by Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions As mobile devices and apps continue to change the IT landscape, today’s workforce is often working on the go. They’re collaborating across time zones and borders, moving from one project to the next, sometimes without ever sitting at an office desk but possibly at a coffee shop. Remote and hybrid work…
by Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions Something that our organization has grown it success on and is part of our name is “Choices”. Always offering customers “Choices” by not locking organizations into limited options and flexibility for the future. Now it is even more important to make sure organization have flexibility, especially with the changing workforce of…
by Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions A few months back, I wrote about what technology changes businesses should expect in 2021. In that post, I discussed how enterprises would need to balance the public cloud with infrastructure privacy and how a hybrid cloud infrastructure that includes on-premise cloud capabilities could deliver the solution businesses need. Fast forward to today, and…
by Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions Has the workplace changed forever due to COVID-19? In many ways, yes, particularly when it comes to remote work and the impact it’s had on the employee experience. It was inevitable even pre-pandemic the momentum was increasing that AI, competition for workforce and rapidly evolving work environments would drive organizations to…
by Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions Team leaders may have an idea, but they don’t always know what workers are looking for, or expecting in regards to salary or other perks. It’s important for the organization to make sure team members’ anticipated outcomes align with performance and expectations, and that these markers have been discussed in previous…
by Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions Today’s organizations building their dream teams want self-directed workers who are team players. Team members want a work-life balance that brings fulfillment, in an organization where they are more than a statistical performance number. Of course, it is much more complex than that, but when both sides’ needs do not find…
By Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions As businesses enter the second year of a global pandemic they will need to put much of their focus on digital security solutions but not at the expense of the employee experience. Those most impacted are ones who work fully or in part from home. A challenge for IT and HR…
Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions A company and its culture are only as healthy as the team that comprises it. Many people, because of the shift to more in-home and remote working, aren’t exercising their minds, bodies, and spirits adequately. Organizations have increased pressure to do more with fewer resources. Technology, which everyone praises for the flexibility…
Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions, Remote work, AI, intelligent work spaces, and rapidly changing consumer trends are just a few of the technology movements we can see driving businesses in the future. They all reflect a radical shift in how the workplace and workforce are changing. Everything IT should support the business. Ensuring that IT aligns to…
Jim Steinlage, President & CEO of Choice Solutions, Businesses focused on employee experience (EX) tend to have a strong company culture, greater employee engagement, and higher levels of employee satisfaction and measurably better productivity. The most satisfied employees are the ones whose organizations give them the ability to get their most important work done. The pandemic has dramatically changed how…