Your employees, customers, and partners need the ability to connect and collaborate, at any time, from any location—across time zones or simply across the conference table. And those workplaces are expanding faster than ever, powered by mobile and cloud usage that makes virtual meetings essential. With scalable and secure voice, video, and content sharing, real-time collaboration can happen anywhere. Staying connected can lead to improved productivity and faster decision-making, as well as better customer service. But only if the technology offers a seamless experience and is intuitive enough to drive user adoption. While the need for better meetings is universal, not all conferencing tools are the same. Choosing the wrong tool could actually decrease productivity by wasting valuable meeting time troubleshooting the technology, or by providing a negative experience that will deter users from embracing it. This is especially true in situations where poor meeting quality could impact

Today, everything about the way we work has changed. Your employees, customers, and extended ecosystem have greater expectations than ever before, and the voice and unified communication solution you select is one of the most important decisions you can make toward a collaborative, connected, and productive workforce. This list gives you some of the most important questions to include in an RFP this year, as well as key insights about how these will play out for your business.

Learn how one organization with Polycom voice devices and Microsoft Office 365 realized a 109% risk-adjusted ROI and benefits of $1.6M over three years. By deploying Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365, an engineering firm was able to realize: $1.6M in total risk-adjusted benefits $1M in incremental revenue with more billable hours $537k in improved productivity $74k in phone purchase and installation cost savings $14k in employee relocation cost savings Learn more about the business benefits and cost savings attributed to Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365. The Total Economic Impact Of Polycom Solutions For Microsoft Office 365, a commissioned September 2016 study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Polycom and Microsoft.

Download the report and learn: - What is driving interest in employee listening - How to build a program that employees will want to participate in - How organizations can build their listening capabilities - Recommendations for building an employee listening program

To better understand what companies are doing in the area of employee listening and the extent to which employees are willing to participate, we analyzed data from the 2015 IBM Smarter Workforce Institute WorkTrends Survey.

This white paper highlights factors that have a decisive influence on the design and effectiveness of employee engagement programs. The results revealed in this study help to ensure future engagement programs are implemented even more successfully. Through successful engagement programs, the HR department can better position itself as a strategic partner of company management and ensure HR has an influence.

Welcome to the 2017 edition of HR Outlook: Views of the profession survey report, in association with Workday. This report is designed to provide commentary and insight about the trends and challenges facing our profession, highlighting where attention and action is needed. We asked HR professionals at all levels of seniority to tell us about their organisation’s priorities, both now and in three years, and, most importantly, how aligned they feel their HR activities are to achieving them. We also consider the external trends shaping the world of work, asking what the biggest drivers of change are. In this report we also have focus sections on leadership and people management, HR data, technology and employee voice.

Learn how one organization with Polycom voice devices and Microsoft Office 365 realized a 109% risk-adjusted ROI and benefits of $1.6M over three years. By deploying Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365, an engineering firm was able to realize: $1.6M in total risk-adjusted benefits $1M in incremental revenue with more billable hours $537k in improved productivity $74k in phone purchase and installation cost savings $14k in employee relocation cost savings Learn more about the business benefits and cost savings attributed to Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365. The Total Economic Impact Of Polycom Solutions For Microsoft Office 365, a commissioned September 2016 study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Polycom and Microsoft.

Lifetime Products manufactures tables, chairs, and basketball equipment for customers in more than 50 countries. Its employees in the United States and China depend on messaging technologies to stay connected to customers and the office. To improve productivity, Lifetime deployed Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging. Employees can access their e-mail, voice-mail, and fax messages in their inboxes—while at work, at home, or on the road.

Fresh Direct Produce workforce is more mobile, responsive with Cisco Unified Communications. To give its employees the immediate, direct communications that the business required, Fresh Direct replaced its phone system with the Cisco® Unified Communications System. The Cisco solution supports all of the company's voice, data, and wireless communications on one secure network.

A wireless network is a platform for enabling enterprise-wide access to an organization's applications and data. Wireless infrastructure allows users to take the office with them wherever they go. The wireless network provides employees and guest workers with untethered access to voice, video, data and applications regardless of their physical location. With the influx of mobile devices and increase in Wi-Fi connections, organizations are already starting to see a paradigm shift to "wireless by default" and "wired by exception." Watch this video to see how our solution architects upgraded the Shawnee Mission School District's aging network infrastructure.

In an industry like automobile sales and service, responsiveness can easily mean the difference between a service appointment, a large-ticket sale – or a customer taking their business elsewhere. Despite its reputation for meeting and exceeding customer needs, Voss Auto Network was using an aging communications system. The network of dealerships, including eight locations across Ohio, serves over 500 employees. Getting calls even when “walking the lot,” quickly retrieving voicemails, and having the ability to easily track missed calls all proved key to taking customer service, sales, and repeat business to the next level.

