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Laura Haight
85 posts
Escape the email stranglehold
The right communication and project management tools are out there – if you can get your people to use them
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Will these three 2015 trends overtake us in 2016?
No matter what industry you are in or how large or small your business may be, technology was likely a big factor in your year. A triad of trends held center stage in 2015 and are poised to become even more significant in 2016.
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Tech mistakes made in the name of security may make us less secure
Security analysts, white-hat hackers and others have long been arguing that criminals, hackers, cybercrime rings, and state-sponsored actors were smarter, more organized and more dedicated than we are. The fact that terrorists have figured out that using encrypted texts is a good idea is just one more brick in that wall.
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2016 may be the year of the human-tech collaborative, as industry welcomes our new robot co-workers
Will 2016 be the breakout year for technology and business? Futurists and some business analysts envision a shift from technology as a tool we use to a truly collaborative workplace where people and technology are partners, helpmates, co-workers. Here’s a look at some of what is happening now in the human-tech collaborative and where it could be taking us.
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Have your backups in place before disaster strikes
Despite our best efforts, things just don’t always run perfectly. Sometimes, the failures are outside of our control; others, sadly, can be slapped squarely on our shoulders. However you got there, how you tackle the problem often depends on whether you are a linear or operational thinker.
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Is your blog doing its job?
What makes some blog posts successful, while others fall flat? Why do some blogs act as magnets bringing thousands of eyes to the company website, while others struggle to get noticed? There are a few common mistakes that small businesses make in the development of articles and blog posts.
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Finding the right IT pro for your business
There is so much going on in technology, it is hard for a small business to keep up. Bad enough there’s a new data breach or hacking story every day, but now employees want to be mobile, millennials resist rules, there’s a new Windows out, and everything needs to be in “the cloud,” right? Maybe it’s time to bring in an IT person?
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Is there a blogger inside of you?
“Content Marketing" is the buzzword describing the business of creating and publishing relevant content to attract and engage a specific audience for your business. Although you have lots of ways to get your information into the hands of an apparently insatiable Internet audience, one of the most accessible and potentially successful is to add a blog to your business website.
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Why you’re probably not using the social media tool to your company’s best advantage
The rule of thumb about software is that people only use about 10 percent of the capabilities they have – just what they can see on the surface. This is equally true in social media, and, most especially, with LinkedIn.
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