The Top 5 Project Roles in Project Management
Every project needs a team to be successful and there are many different project roles and responsibilities that need to be defined in a project. In this blog post, we will discuss the top 5 project team roles and their responsibilities. These roles include the project sponsor, project manager, project team, project steering committee, and project stakeholders.
5 Ways to Increase Productivity Working Remotely During COVID-19
There’s no escaping it – we are in a global pandemic. Businesses like restaurants have shut down, and those daily commuters now commute from their bed to their desk instead of to the office. Even law firms have transitioned from in-office work to now at-home work. It’s an abrupt and necessary transition, and we aren’t alone in doing it. This time can be a confusing one. We are all having to shift our work minds to be at home, and there can be daily distractions that are here that aren’t at the office. Since we all have to work remotely, or at least most of us have to, it’s important…
Personal Touch – 5 Secrets to Creating Lasting Business Relationships
Lasting business relationships are necessary if you want to succeed. You want to be the first person your colleagues think of when they need the job done. But how do you build a business relationship that can stand the test of time? With these five, simple steps you’ll find it’s easier than you thought. Remember Birthdays Remembering someone’s birthday is an effective way to show that you acknowledge him or her. By doing this, your colleague won’t feel like a face among many but like an individual who is an asset to the group. It also shows you care about them because you’re capable of remembering personal details. Consider purchasing…
5 Reasons to Write Notes in a Meeting Instead of Memorizing
A study to establish ways in which employees’ waste time at work concluded that too many meetings were the biggest time-waster. Most workers will try remembering the proceedings of the meeting but will end up forgetting most of the things they learned, especially if they don’t take notes. If you want your meetings to work, you have to set a clear objective, prepare the agendas, and invite interested people only. However, these strategies alone will not be useful if you do not send out notes. If no one documents the decisions, then you must get ready to schedule another meeting to talk about the same agendas. Here are five reasons…
10 Ways to Have More Fun with Your Remote Team
The virtual office is now a reality. A significant percentage of the workforce telecommutes and even many regular office goers now do as much as a third of their work online or remotely. This creates new opportunities and challenges for office managers and supervisors as well as employees. On the one hand, one of the best things about working remotely is the flexibility workers have to set their own schedules. Most telecommuters are also happy to miss the real world commute along with the traffic, bad weather and grumpy fellow commuters. When employees can set their own schedules, they tend to be more productive and creative. On the other hand, the…
Great Places for Team Building
Any firm that underestimates the power of team building is likely to have a higher than necessary staff turnover and lower productivity levels. Team building is more than just a fun day out. By giving your staff the opportunity to integrate and really get to know each other they will be better able to communicate in the workplace, work harder and be more likely to find solutions to issues that arise. Their productivity will rise. Fortunately, if you’re based in or near Sydney there is some fantastic team building events in the area. Check out some of these ideas: Go Racing You can choose to take your team go-carting to…
Taking Small Steps to Make a Real Impact in Your Workplace
Whether we like it or not, we spend a lot of our time at work. In fact, according to at least one estimate from Gettysburg College, the average person spends 90,000 hours at work over their lifetime – which is about a third of your life. So it’s understandable to want to make sure that time is well spent. When you’re not making the most of your work time — and not seeing much in the way of positive changes as a result — that can be really disheartening to continue participating in over many weeks, months, and years of your career. So what are some things you can do…
Strengthen Your Working Relationships with Escape Room Team Building Activities
In the world of business, there has been an increasing popularity in team building activities. And of all the activities that most people want for the company team building, escape room take the cake. The truth is, escape rooms are one of the best activities to ensure that communication barriers between the colleagues are broken and that everyone works together as a team. Well, for years now, employers have been encouraging their employees to participate in room escapes as a fun way of breaking the office monotony. But the truth is, in addition to the fun that comes with escape room games, the activities will also be more valuable to…
Tips For Building Good Working Relationships
Building good working relationships is paramount to your success in any profession. To succeed in business, you must breed and nurture positive interactions with others. You have to be willing to practice active listening, respect for others, and much more. The connections you make in the workplace may serve as a business reference for future endeavors in your career. It is worth the effort to make as many positive experiences as possible. Take a few of these helpful tips into consideration as you venture out into your professional microcosm. Professional competence is more than knowing your job It is all well and good that you are the highest producing employee…
You’re Cutting Labor Costs All Wrong – 3 Right Ways to Do It
As much as you hate to do it, there may come a time when you must cut costs, starting with what is considered the biggest business expense, namely labor costs. You can go about cutting labor costs in a number of ways. Those ways may cause a great deal of pain if they involve laying off staff members, cutting employees’ work hours or reducing payroll expenses by reducing how much you pay your employees. Well, then, what are the alternatives? How can you cut labor costs the right way so that there is as little collateral damage as possible to your business? 1. Is Overtime Really Necessary, or Is It…
