Common eLearning challenges and how to overcome them
Many organisations have chosen to adopt eLearning over the past couple years, as it offers a flexible and scalable solution to the challenges of...
Ideagen Op Central Blog
News, updates, business tips and stories.
Work Central: Explained
With such an expansive product suite with many capabilities, we often find it hard to explain just what each module does!
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Jul 22, 2021
Achieving the elusive work-life balance
Workers are becoming increasingly concerned with work-life balance. More and more people are rejecting the romanticisation of long working hours.
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Jul 15, 2021
What to do when a site isn't performing well
Sites (restaurants, stores, etc.) have always been under pressure to perform well and meet targets. This pressure has only increased in recent times...
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Jul 13, 2021
Tips for attracting top talent to your company
There are many ways a potential hire might come across your listing. Maybe they’re job hunting on Seek, working with a recruiter or perhaps they...
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Jul 6, 2021
Supporting staff development
Employees are increasingly concerned about developing their skills and expanding their knowledge base.
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Jul 1, 2021
Dealing with underperforming employees
Dealing with underperforming employees can be difficult and quite uncomfortable even for experienced managers. If an employee is underperforming,
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Jun 27, 2021
Product update: Quick Links
We released the new Shout Outs widget to add to your dashboard and we are so excited to announce more ways to improve your Ideagen Op Central...
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Jun 24, 2021
8 ways to improve employee engagement
If you’ve noticed a drop off in employee engagement at your workplace, you’re not alone. Research has shown that in 2020, 80% of employees were...
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Jun 21, 2021
Improving internal communication
Too often, companies utilise too many communication points. We meet via Zoom or Microsoft teams, we email, we set tasks on a task management system,...
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Jun 17, 2021
Product update: Shout Outs widget
At Op Central, we constantly strive to improve our systems and provide our clients with the best user experience possible.
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Jun 7, 2021
SOP Central becomes Work Central
SOP Central has been one of our most beloved product suites due to its unparalleled ability to sync up communications, modernise policies and...
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Jun 6, 2021
The lowdown on self-audits
Whether you are a franchisor or the owner of a business with multiple sites, self-auditing should be top of mind. Conducting site audits is essential...
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Jun 2, 2021
What does 'the death of cookies' really mean?
It’s been some time now since Google announced they were removing third-party cookie capabilities from their browser, but are we ready for the ‘death...
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May 24, 2021
Changes to the Australian Franchising Code of Conduct
If you’re in franchising, you’re probably pretty familiar with the Australian Franchising Code of Conduct.
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May 18, 2021
Building an amazing customer retention strategy
It’s high time to consider the customer retention strategy as king! Today, we’re looking at why you need a customer retention strategy and what it...
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May 13, 2021
Dealing with workplace burnout
In this blog, we are going to talk about what causes workplace burnout and how we can resolve and reduce burnout.
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May 12, 2021
Giving effective feedback to your employees
Giving feedback has long been considered a negative. As the giver of feedback, we tend to feel uncomfortable and will try to avoid it wherever...
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May 6, 2021
6 ways to foster a learning culture within your business
Most of us would agree that learning needs to be continuous in the modern workplace. The business environment changes daily and therefore we need to...
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May 3, 2021
Finding the right candidates for your franchise business
It’s all good and well to find a franchisee to run your amazing business, but they have to be the right franchisee!
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Apr 26, 2021
Choosing an LMS: what exactly does my business need?
A Learning Management System (or LMS) is a strategic investment for businesses wanting to upskill their team, improve compliance and support...
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Apr 25, 2021
Design and your brand: just how important is design?
We don’t all have that design eye, but we know what visually appeals to us and what doesn’t, right? Design can often be overlooked as just something...
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Apr 20, 2021
Workplace satisfaction: are your employees happy?
Employee satisfaction is a lot better for your business than you might think. Happy employees are more productive, less likely to take time off, are...
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Apr 18, 2021
Trends for the modern and sustainable business
It is not enough to run a great business. Consumers are crying out for sustainable businesses now! Globally, 55% of consumers are willing to pay more...
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Apr 15, 2021
How has retail changed since the beginning of 2020?
It’s no secret that things have changed since the onset of the global pandemic. Many of us were strangers to wearing masks and I know that we weren’t...
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Apr 14, 2021
Brand continuity among multisite businesses: how Office Choice 'make local work'
We know that as a franchisor or a business with multiple sites, you’re going to be concerned with brand continuity. A lack of brand continuity can...
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Apr 7, 2021
Is it time to say goodbye to the 9-5?
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are beginning to realise that some of the old work rituals might not be as relevant as we had once thought.
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Mar 31, 2021