At The Recognition group, work from anywhere isn’t just a buzzword: it’s a lifestyle. Our remote first work culture lets us grow and succeed personally and professionally from anywhere. Read more about how The Recognition Group made work from anywhere a way of life in 2022.

Sinead Hickey, account manager, is taking advantage of remote working to pursue an MBA

At The Recognition Group we no longer have offices and we actively encourage the team to make the most of this and to work anywhere.

The move to remote work has given many people the opportunity to swap their city homes for country and coastal havens. Here are a few tips we can share about making the most of remote working and living in the country.

Here is a list of our favourite etiquette tips to help hosts maximise the effectiveness of video meetings and make sure participant engagement remains high.

Establishing your business as a thought leader can position your company as an expert in your field. While there are a number of benefits in positioning your business as a thought leader, two key benefits are:

Starting your career can be a daunting task. The key to overcoming this and starting on your career path is preparation. Here are five tips that can help you kick start your career in PR and marketing: 

At The Recognition Group, we’ve had a distributed workforce for many years. Based on our experience, here are some strategies to keep your employees connected and engaged even when they’re not physically together:   

Email has been common place in business for years, in fact many argue that with the increased use of social media and mobiles email use may now be reducing. Regardless email is still for many a primary communication tool. Given that here are just some points that shouldn’t be overlooked, even when emailing using a mobile or tablet.

Many businesses now realise that significant benefits can be realised by better harnessing the professional contacts and networks that already exist within the business. Here are some of the very simple suggestions I recommend to people when it comes to professional social networking.

I get approached by eager young people looking for an internship pretty much every day. So here’s a checklist that I hope some of the budding young stars of the PR industry will review before they get in touch.

For those of us fortunate enough to be able to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s all a new and daunting experience. The daily commute for many Australians is just a few steps away, and conversations with coworkers are now limited to virtual calls.

Everyone has a standard routine that prepares them for the workday. Most of us get up, shower, get dressed in our office clothes, maybe have coffee and some breakfast, and then head out the door for the commute to work.  

Unless you’re an essential worker, the latest Australian government restrictions now stipulate that we must stay at home wherever possible.

While the current global situation has forced the hands of many when it comes to remote working there are some benefits that can help make the situation easier. 

Now that many workplaces have transitioned their employees to work from home indefinitely, keeping teams actively engaged with their work can be challenging.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented and has affected everyone with new social distancing and isolation measures worldwide having significant impacts on our daily lives.

Those of us fortunate enough to be able to do our jobs from home offices have had our worlds turned upside down in recent weeks. While working from home is great in theory, with so much forced and rapid change, it can be overwhelming and hard to find your groove.

We’ve all been there. The end of another day when we only completed a fraction of the items on our to-do list. The ideas we come up with in the shower but forget to write down.

In the simplest terms, professional services organisations exist to give people advice that will help make their lives better or their businesses more successful. Too many professional services firms fail to understand the importance of building trusting relationships.