Ready to make some New Year’s Resolutions?Five things you can do in 2017 to drive greater collaboration across your business.

The ability to share and find relevant information from

across the business is a key tenant of collaboration.

However, with more and more places to store documents,

knowledge is increasingly becoming trapped. Almost a

quarter of us (23%) lock important documents away in

our mailboxes as attachments. Even more, (38%), save

documents to our C: drives.

Few things kill collaboration more than knowledge silos.

While you may not be consciously trying to sandbag

knowledge, chances are you’re retaining valuable

knowledge that could be put to use across the organization.

Be more aware of how you store and share your work

and make a commitment to ensure knowledge is

accessible by using a collaboration solution like Huddle.

Huddle makes it easy to control how your documents are used; ensuring the right people, have the right information, at the right time.

Did you know that 20% of employees say “improving

access to subject matter experts”1 is one of the top three

things an organization can do to make their jobs easier?

Chances are, there’s someone in your business with just

the right subject matter expertise to help you answer

that customer question, resolve a technical challenge, or

complete that 100-page RFP in record time.

Subject matter experts may not necessarily be in

leadership roles. They might not even realize their exper-

tise is valuable. That’s why finding them is challenging.

You might even be one yourself!

If your organization uses a collaboration platform like

Huddle, or an internal social networking tool, make the

effort to promote your own expertise, share insights and

contribute to projects outside of your day-to-day function.

You’ll quickly start to create a culture where others feel

confident to do the same.

Huddle is a great way to quickly find subject matter experts and invite then into your projects.

Source: How Technology is shaping the client experience. Huddle, 2016

Even the best teams benefit from the occasional team

building exercise. They’re a great way of improving

communication, morale, motivation, and productivity.

There are four main types of team building activities:

Communication activities, problem solving and/or

decision making activities, adaptability and/or planning

activities, and activities that focus on building trust.

Exercises don’t have to take long. Work them into your

existing team meeting schedule, or set aside 30 minutes

every month to run an exercise. There are plenty of online

resources available, including our own favorites here.

Don’t forget that providing your teams with the technology they need to work collaboratively is essential to maintaining this focus.

Try Huddle for free at www.huddle.com/get-started

Shadow IT arose out of the need of employees to find

solutions to their daily challenges. Much to the dismay

of IT Managers and Security & Information Risk Officers

(SIRO), the simplicity of consumer-grade apps meant

they quickly found their way into the enterprise as

alternatives to clunky, legacy corporate tools.

Despite crack-downs, many still exist under the radar. Over

a quarter of employees (28%) use personal file-sharing

apps to exchange files with colleagues and clients, while

22% routinely use unencrypted USB flash drives.1

Today, there is no excuse. SaaS has made it easier than

ever for organizations to trial and invest in new technologies

that meet employee requirements.

Lead by example; ditch the shadow IT tools and work

with IT to find tools that meet the usability needs of

business users without compromising security and data

governance.

Trusted by governments and proven in enterprise, no other solution delivers the security of Huddle while offering a user experience that employees and clients love.

Start your free trial at www.huddle.com/get-started

Source: How Technology is shaping the client experience. Huddle, 2016

From Slack to Yammer. Box to Microsoft SharePoint.

Perhaps your organization already has a number of software

tools available.

While investing in better workplace tools is always a

positive, there’s a point where it can become confusing

to employees. “Should I post this comment on Skype or

Slack? Should I send this document via email or a file

sharing app?”

In 2017 audit the tools you have, understand how each

should be used, and when.

Update your IT policy, run training sessions and make

sure employees understand how different tools impact

client engagement, data governance and knowledge

management.

Because every document has its own comment stream and activity feed, Huddle is the perfect way to consolidate team communication, file sharing and document workflow.

Huddle is the cloud collaboration solution that makes it easy for teams to stay productive and to work securely beyond the firewall with colleagues, partners and clients.

Trusted by governments and a leader in collaborative solutions for the enterprise, no other solution delivers the security of Huddle while offering a user experience that employees and clients love.

For more information, contact your Huddle account manager or visit huddle.com to start your free trial.

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