Trying to figure out how to stay focused at work? Don’t worry: you’re definitely not alone. Right now the majority of workers are dealing with burnout in some way, shape, or form. And while many of us have been fortunate enough to work from home or remotely recently, there are still plenty of well-documented distractions to contend with. Listen: losing focus happens. That said, constant interruptions are stressful and represent a massive drain on your productivity.

Remote work has existed for decades as an alternative to the traditional in-office work environment. When it first became a viable option—people have been working remotely since the dawn of email in 1971 and before via telephone—distributed work was often met with trepidation by companies and employees alike. In recent years, however, working remotely, “working from home,” and other similar terms have become commonplace.

Timesheet conversion is essential for businesses that track employee hours. Turning standard tracked time (hours and minutes) into decimal time makes payroll calculation a lot easier for companies. However, many firms have trouble with accurately calculating decimal time, resulting in problems when compensating employees. But don’t worry! In this article, we’ll tell you why timesheet conversion is important and how you can convert time for the payroll process.

Business owners have now realized the benefits of outsourcing certain tasks to virtual assistants. A virtual assistant (VA) adds tremendous value to their business and reduces their operational costs as they work from a virtual office. However, if you’re thinking of becoming a VA, setting up your virtual assistant business without proper guidance may seem daunting. That’s where virtual assistant training programs come in.

“You’re not paying close enough attention to your customers.” That’s how TeamSupport CEO Pete Khanna and ProfitSword VP of Sales and Marketing Paul Bennie began their speaking session at the recent TSIA Interact annual conference. This blog provides the highlights from their talk. It was a provocative statement to introduce the session. What did they mean?

According to research by Harvard Business School in 2018, 78.1% of workers spend involuntary idle time weekly, costing their employers about $100 billion a year. So when employees are not productive, it can have severe implications for business owners and their organizations. Thus, it is good for businesses to always calculate their employees’ idle time at work. Besides, this gives an idea of how much time is being wasted on irrelevant activities.

One of the best parts of my job is how diverse my team is. As the Head of Revenue Marketing at Asana, the people I work with are spread across the globe and timezones. Even when everyone returns to the office, I’ll still have a distributed team with team members in the US, Asia, Europe, and Australia. Given the makeup of my team, I had a lot of experience managing a distributed team even before the world suddenly shifted to remote work.