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When collaboration fails and how to fix it
Are you working in a dysfunctional team?
Traditional analysis might suggest your team is overwhelmed or isolated. By digging deeper into the analytics of your team, you may in fact be a high performing agile team or a thriving community of practice. It's all about the context.
Add some FART goals to your SMART goals for 2021
Excuse our rudeness, but have you considered your FART goals for 2021?
Engagement matters and education is an engagement sport
Engagement matters and education is an engagement sport. An analysis of Yammer networks on online university courses.
Setting Measurable Goals for Collaboration with SWOOP
At SWOOP, our mission is to make organisations and individuals better at collaborating, and that is why we are now introducing goal setting in SWOOP.
Working from home – data shows we’re adapting and staying positive
There's no doubting 2020 has been a tough year, which makes it perhaps even more surprising that research from SWOOP Analytics has found staff sentiment at work was far more positive than negative during the first six months of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Building an engaged, collaborative culture is serious fun
Building an engaged, collaborative culture is serious fun at data centre NEXTDC.
Microsoft Teams Chats, Calls and Meetings come to SWOOP
We've added data from Microsoft Teams calls, chats and meetings to the SWOOP for Teams dashboard.
World’s best Yammer collaboration champions
As part of SWOOP Analytics’ 2020 Yammer Benchmarking report we have identified the world’s best enterprise Yammer networks when it comes to collaboration and productivity, along with the top Yammer Communities.
Do conversations endure longer on Microsoft Teams or Yammer?
Does a conversation on Microsoft Teams have a longer or shorter life span than a conversation in Yammer?
How to run a successful Yammer network during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bringing fun to work, prioritising physical and mental health and wellness, ensuring leaders overcommunicate with their employees, and measuring interactions with analytics, are among the keys to a successful Yammer Community.
Why polls and surveys can get it wrong
Polls and surveys so often get the result wrong - just look at the recent US election! With data, you get real-life results. In the workplace, this allows you to see what’s really happening and how people are really feeling.
SWOOP’s new look: a collaborative achievement
SWOOP’s refreshed new look was a collaborative exercise, almost all done online.
New look and feel for SWOOP
We're launching a complete refresh of the SWOOP user interface, making it cleaner and easier to navigate.
SWOOP Chat - Show me the money: What's the ROI on Collaboration?
Distinguished Fellow & Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, acclaimed author, researcher, consultant and collaboration expert Dr Heidi Gardner joins SWOOP Analytics to do a deep dive into the ROI on collaboration.
SWOOP Chat – Microsoft’s Modern Collaboration Architecture (MOCA), with Rishi Nicolai
Rishi Nicolai, Digital Culture and Change Specialist at Microsoft speaks about MOCA and the importance of behavioural change for effective collaboration.
Working From Home: Are You Overworked, Overwhelmed or Overjoyed?
As we settle into our new normal, a plethora of survey-based research addressing productivity gains or losses has found those working from home are experiencing a range of emotions.
Want more responses in your collaboration network? Try adding attachments
Have you ever wondered about the impact of adding photos, videos, GIFs or links to your post in your enterprise social network?
SWOOP Chat with ANZ Bank
ANZ Bank shares its experience using Microsoft Teams and Yammer to keep employees connected and collaborating during the COVID-19 pandemic. ANZ explains how data from SWOOP Analytics has increased engagement from executive leaders on Yammer, allowing leaders to build genuine relationships and trust across the organisation.
What’s the ROI on collaboration?
What’s the ROI on collaboration? It’s a question we’re often asked at SWOOP Analytics.
While we know collaboration in the workforce leads to higher performing teams, which leads to better business outcomes, it can be difficult to put a dollar value on collaboration.