Sunday, February 3, 2013

Are you ready for "Work 3.0"?

Are you ready for "Work 3.0"?

Mitel has recently commissioned a forward thinking White Paper on "Work 3.0" which covers "The Next Generation Model for Business".  

This next generation vision is provided by not only those in the VOIP technology field but also range from Business School professors to Commercial Architects and Business Consultants.

The vision is divided into four broad areas of focus: 

1. Technology
2. Physical Environment
3. Business Practice
4. Culture Shock

In my opinion, this is a must read to understand the future work environment and model for getting business done.  Whether you are a VOIP Sales Consultant or a Prospective VOIP improvement Decision Maker, this white paper will allow you to gain a complete vision of the transformation of the workplace and business. 

You may download this very interesting and well rounded white paper for free by clicking on this link.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Adoption of Teleworking within the business community involves a paradigm shift that working from home is still working and ultimately more effective.

At Mitel, we not only provide the Teleworker technology in ninety countries to thousands of businesses, we use our Teleworker Solution each day to be a resource for our business clients, our employee morale and our environment. A high percentage of our 3,000 plus employees spread across the world work both from home and the office and many of those work solely as homebased teleworkers . Mitel’s hotdesking feature allows to seamlessly “plug and work” from any location via a secure AES128 Bit encryption. Whether it’s at one’s assigned office, an open desk at an out of town office, or our home office, the ability to conduct business communications is unhampered.

Recent research sponsored from Mitel indicates two thirds (68%) of employees believe that by working from home they would actually take a more flexible approach to work, enabling them to be more productive (41%), and end up working longer hours (28%).
Eliminating commuting time to and from the office would be the trade-up for this increased productivity and longer working hours without impacting quality of life for employees. The research reveals that when it comes to attitudes towards teleworking, nearly one in five (18%) employees would like the opportunity to work from home two days a week, and that over half (55%) believe it is an acceptable option for any level.

Psychologist and employee productivity expert, Dr David Lewis, said: “Managers must understand that every individual has a different style of working, so by allowing your staff to work how they feel best able to achieve results can only benefit their well being and most importantly increase their productivity and ultimately customer service. It comes down to a matter of trust. If you trust and respect your employees to get the job done, they will trust and respect you in return and do the best they possibly can, regardless of whether they are in the office or not.”

Reducing overheads, improving customer satisfaction, increasing productivity and staff retention are the core business benefits that stem from teleworking. However, organizations are recognizing that their environmental responsibilities can also be addressed by implementing teleworking which helps decrease the congestion problems in urban areas and cut carbon emissions.

For more information, please contact your local Mitel Representative or myself if you choose and you are located in Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Pennsylvania.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Preview of Mitel Mobiliy redefined by Mitel's soon to be released Series X



Mitel Mobility, One Number, One Voice Mail, One Identity

Mitel Mobility gives you control. Login Once and make multiple calls with just one connection
Keep your old phones, Keep your old network, Use any device on any network.

Office features follw you....one button transitions lets you easily switch devices
Once centralized voice mail, one connection, no limits.

Mitel Mobility, connect from anywhere.

Use any device. No More missed calls, no more out of office, Where you are should dictacte how you work. Mitel Mobility....connect from ANYWHERE


Monday, July 6, 2009

Mitel and Sun's Webinar Podcast: Discover Ultra Thin Voice and Data Solutions

An excellant and useful podcast by Jonathan Gulas, Global Client Executive, Sun Microsystems and Stephen Beamish, VP of Business Development and Strategic Alliances, Mitel.

Topic areas covered how two leading technology providers in the Voice and Data industry's, Mitel and Sun Microsystems, have teamed up to provide a converged VoIP solution that pares down the size and energy demands and ramps up the flexibility and mobility.