By Lisa Bodell January 05, 2024 With so much importance placed on connecting and collaborating, why is it so unproductive? Collaborative work has become overwhelming and ineffective. On average, we spend 85% of our time in meetings, on emails, on phone calls, and on Slack. It’s too easy to schedule a meeting (just send … Continue reading It’s 2024, try this 3-point approach to make collaboration really work
Effective work management comes from the right mix of active and passive collaboration methods. Chris Wood on December 20, 2022 In the new work-from-home reality, organizations have the opportunity to recreate the best work habits from the offline world and implement them digitally. The trick is to identify two main kinds of collaboration — passive … Continue reading How to improve efficiency by combining two kinds of collaboration
Liz Kislik December 8, 2021 Even the most collaborative, synergistic teams and relationships can be motivated by fear. This fear could be that someone might say or do something to disrupt or offend someone else; that someone may act in error; or that not all of the team’s efforts will be successful, recognized, or … Continue reading Make Collaboration Easier by Eliminating the Fear of Threat
Nancy Solari August 19, 2021 As a business leader, creating a space where every employee thrives is crucial to your success. You want your employees to be excited about coming in to work each day. So to boost morale and increase productivity, here are three ways to nurture a collaborative environment. 1. Challenge Your Employees … Continue reading 3 Ways to Nurture a Collaborative Environment
Ashley Sefferman June 19, 2021 Product teams deliver value through collaborating to solve problems. Even if a remote-first approach isn’t the primary goal, for most high-performance product teams, some combination of co-located and remote team members is the future. We’ve mostly gotten comfortable with working remotely, but many remote product teams’ strategies lack in at … Continue reading 7 Collaboration Tips for Remote Product Teams
Michael Usiagwu January 21, 2021 In the era of digital transformation, the success of enterprises hinges on how they are able to coordinate the flow of data through productive communication across the organizational hierarchy. Work management solutions provide the platform for a holistic direction of operations and facilitating better collaboration in the process. In essence, … Continue reading Leveraging Work Collaboration with Work Management Platforms in Mid-to-Large Size Companies
Rick Lepsinger — September 30, 2019 Follow @onpoint_llc Working in virtual teams has become the “new normal” of business life today. Remotely distributed teams allow organizations to leverage their workforce more effectively and bring the most talented and knowledgeable people together to address their most pressing problems. At first glance, managing a virtual team may … Continue reading Collaboration Tools That Will Enhance Virtual Team Productivity
Helen Blake — February 28, 2019 Follow @futurecurve — February 28, 2019 Frustrated by the lack of collaboration across his management team, my client called me. He was almost desperate for suggestions that would help him in building a successful cross-functional collaborative team. This team comes together for regular management meetings and is extremely focused … Continue reading Collaboration – Human Activity or Business Tool?
Holger Reisinger — December 18, 2018 Follow @ReisingerHolger — December 18, 2018 rawpixel / Pixabay Offices across America have transformed from cubicle-heavy to predominantly open workspaces, according to a 2018 survey listing an open office as the most widespread design[1]. While in theory these open spaces were created to increase communication among employees, many have … Continue reading Fighting for Collaboration in the Modern Workspace
Darleen DeRosa — June 14, 2018 Follow @onpoint_llc — June 14, 2018 Free-Photos / Pixabay Cross-functional teams have become a common feature of today’s increasingly diversified organizations. When put together well, these teams have the ability to deliver increased efficiency, faster decision-making, and better resource allocation. As with all types of matrix teams, however, cross-functional … Continue reading 5 Keys to Successful Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
