One of the biggest perks of working remotely is the added flexibility it allows for distributed teams. Although studies show that many remote employees work longer and harder, it can be challenging to check in or monitor their work. How can you be sure your distributed team is clocking in on time and staying on task throughout the day? In this article, we’ll cover how to know if remote employees are working using 8 actionable tips.

Employee autonomy, the practice of granting employees the freedom and independence to make decisions and take ownership of their work, has gained significant attention in modern workplaces. Understanding the concept of employee autonomy is the first step in unlocking productivity and creating a more empowered workforce.

You may think forecasting the plausible reasons for a project’s success or failure is a waste of time—as most team members feel—but the reality is different. A project premortem meeting is more than conducting an ‘autopsy’ on the project (beforehand). If done correctly, a project premortem meeting can prepare your team to deal with the project’s uncertainties. They can improvise their work style, mindset, and approach with collective and valuable insights.

Perhaps because we are constantly swamped with push notifications, they can go overlooked as a messaging category. They are nevertheless an important medium of modern communication, and a more diverse one than you might think. Push notifications initialize interactions between a recipient and a sender, in an era of communication where response times are measured in seconds. Such high-frequency information requires effective distillation to remain efficient and to avoid flooding recipients with noise.

We surveyed 15,000 global desk workers to understand their unique personas, how they prefer to communicate and what they think of modern technology.

Learn how to use Insightful's features to monitor your remote team effectively while respecting employee privacy. Explore our guide for maintaining the perfect balance between security and privacy, and experience how Insightful can transform your remote work management.

Empower your business with a seamless transition to remote work using this step-by-step guide for employers and employees.

Project management software connects teams, enabling everyone in the organization to prioritize the work that matters most. Software that fosters this type of high-level collaboration is essential for most companies. But at a glance, many of the tools organizations use have seemingly similar features. Use our guide to narrow down your choices and understand which tools are best for different types of companies. If you manage work, you’re a project manager. But that wasn’t always the case.

When it comes to creating automated process workflows, there is no shortage of tools on the market. StartingPoint is a great example of a workflow automation platform that makes it easy for even the most non-technical users to create automated process workflows in just a few simple clicks. ‍ The real magic happens when you define a sequence of tasks for the tool to follow, achieving a specific goal with machine-like efficiency and precision. ‍ ‍

We’ve made tremendous progress with Element X. It’s just six weeks since the Ignition release and, with this new update, Element Call is now fully embedded!