Are you aware of how actively your employees are engaged at work? For an organization to be most profitable and achieve the greatest ROI, it’s essential that employees are thriving; thriving in the sense that employees are coming into work with the right mindset and attitude to take on the day and tasks ahead. Good news! Getting your team motivated and increasing employee engagement just got a whole lot easier; EOX Vantage is here to share our top tips and tricks!

We’ve all heard it a million times before… “a picture is worth a thousand words”. Usually we relate this phrase to photographs of blissful vacations, beautiful masterpieces or breathtaking sights in nature, but have these thoughts ever come to mind when considering your current business operations? We’re talking about data visualizations; simplistic views that provide real-time updates of business operations. A seemingly simple-looking chart or graph can hold a breadth of data that harnesses the power to uncover new information, inspirations and innovations.

Are you someone who is mission-driven and isn’t afraid to take risks? Do you thrive off challenges and demonstrate a strong desire to go above and beyond your necessary job requirements? If Monday morning rolls around and you’re the person who rises out of bed excited for what you can accomplish, then you may be on your way to becoming a “trailblazer”! Vantage Agora is here to let you in on what other characteristics makes someone a trailblazer within their own organization.

How to break down information silos with technology

Interviewed by Jayne Gest

Technology is supposed to make everything easier, but that’s not always the case. Across all industries, multiple systems are put in place to solve business challenges. While each department may have visibility and control, that information remains locked within the department. C-suite executives must go to several places, whether it’s software applications or Excel spreadsheets, to access company-wide data. And in even the smallest companies, departments can become siloed.

In today’s hyper-competitive world, to remain a forerunner, staying a step ahead of your competition is a top priority. What if we told you that companies today are taking this extremely literally with the ability to predict the future! Sounds crazy, but you heard us correctly; companies are going back to the future to help drive business, make predictions, solve problems and unveil a world of new opportunities with “predictive analysis” tools. Predictive analysis consists of a complex combination of data, algorithms and machine learning techniques. Sounds like a lot, but we’re going to break down the basics and let you in on the diverse ways these analytics benefit industries of all types.

Smart phones, smart cars, smart TV’s… what’s next? In the dawn of the digital age, everything we know is slowly becoming computerized and increasingly driven by technology. Drones deliver our packages, self-driving cars get us to our destinations; are there robots to do our jobs for us? Yes, in fact there are. More and more companies have been adopting Robot Process Automation (RPA) to help operations run smoother, producing tangible benefits like increased efficiencies and reduced human-error. Okay, don’t panic yet. Before you go and get worried that a robot might snag your job, let’s break down what RPA is and why it won’t jeopardize your job, but rather make it much simpler.

It’s late at night, you’re laying in bed as the bright light from your illuminating phone burns your already sleepy eyes. You endlessly scroll through posts and pictures, liking and sharing the content you see… sound familiar? Don’t worry, we’re all guilty of this. Social media has become so ingrained in our everyday lives that it’s almost impossible to go a day without using it. This may not be good for our eyesight or our productivity at work, but did you know that social media has massive potential to help your business flourish?

Sleeping in, pajamas and laziness can be a few negative side effects of the Work from Home (WFM) phenomenon. But words like integrity and intensity, coupled with the desire for flexibility and independence can also accurately depict the millennial-driven workforce powering the industries and innovations of today.

The season is beginning to change, the sun is out longer, the days are getting hotter and moods are lifting. Don’t “Spring” to conclusions too fast…remember we still need to get through tax season first. Who doesn’t love filing their taxes, filling out the countless forms and adhering to the ever-changing tax regulations? Each year, the IRS makes changes to the ways in which taxes are filed, and this year the “hot topic” is the Standard Deduction increase.

Palms sweating and hands shaking, you tear open the envelope only to be hit with the notice no one wants to see…. you’ve been fined. You ask yourself, "How could we possibly be hit so hard again?" You don’t have millions of dollars to shell out on compliance issues that could have been avoided. Where are these issues stemming from? The answer is simple. Banks constantly receive fines from customer complaints due to failure to abide to regulatory compliance, which can lead to major fines and reputation damage (no one wants their name dragged through the dirt).