Improved Communications Build Business

Cloud Communications
Do you take business calls on your cell phone? Of course you do! Do your employees or sales force work remotely, from home or the road at least some of the time? Most likely. A recent study by web conferencing software company, PGi, indicates that globally, 79% of office employees work remotely at least one
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The All Hands Meeting

Remote Work Policy
Joe, the company President, always waited until the morning of a meeting to announce an impromptu All Hands Meeting. These meetings were held monthly to discuss routine work and updates, but holding a company-wide meeting outside of the regular, boring ones is always cause for alarm. (Remote work would be the topic this time.) People
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The Meeting

An email from Annie pops up on Jessica’s screen as she returns to her office from her second long-winded meeting of the day. Annie doesn’t usually email her unless it’s important, since she’s right down the hall and does a great job of working independently the majority of the time. Again, unless it’s important. Or
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The Idea

remote work
Meet Annie. Annie is a very talented writer and editor, and both her career and her supervisor allow her to use those talents daily. Her official title is “Reporting Coordinator” at a research organization that works closely with a local university, but her boss (and most of her colleagues) refer to her as “Grammar Queen.”
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More Law, Less Firm: A Case for the Virtual Law Firm

The virtual law firm emerges One of the many skills law students are taught from the beginning is how to strategically look to the past for guidance, proof, and precedent. However, over the last few years many new and seasoned attorneys have come to understand that when it comes to the business side of operating
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How to make sure your IT people are happy people

We’ve told you all about how cloud communications can significantly improve daily life and increase happiness for business owners, executive assistants, field staff, and more. But what about IT people? Most office workers gain both flexibility and efficiency when phone systems are moved to the cloud, and all employees benefit in many ways, even if
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