Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

What would you change about how your company operates? Nobody’s perfect, not even the world’s top CEOs. No matter how big or well-managed, every business can be improved in some shape or form. Bosses, managers, and senior figures must ensure that the business processes they put in place are consistent and productive to maximize efficiency and drive profitability. This will give your company the best chance of success and continued growth in the future.

Tracking individual team members’ projects, deadlines, and resources is no easy feat. Instead of juggling emails, calendar events, and sticky notes, simplify the process with an employee task tracking solution. From manual methods to automated tools, this guide covers the best task trackers for remote, hybrid, and in-office teams—including tips for maximizing the value of whichever option you choose.

The digitization of the workplace has been ongoing since Alan Turing invented the first computer to break German codes during World War II. Quick to seize on their usefulness to do calculations faster and more accurately than humans, businesses have been inventing new uses for them ever since. At the end of the 1990s, the roll out of the Internet and the adoption of email as the dominant method of business communication took the digital transformation of the workplace to new heights.

Time management is a valued skill in all stages of life. From school to the workplace to home, good time management helps people schedule tasks in order of priority. There are a lot of tips on time management due to its wide range of usefulness. Some of the tips are useful, while others might not be as effective at improving your time management abilities. This post will delve into common misconceptions around time management and some tips and techniques you may want to try.

You’ve trained a team of call center representatives, perfected your standard operating procedures (SOPs) and service-level agreements (SLAs), and successfully signed contact center clients. You’re ready to take on new contracts and scale your business plan. So, where should you look for new clients? Whether you’re relatively new to the industry or already well established, you have plenty of options to find more clients.

When you need to add an employee monitoring tool to your tech stack, SoftActivity and ActivTrak might be at the top of your list. Both software solutions track employee time and activity to help teams work more efficiently. However, both have downsides. SoftActivity lacks in-depth productivity insights, while ActivTrak has fewer security-focused features. So, which tool is the better choice for your organization, or is there a better option?

Are your employees engaged at work? Chances are, they’re not. Data shows that only 32% of the American workforce is engaged in their work. That leaves a whopping two-thirds who feel some level of disengagement from their job. A company’s culture profoundly affects employee engagement levels, as well as other aspects like customer service quality and staff retention. Fostering a healthy workplace culture is highly important, and most people agree.

A few decades ago, working from home was a luxury. However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has boomed, and flexible work environments have become almost an expectation of employers. The accelerated shift to remote work has presented many challenges, particularly around communication, monitoring progress, and meeting deadlines. But it has also created many opportunities, such as access to more talent, better work-life balances, and enhanced company cultures.

Do your employees always seem to be working hard, yet their total billable hours remain low? Tracking your employee utilization rate is essential for service providers that need to optimize resources and improve profitability. Not monitoring this metric means you could be doing a lot of work without many client deliverables or billable hours to show for it. How do you calculate this rate and keep it as high as possible?

A perceived lack of fair or competitive compensation is a major reason for employee turnover, and ‘compensation’ includes more than a person’s take-home pay packet. It pays to understand the varied ways you can compensate employees—including comp time—and how to do so while staying within the law.