Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

Brainstorming is one aspect of team collaboration that can feel particularly daunting if you aren’t guided well on how to conduct it efficiently. Picture it for yourself. Imagine sitting at a conference table and having to come up with brainstorming session ideas from scratch without knowing the first thing about it. Every input or critique from an otherwise well-intentioned peer or a colleague can quickly start to feel like a scathing remark.

There’s a difference between feeling tired and feeling burned out. You can overcome “tired” with a cup of coffee, an afternoon walk, or a good night’s sleep. Employee burnout, unfortunately, is a different animal. In 1974, psychologist Herbert Freudenberger published an early paper on staff burnout at a free medical clinic in Manhattan’s East Village.

Your product’s notification experience can make or break how your users perceive your application. That’s why getting the notification experience right should be at the forefront of product managers’ minds. But what, exactly, is a great notification experience for a mobile or web app? Here at Courier, we often hear this question from product managers.

Effective communication at the workplace is crucial for every kind of business but it becomes even more critical when the company employs shift workers. Typically, companies that use shiftwork split the shifts into three different eight-hour shifts within a twenty-four-hour period. Therefore, different people will work at different times, which applies to workers, supervisors, managers, and others; like those who work in human resources.

Or, how we’re destroying users’ trust, and how to get it back. Check out the first post in this series as well: Building a Great UX Outside of Your App. There is a direct connection between all the unnecessary notifications you get on your phone and the sub-prime financial crisis of 2008. The connection is human behavior in a large and anonymous marketplace where bad behavior is rarely punished.

The situation is tense in many companies these days, particularly in tech. The Great Resignation; budget and workforce cutback, and the overall financial crises that many are facing have combined to create the perfect storm for HR. The burden is real––and heavy. And it’s time to offer some relief with equitable solutions.

Productivity is vital in any workplace - it drives a company or organization towards success. A productive workflow can be achieved by following simple tips that help create an efficient working environment and team. Great things can happen when everyone is on the same page and working together efficiently. But what happens when your team's workflow starts to drag? Here are ten tips to help you get your team back on track and boost productivity.