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Worried a remote employee isn't working? 8 ways to know

When you manage an in-office team, it’s relatively easy to tell if an employee isn’t doing their job. You can simply stop by their desk or set up in-person check-ins. However, monitoring remote employees isn’t quite as straightforward. At Time Doctor, we’ve been growing our remote team for over a decade. We’ve learned a few things about encouraging remote employees to stay focused while giving them space to do their jobs.

The essential guide to project integration management

Every project is a little bit different, each with its own unique set of objectives and desired outputs. Each may also see your agency working with several different departments and points of contact as you develop the final deliverable. It’s working with those different parties that makes project integration management necessary. Without this type of management, it can be difficult to ensure that all teams communicate well and that processes flow as they should be.

What are SMART goals? Examples and templates

Vague goals that lack clarity are often left undone, even if they have great potential. Transform fuzzy objectives into attainable goals with the SMART goals framework. SMART is an acronym for specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound. In this article, we'll dive into why each element of the SMART goals acronym is essential and how to apply them to your own goals. Every team that’s accomplished something phenomenal first had to set goals to get there.

Employee engagement analytics: What and how to measure

Employee engagement analytics is the practice of measuring and evaluating the employee experience. With these actionable insights, you can assess employee well-being and uncover how satisfied your team actually is at work. Why is measuring employee engagement so crucial for your team? Positive engagement metrics often correlate with low employee turnover rates and high productivity rates—both of which can benefit your business.

10 Best Practices for Client Relationship Management

Client relationship building is the lynchpin of business growth and sustenance. It is the harbinger of rewarding customer experiences, meaningful interactions, customer loyalty, brand credibility, and improved reputation. As such, it comes as no surprise that 73% of business leaders attribute client relationship management as a direct link to success.

35+ years in the BPO sector - Matt Rocco on overcoming challenges and pioneering in India

Matt offers a comprehensive view of his two-decade career, starting with trailblazing initiatives like implementing the industry's first predictive dialer technology in the 1990s. The conversation takes a deep dive into Etech's early years, examining both the hurdles and victories of setting up operations in India. But it's not all about technology and logistics; Matt emphasizes the human element that has been crucial in Etech's journey. He talks about how the company's focus on culture and servant leadership had a transformative impact on its performance and workforce. .

How to optimize your tech stack for AI, according to marketing leaders

The market is flooded with shiny new AI tools, all promising to help teams “do more with less.” In the midst of that noise, marketing leaders are faced with a delicate balance: How can they update their tech stack safely, to reap the benefits of AI without putting marketing outcomes—and budget—at risk? This was a core theme at The Work Innovation Summit, Asana’s marquee event showcasing how AI can unlock human potential at work.

8 Best Simple Project Management Software To Use

When it comes to choosing the best project management software, people often ignore one of the most important aspects: the learning curve. Choosing a simple project management software is really important. Why? Because If the tool is not easy to use and learn, low adoption rates will affect usage and productivity. In this guide, we will cover 8 free simple project management software you can consider in terms of the learning curve and user-friendliness. Let’s go!

How HR tech will help you attract, train and retain the best people in 2024

Work is evolving. HR is evolving. Employee demands are evolving. In a world of work where nothing seems static, everything is new, and everyone is exhausted, HR technology can feel like one too many plates to keep spinning. That could explain why the data around HR tech says that practitioners are adopting an attitude of “don’t fix what isn’t broken” while the gap widens between capability and expectation. Let’s explain what we mean.