I know, I know, it’s been a while since we posted a Monday Blog Post Round-Up. Sorry guys! But don’t worry, we’ve still been reading our favorite blogs, and have been quite busy posting ourselves.

We hope to make up for our absence the last couple of weeks by showcasing some fantastic blog posts about improving business productivity and energizing your team for success.

Use MicroBlogging To Increase Business Productivity - In a world where social media sites and tools reign as Communication Supreme, businesses are beginning to use these tools to communicate with their teams. This report from the Harvard Business Reviews showcases how some businesses have been using social media tools to collect information and increase communication between their employees, and how these advancements have increased productivity in their businesses significantly.

Top 5 Reasons Why Businesses Are Failing At Using Social Media for Team Collaboration - This article focuses on why businesses aren’t utilizing popular social media tools or team collaboration solutions to build better communications among team members. Once business owners read these “don’ts” they will start understanding the “do’s” and work toward increased business communication and collaboration.

Maximizing Your Web Presence Is Key To Building Your Small Business - This is another post giving tips on using Web 2.0 solutions to build awareness and success for your small business. Here, you’ll see how improving your credibility, marketing skills and managing your brand identity will help increase your overall business success. Give your employees the ability to utilize these tools, and watch their excitement when it helps your business in the end!

Remote Working Policies Can Benefit Small Business - This post from Small Business Trends highlights some statistics about companies and their remote working policies, as well as fantastic information on the cost benefits and productivity improvements. This post further solidifies our viewpoint at OnePlace about the benefits of a virtual office, and we look forward to the day when more and more businesses increase their productivity with remote working.

7 Secrets to Keeping Your Start-Up Supercharged - It’s no surprise that the entrepreneurial spirit is one of the biggest motivators and energy-boosters around. Unfortunately that energy can die down eventually. This post shows 7 ways to keeping that energy up and ensuring your workforce is as productive as possible to increase your business success.

What have been some of your favorite posts about increasing business productivity in the last couple weeks? Share them below! We’d love to read them as well.