In the 1944 film Gaslight, Ingrid Bergman plays a woman who is manipulated by her husband to the point where she questions her own memory and even sanity. FYI, Ingrid Bergman won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for that film. This phenomenon is not limited to fiction, nor is it confined to relationships. Gaslighting […]

The famous saying “first impression is the last impression” is certainly familiar to you. Even if you’ve heard this pearl of wisdom before, you have to acknowledge that it still stands true and can be applied to almost every circumstance, including employee onboarding. According to research, an efficient onboarding is essential to maximizing your employee’s […]

Developing and implementing strong company values can transform your business – it can help managers make better decisions, stakeholders hire the right people, and employees exemplify the best parts of your business culture. While they may seem insignificant, establishing clear core values can be a huge asset and play a big part in elevating your […]

Every major or minor change in the world transforms the world’s ways to some degree. Nowadays, the world observed the lockdowns, isolations, and quarantines. Moreover, these uncertainties affected everything. A person’s lifestyle, way of thinking, and even how one works and does daily chores. In survey made by Gartner in 2020, 74% of organizations said […]

The modern-day workplace has changed so much over the last ten years, and with every year that passes now, it seems as though these changes are becoming more and more drastic. We’re solidly beginning to say goodbye to the usual 9-5 routine for good, and penned office floors are being replaced with coworking spaces and […]

Thanks to the technological advancements in the workplace, collaboration is now easier than ever and teams of all sizes can reap the benefits of collaboration tools, such as increased productivity and more time to do meaningful work. However, too much of anything can never be a good thing, and research has shown that too much […]

There is no doubt that effective communication is the backbone of any successful organization. For effective delivery, you must ensure that your employees have a smooth and effective way of communicating with each other. That will help allow your company to work efficiently and provide quality service to your customers.  Although there are many ways […]

According to Global Workplace Analytics, the number of people who work from home has grown by more than 173% since 2005. There are now over five million remote employees in the U.S. The emergence of the coronavirus pandemic prompted stay-at-home orders, and work-related tasks have become challenging for those who struggle with managing remote teams.  […]

Team collaboration serves customers holistically. So customers become loyal. Businesses that get it will enjoy loyal customers while others struggle. In one study, 86 percent of business executives said that lack of collaboration or poor communication causes workplace failure. Employees agree more. In that study, 97 percent of employees say that lack of team alignment […]

Remote teams are not new. However, they have been in the minority in most industries until recently. But due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, remote working has become the norm for millions of people across the United States and all over the world. This new status quo looks to continue for the foreseeable future.   Remote […]

As the saying goes, teamwork makes the dream work. Building an effective and successful team takes time, and it’s even harder in the case of distributed, remote teams. How can you run effectively a team of persons without, well, meeting in person? With the rise of remote work worldwide, many teams have found themselves juggling […]

Your mood, your demeanor and your verbal and nonverbal behaviors exert a powerful influence on your team members and the working environment.  Every moment of the day, our brain is busy scanning the environment for unpleasant things we should avoid and pleasant things we should rush toward. Those things we actively work to avoid put […]

Being organized and having a work ethic may increase the productivity of your performance. It also helps reduce stress and tensions at work because you have everything planned out, and you deliver top quality services. But what are the most important elements of self-management at work? And, most importantly, how do your organization techniques impact […]

Live chat software has been booming before the pandemic, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Allied Market Research projects its value at $997 million by the year 2023, with a compound annual growth rate of 7.5%. The software-as-a-solution (SaaS) has also evolved beyond the simple chat groups where individual team members […]

Gather wildly different personalities together; throw tight deadlines, difficult clients, and passive-aggressive communication into the mix; and blend. What you have is your average workplace, complete with its own unique culture and challenges. And while some office snafus are truly one-offs, there are others that are universal and we’ve all encountered from time to time. […]

Recruiting Millennials, selling to Millennials, writing for Millennials, we are all Millennials… How to engage Millennials, make them feel comfortable at work, consider their ambitions and emotions… What to do for Millennials to be happy… Okay, it seems the hullabaloo around Gen Y winds down in these latter days. How to Write and Assign Tasks […]

Happy employees are more efficient and productive, and they tend to stick around longer than their unhappy counterparts. This is why it is important to learn effective strategies to keep your team happy and productive! Happy employees are more productive Happy employees are more efficient and productive, and they tend to stick around longer than […]

The best work teams are those that are well-structured, know how to communicate and interact with each other. Motivation, participation, organization, commitment, trust, common objectives and problem solving are the seven fundamental characteristics of teamwork. Do you know the advantages of teamwork, what its characteristics are, what group dynamics are the most useful? We’ll tell […]

You’ve probably already heard that multitasking is inefficient and doesn’t save us any time. But, you probably also think that you’re different and have a higher capacity to multitask than most people. Plus, you’ve got so much going on that you need to multitask, right? Ironically, most of us believe we’re above average in our […]

Some career choices will naturally consist of having stress involved. Stress can show your passion for a task and proves that you care about its success. Although this can be true, stress, in general, isn’t a pleasant feeling. It can demotivate you, give you the constant feeling of tiredness and start to affect your life […]

More and more businesses are building global teams and accommodating those who want to work away from the office. This approach to work can be difficult to manage, but there are some simple ways to facilitate collaboration. Why global teamwork is growing According to a 2016 report by analytics and research-based consulting company, Gallup, 31% […]

The machines are taking over, it’s true. But you don’t have to run and hide just yet. At the moment, artificial intelligence is still run by humans. And billions of us all over the world use it every day of our working lives. You may be a business owner who has heard of AI and […]

Why do you need team collaboration anyway? This “working together” trend has transformed the office cubicles into open space rooms giving employees more opportunity to communicate and collaborate. We are encouraged to discuss things with colleagues, exchange data and stay up to date with all of the information streams at work.     But does this […]

Finding a software developer can be easy. There are thousands of “ninjas”, “rockstars”, and “gurus” ready to take on the next challenge. However, finding the right software developer for your SaaS startup could become a real challenge. In this article we won’t focus on job boards, like indeed.com, monster.com or LinkedIn Jobs. Those are pretty […]