Employee collaboration is key to maintaining a productive, cohesive team in any workplace. Employees must feel they can count on each other to complete tasks and support one another when needed. However, it is not always the case. Employees have different personalities, which can lead to conflicts or a lack of cooperation. Image Source: Pixabay […]
Collaboration
3 Principles to Be a Great Business Leader, Not a Manager
I have a pretty straightforward philosophy on the types of head honchos that are out there. Simply put, there are the leaders and there are the managers.
What Are The Benefits of Social Collaboration?
People often confuse siloed ways of working with being self-reliant. But this notion cannot be farther from the truth. One could be even more fiercely independent through collaboration, ideation, brainstorming, and sharing of more meaningful thoughts. In today’s competitive environment, for any organization to succeed, a culture of collaborative behavior among its employees is an […]
Co-opetition – Why You Should Collaborate With Other Businesses
The power of partnership between business can transform and disrupt industries. Co-opetition, or sometimes co-opetition, is a portmanteau of cooperative and competition, and describes the concept of collaboration between businesses who may otherwise be considered as competitors. While on the surface, it may seem like these are two opposing concepts, competitors can often benefit from […]
10 Keys To Winning With Team Collaboration Leadership
The reigning theory in business has long been that “alpha” leaders make the best entrepreneurs. These are aggressive, results-driven achievers who assert control, and insist on a hierarchical organizational model. Yet I am seeing more and more success from “beta” startup cultures, like Zappos and Amazon, where the emphasis is on collaboration, curation, and communication. […]
The Small Business Road Map to a Collaborative Culture
For small businesses, making the most out of every team member’s strengths is a must. It’s the only way to compete in the global economy, which often pits upstart businesses against far-larger and more established rivals. Doing so means establishing a culture of collaboration that encourages every employee to work with their peers to form […]
4 Innovative Alternatives to Team-Building Exercises That Stimulate Collaboration
No matter what sort of business you run, your workers are going to be the lifeblood of your brand. You need to encourage them to work together in order to reach goals and create a good customer support network. To get your employees working together effectively, it’s time for you to initiate some team building […]
Review: Hiver’s Enhanced Email Collaboration Platform
This year, Gmail celebrates its fifteenth birthday and 1.5 billion people around the world are currently using the tool. Over 4 million businesses now use G Suite. Every business needs a way to delegate emails within teams, so team members can keep track of who is doing what. But there is no easy way for […]
Do You Ask Better Questions?
Given the amount of competition out there, the challenges of landing a new client and the struggles with keeping the clients you do have, I totally get the hunger to have the right answers. But, it’s not about the answers we provide, it’s about the questions we ask. We want to think that after all, what […]
10 Practical HR Hacks for Small Businesses
Small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs can use all the hacks they can find when it comes to starting and growing their business. When it comes to human resources (HR), several ways exist for small businesses to improve their company culture and develop the environment they envisioned when starting their business, including: Technology Using technology to its fullest […]