The rise of social media, coupled with the desire to build more engaged and productive workforces, has brought “active employee listening” to the forefront of management attention. No longer is it enough to encourage employees to speak up about topics that matter to them. Organizations today need to more actively solicit, analyze and engage in ongoing conversations with past, present and even future employees. Having access to the collective “employee voice” can help leaders achieve diverse goals, including identifying innovations, preventing discord and improving productivity, as well as building a better connection to the organization and its mission. So, how can organizations establish and manage mutually beneficial listening programs? To better understand what companies are doing in the area of employee listening and the extent to which employees are willing to participate, we analyzed data from the 2015 IBM Smarter Workforce Institute WorkTrends Survey – a broad-based survey of ov

The rise of social media, coupled with the desire to build more engaged and productive workforces, has brought “active employee listening” to the forefront of management attention. No longer is it enough to encourage employees to speak up about topics that matter to them. Organizations today need to more actively solicit, analyze and engage in ongoing conversations with past, present and even future employees. Having access to the collective “employee voice” can help leaders achieve diverse goals, including identifying innovations, preventing discord and improving productivity, as well as building a better connection to the organization and its mission. So, how can organizations establish and manage mutually beneficial listening programs?

"Now you can reduce your overall communications costs, streamline business processes, and make employees more productive, How? With Polycom voice solutions and Skype for Business. The brief by ZK Research, Lowering the Cost of Communications—and Six More Real Benefits of Skype for Business Voice details how you can improve staff productivity, leverage existing UC solutions, consolidate infrastructure, get to market quicker, support BYOD, and pave the way for video. All while dramatically lowering your total cost of communications."

"For over a decade Polycom and Microsoft have been addressing the challenge facing businesses across the globe—how to create the next generation workplace and allow employees to truly collaborate from anywhere. The recent rollout of Office 365 by Microsoft has made the next generation workplace a reality and Polycom is the only provider of voice and video solutions built for this new environment. In this webinar, Polycom and Microsoft experts will discuss Microsoft’s new Office 365 services and how Polycom’s portfolio of enterprise voice and video products will drive collaboration across an entire organization from desktops to conference rooms and beyond. This webinar will cover the following product and industry discussions: •What you need to know about Microsoft’s new voice capabilities in Office 365 •How to outfit your organization with voice solutions that integrate natively with Skype for Business and Office 365 •How to prepare your organization for video collaboration around Sk

In an industry like automobile sales and service, responsiveness can easily mean the difference between a service appointment, a large-ticket sale – or a customer taking their business elsewhere. Despite its reputation for meeting and exceeding customer needs, Voss Auto Network was using an aging communications system. The network of dealerships, including eight locations across Ohio, serves over 500 employees. Getting calls even when “walking the lot,” quickly retrieving voicemails, and having the ability to easily track missed calls all proved key to taking customer service, sales, and repeat business to the next level.

To build an engaged workforce, it is more important than ever to understand and act upon employee ideas, needs and concerns.

"Download this guide to learn how other SMBs are leveraging Office 365 with Polycom to bring together Office tools and communications to enable employees to connect with colleagues, customers, suppliers and business partners through every form of communication. With 3 new Skype for Business features, Microsoft and Polycom helping businesses improve productivity, efficiency, and collaboration. New features include: • Modern Voice with Cloud PBX, which will enable users to make and receive enterprise-grade calls from within Skype for Business Online. • PSTN conferencing which supports dial-in or dial-out to any device • Skype Meeting Broadcast for presentations to audiences of up to 10,000 "

"Learn how one organization with Polycom voice devices and Microsoft Office 365 realized a 109% risk-adjusted ROI and benefits of $1.6M over three years. By deploying Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365, an engineering firm was able to realize: $1.6M in total risk-adjusted benefits $1M in incremental revenue with more billable hours $537k in improved productivity $74k in phone purchase and installation cost savings $14k in employee relocation cost savings Learn more about the business benefits and cost savings attributed to Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365. The Total Economic Impact Of Polycom Solutions For Microsoft Office 365, a commissioned September 2016 study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Polycom and Microsoft."

Learn how one organization with Polycom voice devices and Microsoft Office 365 realized a 109% risk-adjusted ROI and benefits of $1.6M over three years. By deploying Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365, an engineering firm was able to realize: $1.6M in total risk-adjusted benefits $1M in incremental revenue with more billable hours $537k in improved productivity $74k in phone purchase and installation cost savings $14k in employee relocation cost savings Learn more about the business benefits and cost savings attributed to Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365. The Total Economic Impact Of Polycom Solutions For Microsoft Office 365, a commissioned September 2016 study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Polycom and Microsoft.

Future workplace structures are envisioned to be a scenario wherein employees are likely to use a multitude of connected mobile devices and apps that will offer compelling new work style experiences integrating voice, video and data access services.

Find out how 'micro'-businesses - those with fewer than 20 employees - can leverage the power of Voice over IP (VoIP) in this white paper.

"Learn how one organization with Polycom voice devices and Microsoft Office 365 realized a 109% risk-adjusted ROI and benefits of $1.6M over three years. By deploying Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365, an engineering firm was able to realize: $1.6M in total risk-adjusted benefits $1M in incremental revenue with more billable hours $537k in improved productivity $74k in phone purchase and installation cost savings $14k in employee relocation cost savings Learn more about the business benefits and cost savings attributed to Polycom voice solutions for Microsoft Office 365. The Total Economic Impact Of Polycom Solutions For Microsoft Office 365, a commissioned September 2016 study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Polycom and Microsoft."

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