O2 Blog

Driving change – by winning hearts and minds

by Ben Dowd - Director of Business at O2

Change is inevitable. In today’s business world it often carries negative connotations, but more often than not, it’s an opportunity to take your organisation and people into exciting new territories. Positioned in the right way, It’s a chance to rethink, start afresh and make sure that everyone in the business is on the same page.

Flex for Success - Ben Dowd talks about flexible working

In February, we pushed the boundaries of flexible working by asking the entire workforce based at our Slough HQ to work away from the office for the day. We’re pleased to say that the results didn’t just meet our expectations, they exceeded them.

Cloud services are on the move...

Mark Fletcher, Head of Enterprise Strategic Relationships, believes that the mobile cloud is not just technology – it’s an attitude.

2,500 O2 employees left with their own devices

Ben Dowd, Business Director for O2 in the UK, explains why our Slough HQ looked a bit on Wednesday morning...

My 10 technology predictions for 2012 - Roland Hanbury, Head of Enterprise Strategy

It’s the start of a new year which means it’s a good time to look at some of the key trends that’ll be making waves in Enterprise ICT in 2012. So what is it you need to think about over the next 12 months to keep pace with the rest? What’s going to affect your business? In no particular order...

Prepare for 2012: Unchain your team from their desks

2012 promises to be an exciting year for the UK. We’ve got big sporting events coming up in the summer, and there will be celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Have a very flexible Christmas

Working flexibly in HR - find out how Nicky Brimmer is leading the way with Joined Up People...

Feeling the pressure to be present? By David Plumb, General Manager for Enterprise, O2

We've spent a year hearing about news of economic downturns and slow rates of growth in the UK and yet the engine of business continues as it has always done. What's not apparent is the effect that this is having on employees and businesses up and down the country in terms of working every day - the who, the how and the where.

We like to help - £40,000 savings sound ok?

If you’re in business and working together with your teams regardless of location is a fact of life, then you’ll want to hear how Civica did this and saved £40,000 a year to boot.

Be a complexaholic, not a complexaphobe - Your New ICT Roadmap from IDC and O2

We’ve just commissioned a new report from IDC’s Research Director for EMEA Enterprise, Nick McQuire. It lays out the key elements of a new ICT roadmap that embraces – rather than fears – complexity (hence ‘complexaphobe’).