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If your organisation has decided to close the office and have everyone work from home for fear of spreading the COVID-19 virus, it might be the first time you’ve ever worked from home! In fact, it’ll be the first time for the vast majority of employees out there. Although working from home sounds like the…
This year, 247meeting has the privilege of sponsoring the hugely popular Docklands 5K. The event takes place on Thursday 28th of June with all proceeds going to assist Crusaders AC in promoting sport, health, and well-being in the community. Be sure to sign yourself up either individually or with a team of 3 to what’s…
At 247meeting, we are always looking for new ways of improving our processes to spend less time on menial chores and more time on what’s worth actually it. We also need to keep track of all those ideas that cross our busy minds. I don’t think we are the only ones in this situation, that’s why we decided…
Less is more. Generally, a good rule to live by but when it comes to your business-critical meetings you should always be sceptical of what the presenter is electing to leave out. What doesn’t make it into the conversation can speak volumes. Regardless of whether it’s the statistics and figures left out of the quarterly…
Status meetings are periodically scheduled events at different levels in which information relating to a project is shared. When executed correctly, effective status meetings can create unity among teammates or colleagues based on shared goals. It also keeps all relevant stakeholders in the loop with regards the status of the project. What seems simple in…
According to Atlassian, the average employee spends up to 31 hours a month in meetings. Consider how many people a large multinational corporation employs, imagine the collective time spent attending meetings. How is it possible to keep track of every point and plan made, or any decisions reached during these meetings? Here’s where the understated…
You can’t analyse over 100,000 international conference calls without uncovering one or two interesting statistics. Based on international conference calls held on our conference bridge throughout the year 2017, I’ve gone ahead and visualised some of the more noteworthy statistics. Backed by some expert opinion and peppered with some constructive advice, see how your country…
Most people reading this aren’t old enough to remember the time before digital communication devices. Innovations and landmark inventions like video conferencing, intranets, file sharing, as well as the film You’ve Got Mail starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan brought remote communication to the fore. In order for teams to work effectively in this bygone…
Despite what it says on your CV, how efficient are you with computers really? Keyboard shortcuts were a hot-topic in the 247meeting office recently. A few of us were shocked and appalled to discover how many of us were unversed in the ancient and mysterious art of keyboard shortcuts. The reactions to these time-saving shortcuts were…
According to the New York Times, over 43% of employees in the US worked remotely at some stage during the year 2016, and by no means is that figure going to decrease any time soon. Want in on the act? There is a plethora of valid reasons to work remotely. Sadly, admitting secret desires of…