Tag: COVID-19

Meeting the Demands of the Modern Workplace

As organizations scrambled to support remote workers, Kiefer recognized that we were in a unique position to assist our clients and friends. We have been promoting the benefits of the modern workplace for several years, and we had arrived at the moment in which enabling the modern workplace wasn’t a luxury, it was a necessity. Deploying technologies that supported efficient communication and collaboration was critical as stay-at-home orders changed how many organizations conducted business.

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Partner Webinar: Healthy Office Solutions for the New Normal

Presented by UBEO / Ray Morgan Company: Learn about how new technologies can support the new normal of your office life. We will showcase strategies and technology to make office environments safer for workers. We will also feature robust solutions for the connection and security of remote workers.

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Conduct an Organization Health Checkup

After nearly three months of reacting to crises, it’s time to evaluate organizational wellness.

June 13, 2020 will mark three months of remote working for us here at Kiefer Consulting. Like millions of our Northern California neighbors, we’ve found these past 12 weeks challenging, isolating and stressful. They also proven that the people who comprise our organization are adaptable, flexible and innovative. While it has been a time of uncertainty, we’ve been fortunate to have found numerous opportunities to enhance existing client relationships while also building new ones.  

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Business as Unusual: What Reopening Might Look Like for IT

We’re collectively navigating uncharted waters. How do we prepare for the unknown? 

On Tuesday, May 12 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sent an email to his company’s employees letting them know that if they so choose, they can work from home permanently. Work from home…forever. To some it might sound heavenly and to others, hellish. But Dorsey’s decree shines a very public spotlight on a very nebulous issue, namely, what does technology work look like after all…this?    

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Using Microsoft Teams to Stay Connected and Stay Positive

Microsoft Teams is a great option for keeping your staff informed, updated and upbeat

We’re in this together. It’s undeniable that collectively we’re confronting a crisis, but it can be difficult to feel like we’re together when so many of us have been suddenly displaced from the comforts of our offices.

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Kiefer Consulting’s Approach to Working at Home

While many of you have looked to our blog for tips, expert perspectives and best practices, this blog will focus more on Kiefer’s second full week of remote work. Before COVID-19, studies indicated that remote work was on the rise in the US. According to the Federal Reserve, the share of the labor force that works from home tripled in the past 15 years. But, it’s very clear that we would have never expected to be thrust into working from home, exclusively, with so little warning.

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Business as Usual in Unusual Times

Last week, the United States declared the COVID-19 a national emergency. Late last week, states across the country have put mandates in place, including closing schools, bars and restaurants to slow the spread of the disease.

Many businesses have had to quickly react to these sweeping changes and if you are like us at Kiefer, you may be working remotely. Many organizations have instructed employees to work from home and have put procedures in place to keep business going.

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