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Productivity stories

Are productivity tools helping or hindering employees?

Technology implemented to keep employees engaged and productive is frustrating and slowing them down, new research from Citrix reveals.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Jun 2021

Partner Programmes

ManageEngine launches new MSP offering to help boost productivity

ManageEngine has launched RMM Central, a unified remote monitoring and management solution for managed service providers (MSPs).

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Apr 2021

Hybrid & Remote Work

Employer micromanagement during pandemic harming relationships - study

The pandemic had adverse effects on managerial relationships, micromanaging, and communication, according to new research from Blind.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Apr 2021

Unified Communications

Staff sharing sensitive company data through IM & collaboration tools - Veritas

Messaging apps and collaboration tools are inadvertently leaking data, says Veritas report, as employees take data beyond company platforms.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Mar 2021

Artificial Intelligence

Employees ready to trick AI tracking tech, Gartner finds

10% of workers will attempt to trick AI-driven tracking systems used to measure behaviour and productivity, according to a new Gartner study.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2021

Network Infrastructure

Widespread gaps in basic network management proficiency - study

Three-quarters of UK IT professionals have high network confidence without full network knowledge, according to a new study.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jan 2021

Unified Communications

Huawei launches latest productivity tool to NZ enterprise market

Huawei launches IdeaHub Pro in New Zealand to boost collaboration and productivity in offices, with sizes of 65-inch and 86-inch.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Oct 2020

Stories from Other Regions

Productivity stories

Hybrid & Remote Work

Remote working core element of future of work, report finds

94% of Australian employees want to work remotely, according to a report by Employment Hero. The survey also revealed an increase in hybrid working.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Jun 2021

Human Capital Management

Construction the worst industry for workplace wellbeing

Workers in New Zealand's construction sector have reported the country's lowest wellbeing score in a new survey of nearly 1,500 employees.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 25th Jun 2021

Productivity

Productivity Commission seeking feedback on Right to Repair report

The report explores ways in which governments and manufacturers could improve their products and repair processes for independent repairers and consumers.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Jun 2021

Supply Chain

Stress in construction – what causes it and how to deal with it

Poor communication, unrealistic deadlines and weak coordination are fuelling stress on New Zealand construction sites, a study finds.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 26th May 2021

Artificial Intelligence

Intellificial launches new framework to empower productivity through AI

Intellificial launches Activated Intelligence, an AI framework to boost Australia's productivity and overcome implementation barriers.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 11th May 2021

Health Technologies

NZ's productivity & innovation lags behind Singapore, Denmark - report

However, the report notes that these frontier firms can be up to 45% less productive than comparable frontier firms in other countries.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Apr 2021

Hybrid & Remote Work

COVID-19 proved we can solve homelessness

Lockdown housing for the homeless highlighted how policy, modular building and state spending could curb New Zealand’s affordability crisis.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Wed, 14th Apr 2021

Digital Transformation

Top five shifts affecting construction

Poorer collaboration is slowing projects, but digitisation, prefab and greener materials are reshaping New Zealand and Australia’s building sector.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 30th Mar 2021

Human Capital Management

The unseen risks of remote work

Nearly half of workers are logging longer hours for no extra pay, raising burnout, trust and retention risks for employers.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 28th Mar 2021

Software-as-a-Service

How AI can solve supply chain issues

Better visibility into inventories and provenance could help firms cut downtime, reduce errors and recover faster as demand rebounds.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Tue, 29th Dec 2020

Digital Transformation

Lifting productivity in construction

A digital product database could trim consenting costs and lift New Zealand builders' productivity, with gains to GDP estimated at up to NZD $220 million.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 3rd Dec 2020