Intranet navigation menu Just like the company’s outward facing site, every intranet needs navigation menus to help users find their way around. The overall usability, i.e. the design of your site can be the success or doom of your intranet. A central aspect of this usability is the site’s navigation menu. Get it right and users will willingly use the site to share content, communicate...
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To cloud or not to cloud- the question many organizations are facing now when investing in- or upgrading- their intranet software. Most businesses recognize that cloud platforms offer advantages over their own physical infrastructure. Its flexibility and scalability are two of the attractions. But past experience has taught us- especially IT professionals- to be wary of the cloud for reasons of security, cost, and loss of control, preferring...
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The healthcare industry is a very sensitive sector that requires staff to work on an urgent-basis. Medical facilities need strong-ground, dependable, user-friendly and easily-accessible communication as they accommodate increasing patient loads. Inflow and outflow of information needs to be timely; even a delay of few minutes can become a source of irreversible damage. Therefore, clinics, hospitals, healthcare organizations, pharmacies etc can draw great benefits through...
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Every business investment needs relevant return on any kind of investment, in the absence of which buy-in on any given investment is almost impossible to gain. While many organizations are too focused in monetary returns to investment, it’s now time to look beyond figures and think in terms of soft ROI as well, especially when it comes to aspects such as learning, collaboration, etc. The...
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Sharing and managing information in non-profit organizations is equally multifaceted and thus challenging as it is for any other business. For swifter response to the day-to-day challenges faced internally and externally, speedy communication is absolutely necessary. One of the best ways to ensure efficiency and growth is to implement collaboration software like an intranet portal. A platform that supports constant communication and allows swifter collaboration can...
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Today the idea of ‘I am entitled to my opinion’ has oozed out to the extent that every person blogs and micro-blogs his/her thoughts and opinions. There’s been growth splurge in micro-blogging in the past few years. WordPress, Tumblr, Squarespace, Facebook, Twitter, and even LinkedIn have gained extensive popularity for blogging and micro-blogging. These platforms work as tools where individuals can speak, be heard and...
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The pace in which technology has advanced has transformed the workplace. This has impacted all spheres of corporate culture. It has also changed the learning philosophy in organizations. Interpersonal communication and collaboration has emerged as a game changer in this entire evolution of technology in Learning and Development (L&D). Many organizations have gradually started shifting away from traditional classroom style learning. Organizations have today increased...
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It is first time in history that five generations are working simultaneously together in the same workplace. The workforce, on one hand, consists of the rule-following workers that are soon going to hit retirement. On the other hand, there’s the young generation that establishes its own work rules. Larry and Meagan Johnson in their book write, Generations, Inc.: From Boomers to Linksters – Managing the...
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The year 2015 till now has seen intranet development and uses evolve in many ways. With little more than two months to go for the year end, it makes sense to take a look at the emerging trends in design, development, features for enhanced user friendliness and budgeting of intranet software products across the world. While there are different parameters to assess the utility of an intranet...
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Simple intranet systems can do to corporate governance what investors, clients and employees (ICE), value and appreciate the most, i.e. reinforce the values of accountability, transparency and democracy. In a report published by McKinsey in the year 2009, 67% of the respondents who had been interviewed on corporate governance practices impacting the financial growth of firms, concluded that they consider accountability, transparency and democracy to...
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