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Sometimes it’s a hassle coming up with unique and affordable appreciation gifts for employees. Gone are the days when employees used to get excited from the usual and monotonous presents like notebooks with a brand logo or candy bags. To solve this problem, we have articulated a list of 14 unique motivational gifts ideas for your employees, and that too on a pocket-friendly budget. If you are a company owner your should remind your employees that they are valued and appreciated.

Employees struggle at work. Outdated systems, departments that operate as independent silos, a lack of communication and knowledge sharing, and the ever-increasing pressure to be more productive are additional challenges that can lead to negative employee experiences and satisfaction. The topic of employee experience (EX) has traditionally focused on the Human Resources department, but what about IT’s role in this evolving area?

CurrentWare version 7.0.1 is here! With this release we’re excited to announce the introduction of two key security features: Two-factor authentication (2FA) and our first two admin activity logs! These enhancements provide an extra layer of security to help ensure that only trusted operators are accessing your admin console while providing greater visibility into what they are doing within the CurrentWare Suite.

With the help of good computer monitoring software, businesses can more easily mitigate risk to their clients and back up service level agreements. Productivity monitoring tools offer a range of features that can be especially beneficial for companies looking to reduce risk to their clients while boosting employee productivity at the same time.

Between the physical realities of COVID-19 and rapidly evolving consumer expectations, the Financial Services market has been forced to rethink the customer experience. Many firms are rushing to get to 100-percent digital and personalise each interaction—the numbers make it easy to see why: With the transition to digital comes the need to deepen trust, especially as we continue to reduce human-to-human contact.

Outsourcing vs. inhouse work is a topic that often stirs up debates. On the one hand, the business goal is efficiency and productivity. There are a lot of potential risks and things to consider before outsourcing work to independent contractors. In this blog post, you will look at the pros and cons of outsourcing work and what businesses need to know before making that decision.

Offshoring offers numerous benefits to businesses that aim to scale their operations without overspending. However, finding talented professionals for your offshore team could be a challenge in a foreign location. This is where offshore staffing agencies can be a life-saver. These agencies have a thorough understanding of the local job market and can help you navigate the employment laws in the country with ease.

We’re excited to announce a powerful new feature for the Courier platform: Courier Automations. Courier Automations is a toolset that includes both an API and a visual builder that allows anyone to easily configure logic for notification workflows. Need to send a reminder to class attendees 10 minutes before the class starts? Need to page an on-call engineer on multiple channels until they respond? These use cases and more can be achieved quickly and easily with Automations.

How can agencies leverage productivity to achieve profitability? While there certainly are already profitability perks to having a remote team (hello, office-related cost savings!), are there other ways that agencies can maximize the profitability benefits of WFH (work from home)? You betcha! The answer is process. We’re all familiar with the word process, and have likely thrown it around a few times in the workplace, but what exactly is it?

As an open source organization, openness is part of our DNA here at Mattermost. But that openness is about more than just opening up our source code — it’s a core part of our culture and the way we do business. I’d like to share a bit more about why we’ve adopted this culture of high-impact openness and how we practice it every day across the various communication and collaboration channels that we use.