Six months into working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employees at Syngenta were feeling drained by the seemingly endless number of online meetings and calls.

The Workplace Technologies team in the IT department at Syngenta stepped in to help its employees learn to work asynchronously, and reduce the time spent in meetings or replying to emails.

SWOOP Analytics’ Development and Operations team ranked No.1 in SWOOP’s 2022 benchmarking of M365 for Chat Liberated and Email Liberated measures.

While they use some super simple techniques to collaborate, they have enormous impact on productive working.

Gone are the days when it was an “us” and “them” relationship between service providers and clients.

RealFoundations has broken the divide by inviting clients to work together as a true team in Microsoft 365.

Working collaboratively is non-negotiable at consulting company Engage Squared. Learn how Engage Squared works out loud, whether that’s internally as a team, or for any project with a client.

The Leukaemia Foundation's “Celebrating our People” Yammer community has become a reflection of the culture at the Foundation, of caring deeply about patients and staff.

It’s this simple formula of sharing incredible stories that makes the Yammer community so powerful, and it’s all measured with data from SWOOP Analytics.

After more than 18 months dealing with lockdowns and remote working, law firm Hall & Wilcox wanted to inject some positivity into the workforce. It did so by using the Praise feature in Yammer to recognise employees.

When this major US health insurer wanted to inject some conversation in its Yammer community while everyone was working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, an employee shared photos of herself with famous people.

It kicked off a “brush with fame” campaign on Yammer, asking colleagues to share their encounter with someone famous. 

WaterNSW launched a Yammer campaign called #ThisIsMyStory to create a more inclusive, respectful, safe and diverse workplace.

With a geographically dispersed workforce, Imagination Technologies has used Yammer and Microsoft Teams to level the playing field, as well as creating a virtual space to replicate the office lunchroom.

Engage Squared uses a bot to get people engaged on Yammer by asking them a personal questions in the “Social” Yammer community.

It gets employees logging onto Yammer to look around to see what else is being posted in other communities, it allows colleagues to learn more about each other, it gives everyone a break from the regular work day and it allows employees to “practice” using Yammer in a safe environment.

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland, Department of Transport and Main Roads Director-General Neil Scales was unable to travel to physical sites, so he stepped in front of the camera to provide weekly updates about the latest COVID-19 news and impacts to the department. He then shared the videos on Yammer.

Learn how to write a great Yammer post with RealFoundations.

Follow the 5 steps to write a post to engage employees and start conversation in your organisation.

How did your company keep 50,000 employees connected during the COVID-19 lockdowns?

ANZ bank nurtured connections and employee wellbeing through competitions, cooking and culture - all on Yammer.

Working in some of the world’s most isolated regions can be a lonely existence, and keeping those people digitally connected with their colleagues can be a challenge.

It’s a challenge Aggreko, the world’s largest supplier of mobile and modular energy solutions, is overcoming with the help of Yammer.

Keen to cut back on time spent in online meetings?

By working out loud in Microsoft Teams, and adopting some basic housekeeping guidelines, Dutch management consulting company OrangeTrail is saving hundreds of hours on unnecessary meetings.

There are two keys to digital information consultancy Carpool’s success working in Microsoft Teams – create a new team only when it’s related to a new client and STOP HAVING SO MANY MEETINGS!

The world’s No.1 ranked team on Microsoft Teams doesn’t meet face-to-face, or even in virtual meetings. All work is done asynchronously in Teams channels.

Learn the secrets to becoming one of the best digital teams in the world.

You may have great leaders in your organisation, but are they great digital leaders?

As hybrid work becomes the new norm, it is imperative leaders are able to connect and communicate in digital spaces, not just face-to-face or in an office environment.

Becoming a great digital leader doesn’t happen by accident. It takes work and planning. Global food and beverage giant Nestle has shared how it coaches its great digital leaders.

Imagine migrating your organisation’s entire knowledge base onto Microsoft Teams.

Digital workplace consultancy Talk Social To Me took the leap and moved everything to Teams when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. They employed a formula for a seamless transition and they’re now reaping the rewards with a transparent way of working on their digital platform.

Working out loud in places like Microsoft Teams means you need to stop and think about what you’re going to share. Is it important? What are you saying or asking?

Stopping to think about what you want to say on a digital platform is part of the digital disruption happening at RealFoundations, a world leader in digital collaboration.