Bastet Partners

07/04/2022

Happy Fourth of July to all of our staff, clients, and friends!

04/08/2022

You can rely on advanced security, compliance, and management capabilities in Microsoft 365—including Microsoft Teams, which provides maximum security, performance, and unrivaled quality in every call and meeting.

Secure and scale your rooms effortlessly with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, get actionable AI insights with Teams Quality Dashboard, and more.

Review the infographic and learn more about how Microsoft Teams is providing an enterprise-grade hybrid work experience while preserving your organization’s privacy and security.

04/05/2022

Driven by the pandemic and employees seeking better balance, hybrid work is quickly becoming the business norm. However, there’s a natural “distance bias” that could be affecting your decision-making.

Learn why hybrid work can boost productivity, how remote workers may become alienated, and tactics for leveling the playing field across in-office and remote environments for the best all-around outcomes.

Avoid unconsciously favoring on-site workers. Here's how to fight location-based biases in meetings.

03/31/2022

With the hybrid work here to stay, it’s important to set everyone up for success by choosing a meeting format that best serves their needs. It’s also important to make good use of attendees’ time and lead meetings that reflect your organizational culture. Review the infographic to learn the specific steps for preparing, conducting, and debriefing for a positive hybrid meeting. Get up to speed on the latest Teams updates, such as transcriptions, fluid components, large-gallery mode, live reactions, and more.

03/28/2022

Have you heard about the latest updates to Microsoft Teams? Features like AI-powered active speaker tracking, multiple video streams, people recognition, and more, are just some of the updates that enhance inclusive hybrid meetings. You can engage beyond video with experiences that make you feel like you’re there, even when you’re not: Review the infographic and get the specifics about how to save employees hors per year with increased productivity due to the collaboration features in Teams.

03/25/2022

People feel less connected to their colleagues since moving to remote work. The solution? Create meetings that make everyone feel like equal participants—whether in the office, at home, or on the go. Remote attendees should not suffer from dropped audio or lo-fi, pixelated faces. Microsoft Teams Meetings, Teams Rooms, Surface Hub 2S, Teams webinar, Teams Platform, and Microsoft Endpoint Manager all serve to enhance employee engagement.

Sign up to say connected—we’ll help you better connect and create new experiences throughout your organization with Hybrid Meetings.

03/22/2022

What do you do when faced with disparate solutions for hybrid work? Microsoft Teams creates the digital equivalent of the spontaneous communications that happen in an office setting, so employees feel connected, collaborative, and safe. Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) implemented Microsoft Teams in their effort to streamline communication tools. The combination of Teams and a hybrid work policy expanded their recruiting area, drawing talent by offering leading-edge tools and a people-first culture.

Microsoft customer stories. See how Microsoft tools help companies run their business.

03/15/2022

By now you’ve probably implemented at least a partial hybrid work model, but does it take into account the needs of your employees? Learn what questions to ask to develop the best plan for your business, some scenarios to consider, and why flexibility to pivot may be critical to your organization’s survival, even if things seem to be working.

Ask these questions to get at their real concerns, needs, and preferences.

03/14/2022

Hybrid work has been a big shift, and Microsoft leaned into their growth mindset culture to take a ‘learn it all’ approach in adapting to the reality of modern customer and employee needs. The result? A guide for leaders about how understanding people, places, and processes can enable innovation and success.

Subscribe to stay connected. We’ll help you accelerate innovation and stay up to date on the latest hybrid work transition model.

03/11/2022

The hybrid work model is here to stay. As office and remote work continue to evolve, business leaders are looking for a new operating model. Microsoft 365 products like PowerPoint Live, the Teams camera feed, Microsoft Whiteboard—and devices like Surface Hub—encourage digital collaboration.

Sign up to say connected—we’ll help you better connect and create new experiences with Hybrid Meetings.

03/10/2022

Now that hybrid work is becoming the prevailing paradigm, companies are struggling to avoid the pitfalls and balance the needs of a diverse and divided workforce.

Explore the four things you should consider—from investing in the right tools and overcoming meeting fatigue to finding new ways for personal connection with people who may feel isolated and disengaged.

With a little preparation, intentional ex*****on and authentic connection, this team model can allow for greater inclusion, broader diversity and an opportunity for everyone to contribute more meaningfully.

03/08/2022

Due to COVID-19, the NFL abandoned its high-touch, in-person communication culture at league offices and quickly adopted a virtual home field. Microsoft Teams helped the NFL stay connected and safely execute all 270 combined regular season and playoff games and Super Bowl LV—despite the collaboration challenges brought on by the pandemic.

Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Surface devices empowered the NFL to communicate internally and manage operations behind the virtual draft, including event security and technical support.

Microsoft customer stories. See how Microsoft tools help companies run their business.