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Technology is everywhere and we cannot escape it. So, let’s embrace it! Some people may be reluctant to change the way they do things because it involves using technology that’s new to them. People fear change and thus they fear technology too! It’s understandable and quite normal to fear the unknown, but one way to overcome fear is to acknowledge it and learn how to overcome it.

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Because of the pandemic, many of us who were used to working in an office, now work exclusively from home -we conducted an internal exercise to identify lessons learned and determine ways to mitigate the challenges as we pivot to the new normal. Here is what we learned.

This month Intellezy was lucky enough to participate in our first virtual event, ACMP’s CHG MGMT Global Connect.

Over the past year, Intellezy has partnered with the CSOD Foundation where Microsoft 365 titles have been donated to help non-profits navigate through the Microsoft suite to help with professional and personal development.

The first recommendation is to change your mind set about eLearning. When a company provides learning opportunities to its employees, it can suggest the company cares enough about its people (or productivity) to offer a chance to enhance and improve their existing skillsets.

Now that we are all working from home during these times of social distancing, the way we work and collaborate with our coworkers on a daily basis has changed. We find ourselves keeping in touch and meeting with each other in online, virtual meetings. There are many different virtual meeting platforms out there to choose from. One of the most popular choices being selected by many companies as their means to collaborate and get things done is Microsoft Teams.

Managing remote workers brings unique challenges compared to teams being together in an office setting.

Executives that are not modernizing their workplace, digitally transforming their company, or improving their customer experiences will surely struggle to keep their business competitive. Solutions like Microsoft® Teams offer leaders a viable option as part of their technical evolution.

One of the biggest challenges companies face as they transition to working remotely is how to communicate effectively. You can’t simply get up and walk to a co-worker’s desk to ask them a question now, but you also don’t want to clutter up their email inbox. Productivity applications and platforms like Slack, Skype and Microsoft Teams are here to help. The main issue is deciding which one is right for your team and how you will manage the change with your group to ensure performance levels remain high.

If you are like me, you are working from home for the next two weeks or possibly even longer. In many places, only “essential” people are allowed to go into the office. It is not the end of the world, but it is one of the many impacts of the Coronavirus.

Business owners have plenty of services available to them to help boost productivity, collaboration, organization and more. Google is one of the most widely-known companies worldwide and they offer free services like Gmail, Google Docs, Google Drive and more. But did you know Google has a package of services tailored for businesses called Google Suite (GSuite)?