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It’s impossible to overstate how important good leadership is in today’s fast-paced and very competitive business world. Leadership is what makes team dynamics, attitude, and, eventually, efficiency possible. This piece talks about some leadership styles and strategies that can have a big effect on the work and morale of a team. It also talks about how important leadership is for better team performance.

Careful planning and organization are the not-so-secret sauces behind any successful project. To avoid chaos, confusion, and rework, you need to know what’s happening, who’s doing it, and when it needs to be done. But to plan a winning project, it’s not enough to know the what, who, and when. You also need to understand the how. That’s where your project workflow comes into play.

How much time do emails take from your day? Whether you realize it or not, the answer is probably a lot. According to statistics, the average worker spends approximately 2.6 hours daily on email creation and management. That’s around 28% of each workday! Now, imagine if there was a way to drastically reduce this time. This is where email productivity apps come into play. With the right tools, you can enjoy faster, more efficient, and less stressful email management activities.

Want to configure the appearance of your OneDesk app to fit your company or preferences? Premium and Enterprise members of OneDesk can now White Label their web application via the Style tab in Company Preferences. To access this feature, navigate to More Applications > Administration > Company Prefs. > Style. Here you can change the colors as well as the logo that appears for users of your OneDesk account.

What’s your definition of project success? Delivering a project on time and on budget, right? That answer gets us most of the way there, but it falls about 33% short. For a project to be successful, it needs three qualities, not two. In addition to being on time and on budget, the project also has to reach the level of quality necessary to fulfill the project objectives.

Everyone, everywhere, wants a good deal — and good quality. We want a bargain at the car lot, but not on a lemon that won’t survive the drive home. We don’t want to pay $20 for bananas at the grocery store, but we don’t want half-rotten ones swarmed by fruit flies either. We want good quality at the best price. In business, balancing price and quality can get complicated. The things we buy or contract for are complex and nuanced, and so are their procurement processes.

Disciplinary actions in the workplace refer to measures taken by employers to address employee behaviors or performance issues that violate company policies or standards. These actions are designed to correct and prevent undesirable conduct, ensuring a productive and safe work environment. The process is not merely punitive; it also serves an educational purpose, aiming to guide employees back to acceptable standards of conduct.

Swing shift work refers to a type of work schedule that typically falls between the traditional day and night shifts. It often starts in the late afternoon and extends into the evening, sometimes going as late as midnight. This shift is also known as the second shift or the afternoon shift.

If you're doing any sort of client work, chances are you know the pains of onboarding new clients. There may even be times when you've sent them one of those generic questionnaires that asks about everything under the sun. Bored, the client loses interest, filling out the form with the most perfunctory answers so they can get through it ASAP. Ask yourself: is anyone happy about this? Enter Conditional Logic, a revolution in form creation that adjusts in real time based on your clients' answers.

Burn-up charts are just one tool in the project manager’s toolbox — but these humble charts can be impressively effective. They’re perfect for presenting a quick snapshot of project progress, as well as showing progress over time or the ways a project’s scope keeps shifting. The burn-up chart is well worth understanding and adding to your arsenal. So let’s take a look at what a burn-up chart actually is and how to make your own.