Small businesses face an operational paradox: While consumers place the same expectations on small to medium size businesses and enterprises for service, speed and supply, smaller-scale organizations typically lack the staff and spending resources necessary to compete with their corporate counterparts.
CHICAGO, IL - Chicago-based MXOtech, a woman-owned, award-winning boutique IT firm, announced that James Webb, has joined the firm as Chief Operations Officer. In his new role, Webb will oversee all staff, processes, execution, and customer support of the company, incorporating his knack for building successful teams and finding the best path to propel his clients forward with technology.
Empathy – n. – the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
Sympathy – n. – feelings of pity & sorrow for someone else’s misfortune
While empathy and sympathy are often misunderstood as interchangeable feelings, the two sentiments are, not the same.
If you’ve worked in an office or have been in school at any point in the last three decades, chances are you’re quite familiar with Microsoft Excel, but if you’ve been around a longer, you likely know that it wasn’t nearly as popular as its competitors at first.
“Technostress” is now a significant concern for staff at many companies. The uptick of new technology services and solutions has many employees confused by complexity and frustrated by fragmentation — and it’s even worse for IT teams.
Think about it: Not only are in-house technology teams required to understand new IT initiatives, but they’re also responsible for deploying them at scale, managing their security and ensuring they deliver ROI — all while working through an ever-growing list of day-to-day tasks.
Our team at MXOtech, Inc. recently received some exciting news! Clutch analyst Amanda Finn called our CEO here in Chicago to inform us that we are ranked amongst the top SQL developers in the world for 2020, according to Clutch methodology. SQL is critical for big business, and increasingly essential for small business as more and more corporations want to interact with their product and their customers.
During this time of uncertainty, organizations are allowing their employees to work remotely, but with social distancing comes a new threat – a cyber-related one. Cybercriminals are ramping up their tactics to take advantage of those who may have inadequate or unsecure networks.
In today’s workforce, virtually everyone has a personal and often company supplied, internet-connected mobile device. Smartphones are ubiquitous, tablets abound, and mobile computing platforms such as laptops or 2-in-1 devices are still often used.
MXOtech’s success if fueled by a recruitment and hiring process that puts core values first, looks inward for career paths, and embraces diversity and inclusion. Joanna is sharing MXO’s recruitment strategy and the lessons she’s learned in the latest issue of Channel Pro magazine.
MXOtech’s success if fueled by a recruitment and hiring process that puts core values first, looks inward for career paths, and embraces diversity and inclusion. Joanna is sharing MXO’s recruitment strategy and the lessons she’s learned in the latest issue of Channel Pro magazine.
