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Productivity vs. Efficiency - How to Analyze and Boost Performance

Productivity vs. efficiency. Both are important metrics in any business. While often used interchangeably, there are key differences between the two, and neither is complete without the other. True productivity takes efficiency into account, and vice versa. This post explains productivity vs. efficiency and shows you how to combine them in analyzing business performance.

The roles Internal Comms plays that you might not realize

When we “wear a lot of hats” at work, that means we have multiple jobs to do, depending on what’s needed at the moment. In today’s modern workplace, many of us ‘wear a lot of hats’ with pride, showing off our versatility and talent, solving a myriad of challenges, and making it look effortless. But it isn’t really effortless, is it? Quite often, multiple hat-wearers are stretched pretty thin. One often-misunderstood department is internal communications (IC).

Unlocking new use cases with Miro's REST API

Introducing new and efficient ways to unlock collaboration with REST Connectors and image resource urlsEven after the launch of the Miro Developer Platform earlier this year, our team was still hard at work expanding the capabilities offered by our comprehensive suite of REST API endpoints. Over the last couple of months, we’ve been focused on the most requested features and functionalities.

10 Miro templates for powerful presentations

Glossophobia is believed to affect up to 75% of the population. This common ailment is better known as fear of public speaking, and it can manifest as everything from slight nervousness to total panic. And, while there’s no complex scientific terminology for writer’s block, it can also be a panic-inducing affliction.

What is Horizontal Communication and How to Implement it in the Workplace?

Technological advancement is growing exponentially. Every day, there is something new that helps businesses reach their potential, and opens up many new opportunities for them. Innovative solutions play a positive role in creating new jobs and motivate employees to develop their skills. It’s no secret that improving skills and developing them helps professionals move up the career ladder. Sharpened skills add value to employees and make them desirable candidates for positions.

The ultimate ChatOps guide + 5 best tools to integrate ChatOps for your organization

For developers, collaboration goes beyond instant messaging apps or project management tools. Information gaps between departments, personnel, and operations support may exist, especially when developers have a big workload or are working on a complex code or project. A newer collaboration model can help developers streamline their work and eliminate information silos that delay decision-making. A level up from older tools, ChatOps is also known as ‘conversation-driven collaboration’.

How to design a digital employee experience (DEX) for today's workforce

The digital employee experience (DEX) spans the entirety of an employee’s interactions with their digital workplace — new employee onboarding, managing healthcare benefits, company newsletters, employee engagement surveys, project management dashboards, and more. So, why are companies making so many mistakes with its design? We have answers.

6 essential collaboration tools behind every great marketing team

No marketer is an island. Having a great team of people on your side is one of the most important things you can do to set your business up for marketing success, but to maximize your team’s efficiency, you need to make sure everyone is on the same page. This is especially significant because today’s marketing teams have to juggle many moving parts.

How Miro used Miro to power our first national ad campaign

Five days of filming, 60+ crew members, 14 actors, 40 extras, and one Miro board. At Miro, we don’t just eat our own dogfood – we use our product to run our entire company. So, when we set out to create our first national ad campaign this year, it was only natural that we turned to our platform to get the job done. We partnered with Portland-based agency Öpınıonated to launch a multi-channel campaign spanning TV, print, and digital ads across the United States.