We understand that information and context are key to determining your next steps for your business, so we invite you to read this analysis titled “Survey: Employees want business technologies to be more collaborative.” It can help you, as an SMB owner, to see potential collaboration challenges from the perspective of your employees and other leaders, and learn how to address their needs.

The new world of hybrid work requires new tools and capabilities to engage with and connect with employees.  

  Yet without providing a single, integrated path for employees to learn and connect, your employees are more likely to disengage.  

  Read this Forrester paper to understand why more is not always better. 

  #MicrosoftViva; #Microsoft365; #EmployeeExperiences; #MicrosoftTeams   

It seems straightforward that to create the best customer experience, you need to look outward. What are customers thinking, saying, and doing?  

  By all means you should continue looking outward. Also looking inward – to what your employees are saying, thinking, and doing, can help improve your customer experience as well. 

  Read the article to learn more. 

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Are you looking for an all-in-one meeting, calling, and team collaboration solution that’s highly flexible and affordable? Microsoft Teams Essentials, designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses, could be the right hybrid work solution for you.

Join us for a free, 90-minute workshop based on real-world scenarios and learn how Teams Essentials can help you collaborate and work efficiently from virtually anywhere, improve security, and maximize your technology investment. 

Contact us to book your workshop today!  

“April” is the sales leader at a fictional small to medium-sized business called Contoso Foods. Her responsibilities include growing the customer base, closing deals, increasing revenue, and retaining highly satisfied customers. From her early-morning planning to her late-afternoon scheduling of a sales proposal meeting with a potential customer, April relies on the versatility and efficiency of Microsoft Teams solutions to cram a lot of success into a short day. See how her story might resonate with your experiences and provide insights on the ways Teams can help your business.

With Microsoft Viva and Microsoft Viva Connections, Blum helped close the gap between their frontline workers and their office workers.  The end result? Increased two-way communication between workers and managers and at-hand access to company information for every employee. 

  Learn how Blum overcame a disjointed employee communications experience and improved morale in this customer story. 

  #MicrosoftViva; #Microsoft365; #EmployeeExperiences; #MicrosoftTeams   

Engaging frontline workers has never been more important.  

  Read our guide on three key areas that organizations should focus on to help transform the frontline worker experience while becoming more profitable and increasing employee retention in the process. 

  #MicrosoftViva; #Microsoft365; #EmployeeExperiences; #MicrosoftTeams   

The rise of hybrid work increased the importance of staying connected and engaged with employees. Consistent feedback is key to managing well. 

  But, less than half (48%) of employees say their company solicits feedback at least once a year.1  

  

Read the Ebook to learn how Microsoft Viva helps HR teams and managers improve employee satisfaction while contributing to bottom line growth at the same time.  

  #MicrosoftViva; #Microsoft365; #EmployeeExperiences; #MicrosoftTeams   

    1. Microsoft. WTI Pulse Report: Hybrid Work Is Just Work. Are We Doing It Right? September 22, 2022

Interested in learning what’s important to your employees in 2023?   

  Take a few minutes and read how by having a solid hybrid work plan in place, connecting with and meeting the needs of employees, and by working to maintain a solid culture, you can make a significant and positive impact to how your employees think and feel about working for you. 

  #MicrosoftViva; #Microsoft365; #EmployeeExperiences; #MicrosoftTeams 

Transform how you communicate and collaborate with a phone system built into Microsoft Teams. With Teams Phone, you can meet with your teams, chat with coworkers, and receive calls from customers in a single app.

Read this flyer to learn more about how Microsoft Teams Phone can deliver an all-in-one solution for your communication needs. Teams Phone features include one phone number across your computer, mobile, and desk phone; secure, reliable, and rich calling; and streamlined management via one app, from one provider, at one low price. If you’re searching for a cloud-based communication solution tailored to fit your needs, call on Teams Phone.

To U.S. Bank, the collaboration and trust of their employees is central to helping it become one of the largest financial institutions in the United States.  

  Microsoft Viva, a digital, integrated employee experience platform, helped them overcome key challenges to help keep employees connected and engaged without jumping through hoops to have what they needed.  

Read the case study to see how they did it.      #MicrosoftViva; #Microsoft365; #EmployeeExperiences; #MicrosoftTeams�� 

Technology companies are increasingly looking to boost the productivity of their teams. By implementing Microsoft Teams Phone, SLB transformed their communications and enabled their employees to remain connected from anywhere in world. The innovative features and efficient performance of Teams and Teams Phone were pivotal in enhancing collaboration, lowering costs, and reducing the company’s carbon footprint.   Optimize communications and modernize your workplace with Microsoft Teams.  

What do employees consider important and that helps a company stand out and benefit in multiple ways? Hint: it’s not just competitive pay and perks.  

However, It is about connecting with employees on a personal level, ensuring greater autonomy, greater personal growth, instilling a shared purpose, and working to ensure the wellbeing of employees. 

Read Re-thinking Your Approach to the Employee Experience to learn more.  

#MicrosoftViva; #Microsoft365; #EmployeeExperiences; #MicrosoftTeams  

Microsoft Teams Essentials brings together all the apps and features you need to work efficiently and stay connected. Engage employees and customers productively, meet online effectively, and access shared content anytime, anywhere.

 As a Microsoft Partner, we can help you deploy Microsoft technology seamlessly and efficiently. Read our flyer and learn how Teams Essentials can help you focus on what matters and grow your business through meetings, chat, file sharing, and collaboration—all in one place.

Does your business face challenges in managing security and communications across multiple platforms and a patchwork of apps? Microsoft Teams Essentials can help you focus on efficiency and stay competitive in the challenging hybrid work environment. Teams Essentials gives your organization more of what it needs in one place. It’s an affordable, all-in-one platform with powerful tools for efficient, collaborative work.

Did you know that Microsoft Viva not only helps drive greater employee engagement and wellbeing but that it can help improve productivity through a 75% reduction in content and expert discovery effort?   

The Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Viva explains how the Viva integrated digital employee experience is helping companies take on the challenges of the hybrid workforce head on and how they are realizing significant value to their bottom line as a result.    Read the Study to learn more.      #MicrosoftViva; #Microsoft365; #EmployeeExperiences; #MicrosoftTeams