As many teams are now working remotely due to COVID-19, they’ve been forced to use virtual communication tools like Microsoft Teams to collaborate effectively! But how do you go about using Microsoft Teams? After all, while Microsoft Teams is an effective tool, it can be confusing! To help you get a quick start, this article is a step-by-step guide on how to use Microsoft Teams for your video conferencing and communication needs.

Does your company currently measure customer satisfaction? If so, how accurate and time consuming are your measurements? With so many different touchpoints factoring into customer satisfaction, from ticket response time to NPS (Net Promoter Score) and everything in between, getting actionable information in a timely way can be a challenge. This doesn’t mean you should take the easy way out when it comes to measuring customer satisfaction.

Because the global economy has transitioned from manufacturing to one based in knowledge, cyberattacks are now the fastest-growing crime in the world and are expected to cost businesses and governments $6 trillion a year by 2021. Today, a company’s most valuable assets are its intellectual property and proprietary data.

Why we reimagined Slack for iPhone and Android—and what we learned along the way

The recent shift to remote work and physical distancing has forced many organizations, including Asana, to rethink how they connect and communicate as a distributed team. Building inclusive communities must be a part of that shift. Being fully remote—compounded by living through a global pandemic—makes it even more critical to be intentional about creating an inclusive community.

Managing change isn’t just a normal part of business, it’s a normal part of life. Yet learning how to manage change well doesn’t come naturally, it’s a skill that has to be developed and honed. That’s especially true for organizational change, which often involves a lot of moving parts, including different people, systems, technologies, and goals. For your desired changes to take root, your organization needs people that possess change management skills.

Working remotely has become the new normal in light of the ongoing pandemic. That being said, some people have found themselves struggling to make the transition. Many have already fallen victim to burnout due to the shift in work environments. However, certain software can make collaboration a lot easier. Communication apps like Slack help you stay in touch with your coworkers even when you’re all working from home. Still, not everyone will be compatible with it.

Whether your ecommerce company is just trying to keep things ticking along, or one of the lucky ones with increased demand, it can be hard to stay focused on your customers. In both cases, you’re much busier with day-to-day stuff, and handling more inquiries. You’re also trying to seize opportunities that will boost your business. Amidst all this, you don’t want to lose sight of what your customers actually need.

Last week, the leading software review platform Capterra announced that Rocket.Chat has been named Top 20 in these two categories: Top 5 Most Popular Live Chat Softwares, Top 20 Most Popular Remote Work Softwares. Capterra is a free online service that helps organizations find the best tech solutions to succeed. We are humbled to see our efforts recognized by such a well-known authority for tech platforms!

What began as a joke about how convenient it would be to eat coffee on the way to class became somewhat of a dorm room experiment that led to the creation of Eat Your Coffee. Since then, we’ve grown our team and EYC (Eat Your Coffee) has scaled tremendously. We also moved to being a 100% remote company a few years ago with the help of a handful of tools, including Asana.