Although work from home has become a norm in the corporate world, not everyone is cut out for this lifestyle. Unlike in a traditional office where you have a boss or manager sitting nearby, you have to practice self-discipline when working remotely. There are some traits and skills that are essential for remote employees. We spoke to some employers and human resource managers to find the most desired qualities of an effective remote worker.

As we raise a glass to getting through 2020, many of us are setting personal goals and resolutions to kick-off 2021 with intention. One resolution we see time and time again is to be more organized, and our latest feature in Teamwork will help you do just that. The newly released Personal Tasks in Teamwork lets you create and manage a private to-do list that’s only visible to you and not linked to a project.

Here at Teamwork, we’re always on the lookout for innovative ways to improve your experience on our platform - whether it is through our wide range of strategic partnerships or by building our very own arsenal of tools. We recognized that our existing Document Editor wasn’t up to scratch when editing and organizing a large number of files, so we decided to get our hands dirty and rebuild it from the ground up.

With the shift to remote work, many teams are feeling the pain of having to search through documents and apps to find the information they need to get work done. While we could once tap colleagues on the shoulder for a quick question or help finding an important project document, we’re now spending more time digging through documents, spreadsheets, and wikis. Switching between apps is not only time-consuming—it’s also hampering team agility.

Every knowledge worker—all 1.25 billion of them worldwide—has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. And, for many, the abrupt shift to remote work triggered an increase in the adoption of collaboration tools and an acceleration of digital transformations. In 2019, we released our first Anatomy of Work Index to analyze how people spend time at work and the factors shaping those habits.

One of the most important things that business leaders need to realize is that outdated technology – especially a document management solution – isn’t just frustrating. It can literally be costing an organization money in more ways than one. In this article, we’ll discuss four benefits of a document management system.

Back before scaled agile frameworks had matured, one high-pressure situation taught me a few lessons that are still relevant to enterprise agility today.

Curious about distributed teams? The global pandemic has ushered in a new way of conducting business, with several companies leaning towards ditching the traditional office in favor of remote work. So if you’re wondering how you can get distributed teams off the ground, you’re in the right place. In this article, we’ll take you through the process of setting up and managing distributed teams.

For organizations and their employees, 2020 was a uniquely transformative and challenging year. Although this reality is expressed in many ways—including a global pandemic, a deep economic recession, perpetual social unrest and a litany of natural disasters—in the professional environment, it is most acutely observed in the rapid and wide-spread transition to remote work.

Working in the sales department of any company is not an easy task. In addition to dealing with multiple stakeholders, you also have to split your time between meetings with clients, proposals, follow-up calls and strategies to increase sales.