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How to Overcome Organisational Silos and Boost Collaboration

Organisational silos are one of the biggest obstacles to effective communication and collaboration in any business. They create barriers that hinder the free flow of information, lower efficiency, and ultimately weaken organisational cohesion. Many businesses experience these issues without realising that they stem from deep-rooted structural problems. Understanding how silos emerge and identifying their presence …

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The Zeigarnik Effect: Unfinished Tasks Are Stealing Your Focus

Business Insights, Corporate Division

Have you ever found yourself unable to stop thinking about an unfinished task? Even when you try to relax, your mind keeps returning to it. This common experience is due to the Zeigarnik effect, a psychological phenomenon that explains why incomplete tasks stay in our thoughts. Understanding this effect can help improve productivity, reduce stress and …

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How to Eliminate Unproductive Meetings and Boost Workplace Productivity. A blog post by OutSec the UK's leading online transcription company

How to Eliminate Unproductive Meetings & Boost Productivity

Business Insights, Corporate Division, Financial Division, HR, Legal Division

Meetings should foster collaboration, decision-making, and problem solving. Yet, many businesses hold meetings out of habit rather than necessity. Without a clear purpose, these become unproductive meetings that simply drain productivity and morale. The Cost of Unproductive Meetings Research shows that 35% of all meetings are unproductive, costing businesses thousands of wasted hours and millions …

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How to self-promote without losing self-respect

Business Insights, Corporate Division, Financial Division, HR, Legal Division

In this guest post for the OutSec Blog, Helen Tuddenham of Helen Tuddenham Consulting shares practical strategies to help you self-promote and showcase your accomplishments. Now, let’s dive in! Have you ever felt that you don’t get the credit you deserve? That job opportunities are given to others, even though you would be ideally suited? According to …

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Mastering Document Consistency: The Pros and Cons of House Styles

Corporate Division, Financial Division, HR, Legal Division, Property & Surveying Division

In the world of business communication, consistency is king. So, enter the house style: a set of guidelines that standardises the formatting and presentation of documents across an organisation. We may think that ‘house styles’ were forced upon us, corporately, in the late 2000s. But believe it or not, it had its origins at the …

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The Imperative Role of Transcription in Modern Business Strategy

Business Insights, Corporate Division, Financial Division, HR, Media & Interviews Division, Property & Surveying Division, Recruitment & Executive Search

In today’s fast-paced business environment, transcription has become an essential resource. By converting spoken words into text, it boosts communication and documentation. Furthermore, transcription offers many benefits, such as increased meeting efficiency, reduced legal risks, improved accessibility, and enhanced content marketing. Let’s examine why transcription is crucial for modern businesses. Whilst transcription plays an imperative …

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Cut Costs: Outsourcing to Offset National Insurance Contributions (NICs) Increases. A blog post by OutSec the UK's leading online transcription company

Cut Costs: Outsourcing to Offset NICs Increases

Business Insights, Corporate Division

In recent weeks, the UK’s tax policy has sparked widespread debate. The government had pledged not to raise taxes for working people. This promise specifically covered National Insurance Contributions (NICs), income tax, and VAT. However, the Chancellor’s latest budget announced significant changes to employer NICs. These changes will affect businesses nationwide. The rate of employer …

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How to Create Written Content that Converts

Business Insights, Corporate Division

Great content is about getting noticed and to get noticed you need to communicate and grab your audience’s attention. Ultimately, communication is the key to success in any business. Whether you are selling a product, a service or an idea, you need to communicate clearly and persuasively with your potential customers. However, if you’ve ever …

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Why do Mediators Outsource their Transcription Needs?

Corporate Division, Legal Division

It is fair to say that Mediators have started to move with the times and are adapting and embracing different ways of working. This includes outsourcing work to businesses that support them. When you think of outsourcing work, we often only think about the savings that will be achieved by getting the work done at a …

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Calm it Kermit! How to Reduce Stress in the Workplace

Business Insights, Corporate Division

I am slow to wake up this morning. I had tried to get back off to sleep, back to the dream I was having with Kermit the Frog and The Muppets. It is odd, what we dream about! The clock says it is five in the morning. I had not slept particularly well and wondered …

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