How to Win Against Your E-Mail Inbox
If you’re anything like me, you’re used to facing down your e-mail inbox like others face down dragons. When you’re up against a crowded inbox, it’s hard to know where to get started (or even find the energy). Have faith. It is possible to go from packed to clutter-free. The first step is to set…
Read MoreAttracting and Retaining Employees: Offering the Right Benefits
In a growing discussion of company culture and employee engagement, today’s top talent is looking at benefits as clear differentiators. Studies and news articles alike are discussing the tight rope walk of work/life unity. Mobile technology is creating connectivity that extends beyond the walls of the office and blurring these lines. Much of the workforce…
Read MoreTop 3 Office 365 Transition Pains
We get a lot of questions about Office 365. Clients ask us about it. Friends, families, and neighbors ask us about it. Sometimes our doctors ask us about it. If someone who knows us hasn’t asked yet, we know it’s only a matter of time… Or that they live under a rock. And we’re happy…
Read MoreThe Judgement Hypocrisy: Judging Others by Action and Yourself by Intention
My natural state is to judge myself on my intentions, even while judging others on their actions. I doubt I am alone in this struggle. By allowing this thought process to govern us, we abdicate responsibility for our own missteps while blaming others for the slightest error, thinking “I would have done it better.” A…
Read MoreBuilding a Thriving Internship Program
With summer interns rolling into offices, setting them up for success is top of mind. No one wants to be known as the office that hires interns to go on coffee runs and pick up dry cleaning. We want our interns to go away with something more than a mark on their resume and ridiculously…
Read MoreWhy You Need Backups for Your Backups
It’s 10:00 on a Thursday night. You’re in bed when you get a phone call. A pipe burst at your office, and there’s been some flooding. Your server room was affected, and now you need to recover your data. That’s what a backup is for. No problem, right? That’s not always the case. “34% of…
Read MoreMitigating the Cost of Long Commutes
Have you ever done the math on the cost of a long commute? For those of us with employees that travel to and from work every day, the costs are staggering. Consider this very common work commute scenario: Scott has a 45-minute commute to work. That’s 1.5 hours per day or 7.5 hours per week.…
Read MoreGetting Lost on the Mountain: Keeping Teams on Track
When I was much younger, my mom and my grandmother went on a trip together, just the two of them. As with many families, tensions tended to run high when my mom and grandma were stuck in the same enclosed space for a long period of time. This was in the days of atlases and…
Read MoreKeeping Your Company Moving Forward: When to Outsource IT
There’s an old saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” You’ve heard it a thousand times. Might have even said it a few hundred. But that proverb doesn’t sound as good when your car breaks down 1,500 miles from home. “Honey, did you ever get that tune-up?” If you’ve ever heard those words while…
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