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Hybrid is Hard Work, But Here's How to Get Past the Challenges

“Can hybrid work? Yes. But it takes a lot of intention, strategy, skill development, and location inclusion to make it work” The global Coronavirus pandemic unexpectedly thrust the entire working world into new and uncharted territory. A year ago, some 95% of businesses were forced to move to a remote work environment, many for the first time. It was an unprecedented experience that was not only unanticipated, but that few businesses were ready for.

What is a Hybrid Workplace Model & How to Actually Make it Work

Interested in the hybrid workplace model? Many employees would prefer to work from home full-time, even after the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown. However, firms need to have at least a few members in the office to upload files to the system server, meet clients, attend urgent team meetings, etc. Fortunately, companies have started to introduce a work arrangement that satisfies every employees’ requirements — the hybrid workplace model.

What are Hybrid Teams and How to Manage Them Effectively in 2021

Looking for tips to manage hybrid teams? Most teams used to work on-site before the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown. Now, the work model has changed — some employees work remotely, while others work from the office. As a manager, you may face difficulties executing this hybrid workplace model due to the lack of proper communication, ambiguous guidelines, etc. In this article, we’ll cover 8 tips to help you manage your hybrid team.

23 Tools for Freelancers to Improve their Productivity

Reports show that almost 70% of freelance workers handle about 4 projects at one time. This means freelancing work involves communicating with multiple people on different deliverables, creating outlines for each of these projects, creating schedules to be on-time, invoicing for each work done, and much more. This is a huge chunk of administrative work that every freelancer goes through. It may read easily on paper, but it can take a toll on you if you are not organizing your work.

Top 8 HR Trends to Watch Out for in 2021

If you think that COVID-19 and remote working have had no impact on HR, think again. This pandemic has had a major impact on the physical and mental state of the workforce, in addition to redefining the technological aspects of the workplace. Every organization observed a major change in how teams work and that led to even bigger radical shifts in HR trends.

How to Grow Your Online Business (Even in a Crisis)

Wondering how to grow your online business during a crisis situation? Adjusting to an unknown and turbulent reality can be harsh, especially for businesses. The Covid-19 crisis was the beginning of the end of a lot of small and medium businesses globally. According to the International Trade Survey, at least one out of four businesses were projected to close as the crisis endured.

Call Center Attendance Management in 2021 (Challenges and Solutions)

Interested in call center attendance management? Managing attendance is crucial as every call center needs a sufficient number of agents present for each shift. Only then can you keep clients satisfied and meet service level goals. These agents also need to be on-time because their tardiness can have a ripple effect on the entire call center’s operations. That’s why companies need an effective way to manage the attendance of call center agents.

The Ultimate Guide to Running a Virtual Company Effectively

Working in the office was a blessing. Traveling, and having water cooler conversations was fun for office-going people worldwide. And then the pandemic hit and forced everyone to work from home. After working in the office for years, can you even imagine running a business virtually without any concept of a physical office space? We’re going to talk exactly about that in this article, and more so, how to do it effectively! Running a virtual company is not a foreign concept.

How to Increase Accountability in the Workplace (Tips, Tools)

Want to know how to increase accountability in the workplace? Missed deadlines, repetitive mistakes, and a lack of trust and engagement can be a sign of poor accountability. However, picking up on these signs isn’t the end of it. You need to work on them too. So how do you increase accountability in the workplace? In this article, we’ll cover what accountability is and why it’s important for your business.

Spring G2 Reports put Time Doctor as #1 in Employee Monitoring Software

Time Doctor is on FIRE! New Spring G2 Reports list Time Doctor as #1 in Employee Monitoring Software plus 11 new badges! Time Doctor is extremely excited to announce that we have been awarded the top spot in G2’s new Spring 2021 reports in the Employee Monitoring Software category. Time Doctor was chosen as the leader in this category above several competitors including Hubstaff and Activtrak.