Launched in 2013, Slack continues to grow at a heady pace, boasting 10 million daily active users and 85,000 paid customers. Despite Slack’s blatant success, quite a few tools are breathing down its neck. Workplace by Facebook is surely one of them. With Meta’s recent announcement that Workplace will be shutting down in 2026, now is the perfect time to explore what this platform has to offer in our team chat wars series.

When it comes to project management Basecamp is one of the most well-known names in the game. Founded in 1999 and officially presented in 2004 by 37signals, it is only a year younger than PayPal. Since then, Basecamp has become one of the leading project management tools, helping countless teams across industries stay organized and collaborate better. Their focus has always been on ease of use.

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There are several benefits to using a virtual assistant. These benefits include significantly reducing your labor costs, being able to get help 24/7, the ability to outsource tasks to a seasoned professional, access to a wide set of skills that you and/or your teammates might not possess, the option of getting help with a project the second you need it, and more.

16 The pandemic has changed the way people work, with remote work becoming the new norm. The 2021 ACS 1-year data from the U. S. Census Bureau shows that the population working from home as the primary workplace increased by threefold between 2019 and 2021. For anyone who is a remote worker or planning to become one, it is crucial to know the advantages and disadvantages of working from home.

The future of workplace efficiency depends on intranet systems that serve as the central hub for all daily operations. But that’s only possible when an intranet can integrate everything employees need to complete their work efficiently. When they are expected to log into multiple systems or dig through various platforms, productivity plummets, engagement falters, and digital friction sets in.

Our State of the Intranet and Future of Employee Technology report uncovers insights to guide intranet purchasing and optimization decisions for program leaders in the financial services sector. Discover current trends in AI integration, user experience, security and more to enhance employee engagement, boost productivity, and drive organizational success in an increasingly digital and regulated world.

No one likes writing documentation, but everyone needs it—especially in government projects. Balancing the fast-paced world of innovation with the formal demands of government documentation is not easy for startups. Let’s explore common challenges on both sides—what organizations face and what government teams expect—and offers best practices on how to tackle them, keeping things agile and manageable.

Time management is crucial in today’s demanding work environment. Effective time management requires using the correct time monitoring tools to enhance productivity, drive commerce, and minimize time waste. However, so many tools are available that making a decision becomes challenging. That is where DeskTime, ActivTrak, and Workstatus are useful when tracking and monitoring employees. They are all different, but each is effective in a way that the others are not like.

Do you know how to calculate employee productivity in 2024? Implementing employee or productivity monitoring software is great. However, it’s useless if you don’t know how to measure the efficiency of your teams with it. The key to success is identifying where your workforce is least effective and filling the room for improvement. Measuring the productivity of employees can be based on various factors. These include the production of goods, client service, and output extraction from teams.