5 ways managers and HR need to adapt to meet the needs of their new hybrid office
8th March 2021A ‘business as usual’ approach increasingly seems like it is doomed to fail – and not just because it will leave a business horribly exposed again if another pandemic breaks out… The world of work has changed and there’s no going back – that’s the word on the streets (so to speak) and is something…
Is noise driving you to distraction when working from home?
18th February 2021One option is to move to Portugal, where new legislation imposes decibel limits during the day – but there are other, less dramatic, options, too. Working from home can be wonderful – there are so many positives that it is hard to know where to begin. But one thing that does occasionally leave remote workers…
In Portugal, noise ban lifts remote workers’ hopes for peace at last
17th February 2021LISBON (Reuters) – The construction site outside Brazilian journalist Giuliana Miranda’s suburban Lisbon apartment didn’t bother her much – until remote working kicked in and the drilling noise drowned out her interviewees on Zoom. Soon, she moved house. But luck was against her. Just before working from home became mandatory again last month, two of…
2021 Future Skills Insight UK for Government
11th February 2021The COVID-19 pandemic left a significant impact on the workforce. Vacancies within numerous occupations and skill shortages expanded across the UK regions quickly. The lack of skills, qualifications, and experience makes it difficult to fill such positions, leaving gaps in the workforce.
10 things that remote workers (and their managers) can do so that WFH employees thrive
20th January 2021You’re out of the office, but you should never be out of the picture. Luckily, the world is full of expert advice to support remote workers… Abodoo’s large network of remote workers is a testament to just how well working from home can work – which is a reassuring sentence to read (if a little…
Hybrid offices and meetings: how’s that going to work?
30th December 2020As managers face up to a new, hybrid way of working, one thing that they’re scratching their heads about is meetings. Here are a few tips on how to get the best out of everyone… I was recently featured on one of Ulster Bank’s websites in an article about the new hybrid way of working…
The new hybrid office – what will it look like and how will you fit?
30th December 20202020 revealed cracks in the world of work as we knew it, and paved the way for a more agile workforce that could work from home, in the office, in a co-working space – or a blend of all three. Now, the buzzword on everyone’s lips is ‘hybrid’: but what will the new hybrid workplace…
How to be Globally Competitive
22nd December 2020At times like these, it has been very challenging for most countries in the Asia Pacific. Millions are unemployed, there’s poverty, businesses are closing down, limited foreign investments, the lack of skilled health professionals, and deaths are among the highlights. The outlook may vary depending on the region but we all can agree that everyone…
How to stay ‘on brand’ when working from home
9th December 2020They might be miles away from the office, but there are things remote workers can do to maintain a connection to the company they work for.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Donough Foley Senior Advisor for Abodoo APAC
15th October 2020We are delighted to announce Donough Foley as Senior Advisor for Abodoo APAC for the launch of Geonostics – the first dynamic skills mapping and matching data intelligence platform for governments.