Small Business Labs

JULY 26, 2021

The New York Times article More phone calls, less shopping: how the pandemic changed American lives, down to the minute examines data from the American Time Use survey to show the changes in how Americans spent their time last year.     This is likely an example of people not telling the truth on surveys. 

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

That data aligns with a new report by Citrix based on a global survey of 900 business leaders and 1,800 knowledge workers — those who can do their job remotely. That’s based on Musk’s belief that remote workers are “phoning it in” and only “ pretend to work.” .

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Workplace Insight

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The effects of remote and hybrid work on communications technologies such as computer, phone and internet usage have negligible impacts on overall carbon footprint. .” The main contributors to carbon footprint for onsite and hybrid workers, according to the study, are travel and office energy use.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to Mailbird’s Email Overload Survey , 40% of workers receive roughly 61-100 emails every day, but only around 10% of them have any relevance to their workload. . The first strategy worth considering is deleting all work-related materials from your phone and letting others at work know you’ve done so. . “It

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Tips From T. Marie

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Why Trust Is Non-Negotiable Imagine going on a first date and your companion spends the entire time on their phone. According to a PwC survey, 87% of consumers stated that trust is a deciding factor in their purchasing decisions. Doesn’t exactly scream “trustworthy,” does it?

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JUNE 10, 2022

A recent global survey by Deloitte found that nearly 40% of women looking for a new job cited “burnout” as the main reason. At RSP, we often start with executive and employee surveys to uncover the biggest challenges. We have found in our workplace surveys that the hybrid model can help employees feel valued and seen.

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MARCH 10, 2024

Mentoring in the workplace makes it easier to ask “just-in-time” questions rather than scheduling a video meeting or phone call. A Pew survey noted that 36% of respondents claimed teleworking reduced their opportunities for mentorship.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 10, 2011

You many have noticed that different surveys show very different small business social media usage rates. For example, the Wall Street Journal article Facebook Tops for Small Business reported on a survey that found small businesses quite positive about social media.    Another point of view comes from Citibank.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 4, 2015

Desk phones are going out of trend. In fact, most of the decision makers have already migrated to soft and VoIP phones according to recent Frost & Sullivan survey. It is hardly surprising why many firms in first world nations have switched to softphones and left PBX-based phone behind. So what should you pick?

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

So even if ChatGPT is the equivalent of a not-smart flip phone in a few years, an innovative and progressive AI consultant will be there to help with that transition into the future. According to the McKinsey Global Survey , roughly 55% of their respondents have adopted some level of AI in their business.

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APRIL 28, 2022

Recently commissioned European research combined the results of an in-depth survey of 3,000 office workers, 2,750 employers in leadership roles at organisations with 50+ employees, and interviews with global senior leaders in Real Estate, HR and Operations. But why, and how can the physical workspace itself help address this issue?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We all know expenses exist, but the numbers keep adding up—rent, water, trash, electricity, cable, Internet, car insurance, renter’s insurance, gas, cell phone. According to a Gallup survey , only one in three Americans prepares a detailed household budget. It all feels a bit much.

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 20, 2024

Older readers may remember a phenomenon called Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) which marked the point at which employers gave up worrying about people using their own phones at work and instead made it look like it was their idea anyway. Other employees are free to use AI tools, with their employers encouraging using it (15 percent).

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

They won’t take phone calls in a quiet zone. Workspace’s Development Director Angus Boag talks about how they’ve adapted their spaces in line with this: “We have different types of space for when you are in different moods, everything from phone booths for private conversations, to spaces to have a chat, to common areas in the atrium.” .

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MARCH 3, 2024

According to Gensler’s 2021 Workplace Survey , younger generations are most likely to prefer a hybrid work model and least likely to prefer to work full-time remote. I can see someone is on the phone, but still pass by and wave.” There’s just a contagious energy because there’s transparency.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Surveys used to calculate your net promoter score can help you address pressing customer service issues you didn’t know existed. Instill and nurture these mission values at every level of your company—not just on the phone line or customer service desk, but in sales, management, and in yourself. And yes, prickly customers exist.

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JUNE 30, 2021

Surveyed customers have only one question to answer. “On You may even use the survey as an opportunity for further direct engagement such as with follow-up direct calls, emails or product offerings. If you have an option for email inquiries, those messages should be treated with the same urgency as a phone call or text. ?

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

I switch off my phone and stash it out of sight. According to a survey conducted by Pew Research Center, “44% of 18- to 49-year-olds say they go online almost constantly.”. During the lulls, I’m no longer a member of the pick-up-your-phone-to-fill-the-void club. The clock says it’s 12:01 a.m. I let my Kindle and laptop die.

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JULY 26, 2022

In a 2022 survey conducted by Proximity , an industry-leading workspace management platform, over half of respondents said digital door access is the most valuable feature to them. . The pain points: Double-booked, over-booked, and even under-booked conference rooms and offices cause chaos and confusion. .

