When things go wrong at work, what’s your first instinct? To blame your people? To blame your systems and workflows? Or to get curious about what went wrong? Trusting relationships don’t jump to blame when bad things happen. Your employees know that instinctively. If you‘re quick to blame others in a crisis, it can affect teamwork throughout the organization. Now, does that mean you should blindly trust everyone in every situation? Of course not.

A company having a diverse workforce with different backgrounds is always tricky to manage. However, it is the responsibility of a manager to ensure that every member of the team is working as productively as they possibly can, even if that means taking the time to understand each person. The most effective teams are created when a manager is aware of the advantages and disadvantages of each employee, knows how to make the most of each person’s special skills, and promotes teamwork.

Product development teams are constantly looking for ways to focus their time and energy on building products and reducing time spent on alignment and documentation. But oftentimes it’s too easy for complexity and tool overload to get in the way of progress – driving decreased product quality, disconnection, and delayed time-to-market. That’s why it’s so important for teams to use tools that unlock free-flowing creativity and innovation instead of inhibiting it.

If every email marketer possesses the possibility to make several wishes come true, one of them would be increasing the value proposition of emails. As we know, humanity lives in times when inboxes are flooded. That's why marketers understand very well that their goal is to find the proper method of attracting their clients. For this, marketers decide to send emails to customers that are both relevant and personalized.

Jira has a massive problem. And it’s not even Jira’s fault. Does any of this sound familiar? This is all because of Jira tickets; not how Atlassian has created the platform – but how we, as users, are writing them. Jira tickets, when written badly, can destroy productivity, cause friction, and lead vocal members of your team to demand a switch to a different platform. To avoid this, it’s important to know how to write Jira tickets effectively from the get-go.

Erica Dhawan, the author and business consultant, is surrounded by cardboard moving boxes. Among the items she unpacked first were a bookshelf, a big plant, a ring light, a tripod, and a 4K video camera. For Mrs. Dhawan, settling in after a move from the Upper East Side of Manhattan to Florida began by first unboxing these workplace essentials. (Her discussion with Asana was sandwiched between virtual keynotes for an investment firm and a technology company.)

While organizations have offered remote work options even before the COVID-19, the role of the pandemic in accelerating the shift to a completely remote or at least a hybrid model of work cannot be overstated. In fact, in a 2022 survey about remote work, the majority of the respondents said that they can build a strong company culture even if employees are in the office only 3 days a week.

Every business needs to grow and adapt to its surroundings. If it doesn’t, chances are it won’t succeed — especially if competitors are taking steps to develop in the marketplace. Simply put, if your business doesn’t change to keep up with customer demands, it might not survive. This is where an innovation process can help. With a solid innovation process in place, your business can find the best avenue of growth.

Buying chat support software for the first time may be overwhelming, especially with the tedious buying process and the countless product options on the market to choose from. This guide will walk you through key factors when shopping for the best chat support software for your business.