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The top 5 mistakes in team structure and how to prevent them

Team structure mistakes can significantly impact the success of an organization. They dictate how decisions are made, communication flows, and tasks are assigned. Despite good intentions, teams often overlook fundamental structural errors, decreasing cohesiveness and productivity. In this article, we’ll explore the foundational aspects of team structure, identify the top five mistakes, and provide actionable strategies to avoid them, ensuring optimal teamwork and organizational effectiveness.

9 Surprising Ways to Encourage Employees Back to the Office

The more regularity your employees show, the more work and productivity you get. However, sometimes you get the complete opposite, which is irregularity. Sometimes, even if you get your employees back to the office, they lack the motivation and enthusiasm to work. There can be various reasons behind this and it’s essential to solve this problem, especially in the digital era, where employees can easily get distracted. One solution is to use a screen tracker such as DeskTrack.

Building an efficient design team structure: Key principles and strategies

One of the most important factors that will decide your success in the always-changing field of design is having an effective team structure. The structure of your design team can have a big impact on how creatively and productively you produce solutions, whether you are creating digital experiences, designing products, or creating brand identities.

How to Find Out if an Employee Is Moonlighting

Did you know that around 45% of working Americans have a side hustle (a secondary job) that they work alongside their current job? With costs rising and many feeling underpaid, it’s become widespread for people to pursue dual employment. This practice of working two jobs concurrently is called “moonlighting.” While moonlighting can be a way for employees to earn extra income, it does pose potential risks for employers.

20 project manager interview questions and answers

Landing a project management interview is a big accomplishment. But you’ll only get a chance at the job if you prepare for the interview properly. In this article, we cover some of the most common project manager interview questions and answers so you can ace this interview and get hired. Congratulations! You got the interview for a project manager position. But right after you put the date on your calendar, the interview jitters hit.

Can AI enhance both productivity and well-being?

Artificial intelligence (AI) presents itself as a promising position in a world where technological breakthroughs are transforming every part of our lives. However, it’s important to take a moment to reflect on the main goal of these advancements in the midst of the excitement surrounding higher productivity. Should AI not only increase our output but also improve our quality of life?

How to Monitor Employee Internet Usage

With employees using company devices and networks at home and in the office, unchecked internet use increases security risks, impacts productivity, and compromises company resources. As an employer, you must protect your business and be ethical when monitoring employee internet usage. Importantly, monitoring without consent or transparency is problematic, so how can you improve workforce productivity and security while respecting privacy?

Skype for Business retirement: What happens next?

Since its initiation in 2014, Skype for Business has been one of the most valuable tools for millions of people worldwide in terms of calling, instant messaging, and video. Microsoft had finally decided on Skype for Business retirement by July 31, 2021. It intended to transition all Skype customers to Microsoft Teams. Teams, the cooperation hub, combines chat, video, phone, and document collaboration into a single, integrated software.

Create a Change Management Plan: Guide to Successful Organizational Transformation

Welcome to our guide on change management plans and the process of successful organizational transformation. Today organizations must be adaptable and embrace change to stay competitive. Implementing organizational change can be a complex endeavor, but with a well-defined change management plan, you can navigate this process effectively and achieve your desired outcomes.

How to Monitor Employees Working from Home

The shift toward remote work has reshaped how organizations approach productivity and security in a swiftly evolving digital workplace. As businesses of all sizes, industries, and geographies navigate this new work terrain, effectively tracking work-from-home employee activity—particularly employee productivity metrics—reshaped how organizations approach productivity and security has become paramount.