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Conduct an employee engagement survey and do nothing with the results. Attend a trade show to network with customers but spend your time on the phone. Hire people to do a job but don’t take the time training them to do that job. Have slow-moving products in your inventory that generate low margins. For even more tips, go to [link].

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

One popular travel accessory that every digital nomad needs is a travel adaptor so that they can recharge all their devices, from laptops, cameras and cell phones to digital watches and alarms. . According to Grammarly’s own survey, 70% of users have found that they are more confident writers after using the app. .

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 23, 2023

The latest Workplace Survey from the Gensler Research Institute sets out to explore how employees are spending their time as they return to the office, how offices can more successfully support them, and the strategic design interventions that will have the biggest impact on the workplace experience. adults in the U.S.

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MAY 31, 2022

The truth is, the distractions coming from our phones, computers and other electronic devices are far from being the whole problem when it comes to our getting derailed from the things that matter most to us and the world around us. The latest post from Becoming Minimalist (no, wait, that’s a good distraction). Where was I?

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 16, 2024

The survey found that the average Brit will spend up to two-and-a-half hours working while technically having a day off on holiday or leave. The study also showed that nearly a quarter of people (23 percent) take their work phone or laptop with them on holiday in case they have to work while travelling.

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On The Job

MARCH 27, 2019

According to an Accountemps survey , one in three candidates are removed from job consideration after checking with their references. Whatever the reason, not preparing your references for that important phone call from a potential employer can upend all your hard work. Or, you asked so long ago that they have forgotten.

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JULY 20, 2021

A survey by Insider and Morning Consult from 2019 showed that millennials were more likely to put off buying houses, making career moves, undergoing medical procedures and even getting hitched—all because of cash-related reasons. That’s because when we delay organizing our finances, it causes us to delay a lot of other things, too.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Well, here's a depressing statistic: people on average spend more than five hours a day checking their email, according to an Adobe survey. Of course, not all that email checking is for work reasons -- the survey finds that more than two hours (143 minutes) is spent checking personal emails. You might even be a nicer, happier person.

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Success

MAY 30, 2022

I needed something to do—a hobby—that would force me to put my phone down and redirect my attention and my thumbs. In fact, a 2020 LendingTree survey found that half of millennials have a side hustle, and most rely on it for income. We exchanged phone numbers and Instagram handles. And there’s me, a self-taught hobbyist.

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Workplace Insight

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A different Statistica survey found that 31 percent of UK social media users aged between 16 and 24 years reported spending between 1-2 hours per day using TikTok, while 25 percent reported spending between 3-4 hours per day on the social video app. In 2022, data from Statisica revealed UK users spent an average of 4.25

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 22, 2023

American employees are wasting hundreds of contracted work hours a year using their work equipment for personal tasks and activities, according to a new survey from ExpressVPN. The survey, conducted by the consumer privacy and security company, found that some people are spending only 33 percent of annual contracted hours on work tasks.

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On The Job

JANUARY 25, 2021

Surveys show that the most desirable traits in a candidate are sincerity, kindness and patience. So, no peeking at your phone, letting your eyes and mind wander during the interview and sighing because you're bored. Put your shoulders back, hold your head up and look the employer in the eye (or camera). Know your skill set.

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Success

JUNE 22, 2021

Machine learning programs can help you mine behavioral data and touch points such as emails, phone calls and meetings. Case in point: One survey found that sellers spend around 65% of their time on activities that don’t generate revenue.

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MARCH 13, 2022

Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. I do more than 700 phone calls, not emails, to clients on their birthdays each year.

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Success

JUNE 6, 2023

As many as 31% of workers actively planned to quit their jobs in 2022, alongside 28% of workers who were undecided on the matter, according to a survey by the Conference Board. Sometimes employees quit because they do not wish to abide by [rules and regulations], such as keeping their cell phones stored away while caring for children.

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 24, 2011

Some critics say that customer satisfaction surveys are merely retailer popularity contests, but I disagree. When the same organizations continue to rise to the top of survey after survey and that special quality sets them apart from their competition, there is most likely something to learn and serious food for thought.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

And the data shows that we’ve seen a growth in remote work, according to the LinkedIn’s Workforce Confidence Index , which surveyed 5,860 U.S. Approach: Empathy and Transparency When it comes to remote conflict resolution, empathy and transparency are as vital as phoning home for E.T. professionals. Embrace the E.T.

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MARCH 8, 2023

The women surveyed in Guidant’s “ 2023 Small Business Trends ” report were primarily motivated to become entrepreneurs due to being “ready to be their own boss” (28%) and “[dissatisfied] with corporate America” (23%), with only 13% seeking to pursue their passions. The corporations took notice, and the legislators took notice,” she recalls.

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