Instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and Slack are trying to shove traditional emails aside when it comes to professional communication. Naturally, the majority of companies will be integrating both sides into their messaging systems, as email still has a lot to offer. Although email comes with great features like its…
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Barney Loehnis on digital transformation in professional communities (Part II)
Part two of Guild's interview with Barney Loehnis, covering the relationship between the digital and physical workplace today. Digital increasingly means nomads and remote working, but not all companies have embraced this change. Why is it so important that they do? Some aspects of mobility are right for all companies,…
Barney Loehnis on digital transformation in professional communities (Part I)
All companies and professional communities are affected by digital transformation, regardless of where they are in their journey through it. The effects ebb and flow as frequently as the tech and digital space itself, so an open and ongoing dialogue about it is crucial. To this end, we turned to…
List of the best business-related quotes
75 business quotes to inspire your professional life. From authors, academics and business leaders through history.…
Six ways to improve internal communication
An organisation’s internal communication is something that has to be nailed down as quickly as possible. If not, employees and managers alike will soon find their emails and messages lost in the echo of a deep inbox. According to Towers Watson, companies that manage to implement effective communication practices…
Julia Hobsbawm on social health and the 'Age of Overload'
By identifying 'overload' as the word of the day, Julia Hobsbawm, an advisor to Guild, brings light to the dark underbelly of how today's workplaces function. We're connected and enabled by technology, we're flexible, we have data at our disposal. We're also distracted, dispersed, and overflowing with data. We spoke…