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6 Ways a Digital Workplace Connects Team Members – and Builds a High-Performance Organization

"Employee engagement” is a term you see a lot these days – generally from anguished managers concerned about their disengaged workforces, or from the ranks of consultants eager to jump in with a quick fix to the problem. You probably won’t hear much about it from employees. They don’t care about “employee engagement.” At all. What employees do care about: Having a convenient, effective way to get the information they need, make their voices heard, share ideas, and get their work done. The same things they have always cared about, but previously weren’t a problem in the days when everyone worked under the same roof at the same time. In the era of the mobile, geographically-dispersed, always-on digital workplace, that’s not the case anymore. The essential sense of human connection, whether for practical, operational or personal purposes, is often frayed almost to the point of snapping. In practice, that saps ...

Red Level2024-02-29T18:58:00+00:00

3 Pillars of the High-Performance Digital Workplace

Ask any random group of employees how they’d characterize their company’s intranet and chances are their responses will be less than enthusiastic. Usually, there are good reasons: The intranet is a confusing labyrinth where vital information seemingly goes to hide; it’s a drab top-down exercise in one-way announcements; or it’s a rarely-viewed, seldom-updated ghost town. In other words, it’s neither the best business tool nor the best representation of a digitally-empowered business. But why does it matter? It is the cornerstone of your digital workplace that consolidates your organizational information and connects your employees. Red Level knows that a better digital workplace is not only possible, but it’s also easy to create and administer, provided companies take the right approach and use the right tools. On August 21, digital workplace architect and Microsoft MVP, Vlad Catrinescu will share “Three Pillars of a Great Digital Workplace Strategy” in a live webinar ...

Red Level2023-02-16T16:01:40+00:00

Why A Quality Intranet Matters

We’ve all been there. You’re working for a company where the office culture is great, you get along with your co-workers and you love your job, but there’s one thing that drives you NUTS. No, it’s not the coffee maker that’s constantly on the fritz – it’s the intranet. From its lackluster search functionality to straight-up counterintuitive design, intranets often aren’t a glimmering example of usability. Often left on their own for years at a time, intranets become crusty and sad, leading to their often groan-inducing response. The reason behind it is understandable – in the midst of all the day-to-day work, it’s hard to focus on enterprise-wide solutions. Not to mention, the task of updating your intranet can seem daunting. You have to start from square one and make all the necessary edits: reorganizing and removing content, updating contacts, and ensuring your security is up to snuff. And we ...

Red Level2023-02-16T16:01:44+00:00