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Thought Leadership Blog
January 14, 2019
How Refreshing Your Digital Workplace Can Revamp Your Culture - Three Ways to Do it Right
By Dwayne Weppler
A digital workplace should never be static. As organizations change and grow, so should their digital home. Yet the care and upkeep of digital workplaces can temporarily fall off the radar in times of rapid expansion. It’s understandable, but unfortunate, because a site can quickly lose relevance and appeal when it’s neglected.
Paycor, one of the top payroll and HR SaaS companies in the U.S., found this out just a few years after implementing their digital workplace. With 1,600 employees, more…
Last week, I led an online discussion with Igloo about the trends companies should take into account when preparing for success in the business world – both now and in the future. Specifically, we covered developments involving demographic shifts, technology advances, evolving structures, human skills, and career customization.
So, as a follow up to our conversation, I have some suggestions for prepping your own culture for today and beyond. These reflect the core values and traits I believe…
December 14, 2018
I’ll Be [Working From] Home for Christmas: Tackling Remote Workforce Challenges this Holiday Season
By Dwayne Weppler
The holidays are right around the corner, which means we can expect more than 75% of employees to work from home, based on a study last year. While working from home during the holiday season offers flexibility for employees to enjoy time with their families, it has the potential to severely hinder productivity, especially if the right technology, as well as checks-and-balances, are not in place.
From security protocols to policies that lay out expectations for employees who are using the…
There’s a real urgency to get on the path to digital transformation in organizations of all sizes in every industry. Enterprise leaders are making big investments in tech-based solutions, apps, and tools in hopes of gaining a competitive edge, with spending on digital transformation expected to reach $1.7 trillion worldwide by the end of 2019.[1] But are companies making the right investments in the right solutions?
Accumulating technology without an overarching vision and comprehensive strategy…
The following contributed article originally was published to Chief Learning Officer and can be viewed here
Unifying Communication Between Departments
Teach employees a few important points about interpersonal communication to improve time management throughout the companyby Mike Hicks October 24, 2018

When’s the last time every employee in your company was in the same room at the same time? Even in the past few years, managers could answer this question by quickly flipping through…
The original article appeared on HR.com and be viewed here
As more day-to-day work takes place online, human resources teams are working overtime to keep organizations connected. Gone are the days of deskside meetings, so keeping employees up to date on policies and company news is a daunting challenge. In the State of the Digital Workplace study by Igloo Software, 23 percent of respondents admit that it would take five to ten minutes just to access the latest version of a document. Few teams…
September 10, 2018
Can a digital workplace replace the LMS as the go-to learning destination?
By Corey Symonds – 1 Comment
The Learning Management System (LMS) has been an integral part of learning delivery at most organizations for decades now. It's table stakes, so why am I questioning its role as the go-to digital destination for employee learning experiences?
I wrote an article for the Igloo Customer Care Training Blog that explores the question "Can a digital workplace replace the LMS as the go-to learning destination?"
It has been suggested that it would be a good candidate for the Playbook Thought Leadership Blog as well, so I am cross-posting it here. Enjoy!
The following article was originally published to Igloo's corporate blog and can be foundhere
Knowledge is everywhere in today’s workplace, but it’s not always easy to find, use, and share. There’s no value in unused information and insight, and searching for hard-to-find data can hinder efficiency. Consider this alarming finding: about one-third of employees have avoided sharing a document with a colleague because it would take too long to access it.[1] This is why knowledge management is so…
The following article was originally published in ITWorld and can be found here
Being a leader who creates a positive environment, one that helps break down barriers, is a core belief of Igloo Software vice president of technology Julie Forsythe.

A self-proclaimed nerd, Forsythe’s passion for her industry, employer – Kitchener, Ont.-based cloud software firm Igloo Software – and employees shone through during an appearance earlier this month as part of the women in business leadership panel…
July 25, 2018
Incorporating Team Collaboration Into a Knowledge Management Strategy
By Dwayne Weppler
The following article was originally published to Igloo's blog and can be found here
By Irwin Lazar, VP and Service Director, Nemertes Research
Team collaboration apps have gained rapid adoption in the enterprise, with already more than 46% of participating companies in Nemertes’ 2018-19 unified communications and collaboration study either using them or planning to use them by the end of 2018. Team collaboration apps combine chat and persistent workspaces to enable groups to communicate and…
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