There is nothing more certain than change. And nothing has changed how people work more than the rapidly evolving technology of the last two decades. The way employees work and how companies approach productivity have both dramatically changed. The question to ask yourself is: does your company have the right tools in place to keep up with these changes?
A few years ago, being discovered taking a nap at work would have resulted in instant dismissal. These days, snoozing at work is no longer the preserve of security guards in heist movies. Recent research has shown that a short nap at work can be beneficial for productivity.
We are in the era of big data and decisions based on that data. As they say, better data makes for better decisions, and with all the data available to us now, the decisions we make are less risky and can yield better results in less time.
Up until fairly recently staying connected meant being logged into your desktop or laptop. A tablet and smartphone were with you at all times to ensure you could always be contacted and could easily access work-related data. Being readily available to colleagues meant your business maintaining several calling and messaging platforms.
If you don’t think your small business is at risk, you haven’t been paying attention. Data breaches are everywhere, and the bad guys are increasingly targeting small businesses.
Recently, the US Chamber of Commerce and other organizations have been studying the “Tech Gap”, or the effects of adopting new technologies.
