing your company. Tech solutions to multi-location business challenges 1) Collaboration and communication “Silo …
Everyone seems to be talking about the business benefits of AI at the moment. For some of us though, it can all sound a little bit like pie in the sky. Yet there are already businesses in key industries that are finding actual tangible, real-world benefits of putting Artificial Intelligence to work. If you’re thinking …
VR training is one of the new “big things on the block”. At least, as far as recruitment, onboarding, and employee training are concerned. It certainly sounds cool. And the many Virtual Reality start-ups out there are valued at a total of around $36 billion at the moment, so quite a few other people seem …
Technology is advancing fast. In the next decade, digitisation and automation – along with wider trends like an ageing global population – are going to make reskilling the workforce a must. But who is responsible for reskilling? Will it or should it be the workers themselves? Employers and businesses? Governments? It’s something that needs to …