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What is business process automation? Tips to eliminate busywork

Business process automation (BPA) is the automation of complex business processes through the use of advanced technologies. By implementing automation solutions, your team can eliminate busywork and increase productivity. Discover the tasks you can automate with BPA. Looking for ways to eliminate busywork while improving team efficiency? Automation might just be your answer. Automating recurring tasks can save your team time and can even help prevent small day-to-day errors.

Videoconferencing fatigue: 4 tips for combatting video exhaustion

Videoconferencing fatigue is the feeling of exhaustion that you get after having too many video calls in one day. Although it’s often called “Zoom fatigue” or “Zoom exhaustion,” this phenomenon can happen with any video conferencing software. Learn the symptoms of videoconferencing fatigue, plus tips to prevent it.

The basics of critical chain project management

Critical chain project management (CCPM) is a project management methodology that helps you monitor essential resources and prioritize dependent tasks within a project. Learn how to use this framework to help your organization manage resources and complete projects as efficiently as possible. Imagine you’re a kid playing with building blocks. You can build whatever you want, but you only have a set number of blocks available to you.

Toxic productivity is no good-here's how to stop it.

Toxic productivity is more prevalent than ever, and it’s hurting our physical and mental health. In this article, we outline six concrete actions you can take to regain balance and break the cycle of toxic productivity for good. Forty percent of workers think burnout is an inevitable part of success. But the truth is, brute-force productivity isn’t sustainable in the long run.

29 time management templates and examples to enhance efficiency

From daily to-dos to monthly editorial calendars, we’ve rounded up 29 time management templates and examples to get you started managing your time efficiently. Find out how each template can help you complete your to-do list. It’s hard to balance a busy work schedule and get your to-dos done when new tasks are constantly being added to your plate.

Executive dashboards: 10 reporting tips and benefits

An executive dashboard is a customized computer interface that displays your company data in an organized and graphical way. In this guide, we’ll explain what an executive dashboard is and why this reporting tool is beneficial. We’ll also provide tips on how to get maximum value when building your own executive dashboard. Organizations worldwide have used data for decades to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems.

Tips to create group norms for high-performance teams, with examples from 7 Asana managers

What do you think would happen if you walked into a meeting wearing a clown costume? Or if you changed all of your computer notification sounds to cats meowing? Even if these things aren’t explicitly against company policy, your teammates might still do a double take. That’s because of group norms—implicit ground rules that your team follows, even if you’ve never written them down.

25 professional goals to advance your career

Professional development goals are objectives that help you advance in your career. In addition to giving your work a direction and purpose, setting goals helps you decide where you want to go and the steps you need to get there. In this article, we describe how to create professional goals you really care about and offer real-life goal examples from Asana employees. When you plan a road trip, what do you think of first? Aside from fast food and gas mileage, road trips usually start with the destination.

Team charter template: A roadmap for team success (with examples)

A team charter outlines what your team stands for and how they operate. By creating a document of shared goals, strategies, and processes, your team can start every project on a united front. Learn how to create a team charter so you can establish a shared vision and source of truth for your team. Your team is like carefully placed dominos. You can mix and match skill sets to build something special, but when one person wobbles, everyone feels it.

45 team-building games that will bring your team together

Team-building games bring everyone together without the added pressure of work. Here, we’ve listed 45 of the top team-building activities broken down by icebreaker, problem solving, indoor, and outdoor games. Team-building games foster camaraderie, communication, and leadership skills, helping teams build stronger relationships outside of work.