Great leadership should be about building up your team, trusting and empowering them, and giving them the freedom to contribute their expertise. Indeed, it takes great leaders to build strong teams, whether in the community, professional sports, or workplace. Building a strong team requires a keen understanding of your people and their strengths and motivations. Here's how to create strong teams through great leadership.

Improving your employee onboarding process can be daunting, especially if you have small IT and HR teams. However, doing so can save you time and effort, allowing you to focus on the more essential aspects of your business operation. More importantly, improving your onboarding process offers a great first impression for new employees and attracts top talents. So, here are five ways to improve your onboarding process.

Well-being at work matters to us all and it's important for both employers and employees to have conversations that move towards us enjoying our working lives. After all, the idea that our working lives should be a drudge is archaic. Please find below expert commentary from technology leaders on how we can inspire a better workplace for all.

The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically altered working experiences and what we consider to be normal. Almost every industry has been affected and businesses were forced to scramble to find ways of operating at such a difficult time. Things have begun to improve, and we may be through the worst of the pandemic, but it has had a lingering effect.

In the latest of an occasional series, today we hear from Andy Pflaum, Director of Platform Solutions at Slack, discussing the rapid growth in the number of apps being built by developers within the platform, the effect of the recent pandemic and remote working on current and future direction, as well as the recent tie-up with Salesforce.

Wondering what the latest tech trends are in the business world? There are always new tech trends emerging in the business world, and it is important for owners to be aware of what these are so that they can utilize them and stay current. Of course, these are unique times, which has led to a number of tech trends emerging over the last year or so that have helped businesses manage during COVID-19. So, if you want to know what the latest tech trends are and how they can help your business right now, keep reading to find out more.

Remote working is here to stay, so it's vital that businesses understand how to get the best out of their staff. For some roles, working remotely is easier than others - DevOps employees, for example, can face challenges if they're not fully supported within the organisation. In a distributed workforce, there's a higher risk of security issues and application problems, so it's crucial that organisations support them to keep the organisation running smoothly. Here are 6 ways to do just that.

Operations managers are the linchpin between the company's internal and external operations. They oversee what goes on with internal stakeholders and take appropriate actions to ensure everything works perfectly in the outside world, i.e., with customers, investors, shareholders, etc. Hiring for this role can be challenging, especially with the high competition for top-level talent. So we've rounded up some tips to help you out with the hiring process.

Working remotely is an increasingly growing trend in the current work environment, where employees can sign in from anywhere. While some companies consider remote work regularly, others have completely adopted this working model, especially following the recent coronavirus pandemic. Regardless, businesses should develop legal work from home policies that streamline this new working method.

During the first months of the last year, Zoom was a little known video conferencing platform with a few million users. However, the spread of Coronavirus across the globe forced businesses and organizations to make changes in their working models. Among them was adopting remote working practices, fostered by several communication and collaboration tools. This is where Zoom's popularity surged, with remote workers using the tool to conduct virtual meetings. However, the explosive popularity of Zoom created several cybersecurity ramifications. The unexpected growth exposed the platform to various security faults, vulnerabilities, and hackers. That said, below are some of the best practices to keep your Zoom meetings secure.