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What Insurance Agents Need to Know about the Future of Work
Agencies that adapt to new work environments and employee preferences will be ones to thrive in the future.
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SOURCE: PC360 10.20.21
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How to Build and Sustain a Remote Work Culture with Engaged Employees
A company leader shares the principles she has followed about building and maintaining a successful remote work environment that has benefited her company.
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SOURCE: Forbes 8.18.22
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8 Keys to a Better Remote Work Plan
SOURCE: HR Morning 9.21.21
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Remote work isn’t going anywhere. So while businesses may not be building a workplace from the ground up, they are rebuilding how they work. This piece shares eight critical keys to continue to make remote work work.
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7 Ways to Enhance Remote Work Productivity in Your Company
Do you know how to improve the remote work productivity of your employees that work from home (WFH)? With so many employees working from home – thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic – enhancing remote work productivity is essential. Fortunately, there are things you can do to make sure your remote workers make the most of their time and meet all their deadlines.
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SOURCE: FileCenter 3.17.22
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5 Ways to Improve Your Remote Work Strategy
Advances in technology and changes in work environments caused by the pandemic have made remote work the norm for many organizations. Despite the ongoing discussion about a potential return to the office, the likelihood of companies dropping remote work entirely and forcing employees into a blanketed return to the office is low.
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SOURCE: reworked 1.27.22
7 Tips for Improving the Remote Working Experience at Your Company
The cultural landscape of work has shifted for many companies. Many have struggled to keep up. They are now playing catch-up with how to accommodate remote employees, especially by establishing a positive experience for both employees and the organization.
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SOURCE: Forbes 7.27.22
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8 Tips on How to be Productive in a Remote Work Environment
Remote work is all fun and games until you hit that first productivity block. With no one around to make you feel accountable and your work acknowledged, you just go deeper into your daily struggle with notification and distraction overload.
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SOURCE: Pumble 7.8.22
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Virtual Collaboration: How to Improve Remote Work
As more people embrace remote and hybrid work, a solid framework for virtual collaboration has become the business need of the hour. While it may seem straightforward, there’s a lot more that goes into it than simply picking a virtual collaboration platform. It also involves centralizing communication and setting clear processes around how team members connect with each other.
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SOURCE: RingCentral 3.24.22
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How to Use Remote Work Technologies to Improve Productivity
Remote work technology has evolved significantly and rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even as the outbreaks decline, businesses are capitalizing on the technological advancements that have been introduced during the global crisis. Remote work technology can improve employee engagement, whether you have workers all over the globe or you’re all located in the same area.
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SOURCE: Webbiquity 5.24.22
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5 Simple Tips for a Better Remote Work-Life Balance
Creating boundaries between your personal and professional life when working remotely is essential to your well-being and happiness.
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SOURCE: PCMag 4.11.22
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7 Ways to Improve Remote Team Communication
Challenges like miscommunication, scheduling difficulties, and ineffective online meetings affect remote team communication. These problems also reduce team productivity and can cause conflict. But the good news is that with the right strategies your remote team can improve how they work and communicate.
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SOURCE: Hive 8.3.22
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The Case for Insurance Agents to Adopt Hybrid Work
Over the last few years, digital has not only transformed the customer experience in insurance – it’s also transformed the employee experience. Digital tools save independent insurance agency employees time and energy. They simplify routine tasks and free up time for employees to focus on building relationships with clients.
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SOURCE: Digital Insurance 6.23.22
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The 2022 Guide to Virtual Selling (5 Challenges, 7 Tips)
How do you create meaningful relationships with your leads when you can’t be in the same room as them? How do you demonstrate your offering’s value in the virtual world when you’re used to in-person meetings? This article reviews key challenges and best practices.
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SOURCE: GMass 4.25.22
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How to Give a Sales Presentation Remotely: 12 Ways to Crush Your Remote Sales Presentation
This article discusses specific best-practices you need to have in place before the presentation, during your presentation, and after you finish the call.
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SOURCE: Close 10.13.21
Making Remote Work an Agency Advantage
Independent agencies have had a rough roller coaster ride over the last year trying to figure out if, when, and how to reopen an in-person office, only to have a summer surge of COVID-19 cases put many plans on hold. As agency principals consider their options moving forward, it’s a good time to take a strategic look at the benefits and challenges of full-time remote work or a hybrid combination of in-office and at-home work.
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SOURCE: Rough Notes 10.7.21
3 Ways Insurance Agents Can Succeed Working from Home in 2022
Being a remote agent sounds awesome, as long as your pipeline and closing rates stay strong. The question is, what does an insurance agent need to effectively manage their business from home?
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SOURCE: ZipQuote 11.30.21
Remote: Office Not Required
In this book, available to purchase on Amazon, authors Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of Basecamp provide a complete overview of remote work’s challenges but also argue that, often, the advantages of working “off-site” far outweigh the drawbacks.
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