Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

Happy New Year! It's that time of the year when we all want to get ourselves and our businesses organized for the year ahead. Whether you're brand new to Teamwork or leveling up, this blog post will help you get the new year off to a flying start.

Ask any company in the software space and they will tell you that every quarter they are anxiously awaiting the results of the newest G2 report badges. These badges are awarded based on results that come from authentic, real users of the product. We are extremely excited and proud to announce that in the latest G2 Winter 2021 report Time Doctor was awarded 12 new badges! Time Doctor’s overall G2 rating is 4.5 stars, beating out some of our biggest competitors.

‍Throughout the workweek or during the process of any project, even the best small teams can hit obstacles. Issues with miscommunications, unproductive meetings, too many emails, and not knowing what the other members of the team are doing can all work together to stall your team's productivity and efficiency. The term Team Efficiency refers to a team achieving maximum productivity with minimal wasted effort or expenses.

Every project manager has experienced this — things are running along smoothly in your workflow when you receive an email with the subject: “URGENT — need ASAP.” And just like that, an ad-hoc project falls into your lap. Ad-hoc projects or requests are unexpected and can catch you off guard.

Curious about virtual project management? With the COVID 19 pandemic, businesses around the world have gone remote. Clearly, virtual work is the new normal. Having virtual teams can be a considerable advantage to both the employer and the employee. However, virtual project management needs to be done the right way in order to create successful virtual teams, So what are the best practices to manage virtual teams?

User personas are essential product management tools. These fictional representations of your users help you gain empathy and a better understanding of your target audiences. You can think of them as a visual map of your users’ main characteristics. With user personas it’s easy to relate to your target audiences and ‘put yourself in their shoes’ so that you can build awesome products and cool features that really meet their needs.

At the end of the day, most business owners have three major concerns when it comes to planning the growth of their business: It’s a trend I’ve seen across nearly all industries through my own business efficiency consulting and the work my company, Leverage, does for our clients. We function as a tech-enabled growth agency that helps businesses generate more revenue through marketing efforts while also saving costs by improving their operational efficiency.