Posted by Dana Larson on June 28, 2010
Trying to find the right software, or place, in which your team can collaborate is a big challenge for businesses. There is a lot of research that needs to be done and a lot of testing that needs to be completed. But once you’ve found the right software for your business collaboration, everything will fall into place.
When testing out different collaboration software offerings, make sure to read a bit about what is the latest and greatest in software trends and look for a solution that drives you to the future. Your business collaboration and your business success will depend on it.
Here are a few recent blog posts that can give you a heads up on the trends in collaboration software.
Posted by Dana Larson on June 21, 2010
With as much attention as business team collaboration is getting, it’s surprising that not as much attention is given to the idea of connecting within the business team. In order to collaborate effectively, team members - from internal coworkers to external customers and vendors - need to be connected to open the doors for communication and future collaboration.
Because keeping your business team connected is the first step toward successful business collaboration, here are a few recent posts and articles identifying the benefit of connecting with your teammates.
Posted by Dana Larson on June 14, 2010
Let me just say first of all, we are loving that Summer is right around the corner. That said, the sun is shining on a lot more collaboration areas lately, and are keeping us pretty busy with keeping up with these fantastic authors, analysts and bloggers!
So when it comes to team collaboration, what solutions do you use in your business? Are you already using a an online collaboration solution like OnePlace? Or still in the past using email to “collaborate” with your team? Somewhere in between? That’s what this week’s posts have been about - the wide spectrum of ways you can collaborate with your team.
Posted by Dana Larson on June 07, 2010
Effective business collaboration can be achieved to increase the productivity and success of the business. However, in order to achieve this type of effective business collaboration, there needs to be a people and process change to accept the new direction of collaboration with open arms.
So who are the people to accept collaboration? And what people can you collaborate with? Where can we collaborate? What technologies are available for collaboration, and what are some of the expected outcomes? Never fear - all of these questions have been addressed in the last few days in the blog posts below.
Posted by Dana Larson on June 01, 2010
Okay, I know it’s not really Monday today (Happy Memorial Day yesterday!), but since we were all out enjoying sunshine and barbecues yesterday afternoon, today we can get back into the swing of things by catching up on the latest business collaboration news together!
Lately, I’ve been reading a lot about how effective team and online collaboration can lead to improved organization and increased innovation when it comes to a successful business. I have to agree with this, of course, as I - as well as my colleagues at OnePlace - believe that collaboration can bring a great number of benefits to the business.
Posted by Dana Larson on May 24, 2010
Improving the amount and quality of team collaboration in the workplace can significantly increase the effectiveness of business communication and the overall success of the business. There is no place that this is more true than in today’s enterprise business.
With more and more team members working hard to drive the product and the company forward, you need to make sure teams are working together. You need to give them the tools to stay connected and increase that collaboration for the improvement of your enterprise.
These posts agreed as well. Here are 4 recent blog posts on enterprise collaboration and how to experience the benefits collaboration can offer.
Posted by Dana Larson on May 17, 2010
With all the chatter about business collaboration processes and solutions lately, it’s no wonder that additional questions arise. Why should I use collaboration processes in my business? How does it help? What solution will be best for my business?
And along with all these questions is one over-arching question that needs to be answered: How does collaboration impact my business? You need to understand this - whether it be the positive impact or the negative impact - before engaging too heavily in a collaboration solution.
Last week there were a few great articles published addressing this very question. Here are links to a few of them, but feel free to share your favorites with us as well!
Posted by Dana Larson on May 10, 2010
Because social media is so popular - for marketers, for students, for families - businesses are starting to see how useful it can be as well. More and more businesses are looking at social media tools as ways to both connect with team members and spread the word about their business as a whole.
Here are a few examples of how businesses are using social media tools to connect their people to each other, and to customers, for increased collaboration.
Posted by Dana Larson on April 19, 2010
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.
Posted by Dana Larson on March 30, 2010
Project management is a thriving topic these days, and while some people love it and some people hate it, it’s difficult to not utilize project management practices in any business setting.
But what exactly is project management? How do we explain it? How do we get started more effectively managing projects? And how can it benefit us? These are all great questions that have been answered in many recent blog posts.
Posted by Dana Larson on March 08, 2010
When starting and running a small business, there are times when disorganization can take control. But it’s all how you manage your business people and information that can increase organizational success in your business.
This week we are highlighting some of last week’s blog posts on increasing organization in your business. Here are some of our favorites.
Posted by Dana Larson on March 01, 2010
At OnePlace, we believe that companies - large and small - can benefit from online business organization and project management solutions. They are the right tools for encouraging your team to be as successful as they can be.
Here are a few posts published last week that offer some great tips for small and large businesses - highlighting everything from project management tips to ways to keep your employees dedicated to their jobs.
Posted by Dana Larson on February 08, 2010
We are starting a new trend every Monday here on our blog, which is to feature blog posts from the past week that we think are informative, educational, interesting or just plain awesome.
Because we at OnePlace focus on increasing small business productivity and employee success, below are some great new blog posts featuring additional ways to improve upon that success.