Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

User activity monitoring often divides opinion. Some see it as an invasion of employee privacy and rights; others see it as essential for data security and protecting company systems. The truth? As workforces become more distributed and disruptive tech like AI becomes more prevalent, it’s never been more important to gain visibility over your teams and tools.

A conversation between Freshworks CEO Dennis Woodside and Vermeer’s director of IT services.

In the U.S., 53 percent of remote‑capable employees are working a hybrid schedule in 2026, 27 percent are fully remote and only 20 percent are on‑site. That means most managers now oversee distributed teams. While remote work offers flexibility, it also makes it harder to judge whether people are working effectively.

The definitive guide to choosing, using, and maximising the right apps to work from home — from time tracking and team collaboration to deep focus and project delivery.

Meta made headlines this week when Reuters reported the company is installing tracking software on U.S. employee computers, capturing mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and periodic screen snapshots as training data for its AI models. The program, called the Model Capability Initiative, sits inside Meta's broader push to build AI agents capable of performing knowledge work autonomously. Meta was quick to add a qualifier: the data will not be used for performance evaluations.

You must have heard that many service teams already track time, but still, they struggle to understand their real performance. This is a very common challenge that comes up when teams start growing. Time tracking is in place, timesheets are filled, invoices are created, and reports are generated, even after all this, some questions remain. The problem is simple; it’s just the lack of clarity.

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Your project management stack is probably held together with duct tape and good intentions. I know because I've seen it firsthand across hundreds of client-facing teams. The pattern is always the same: one tool for task tracking, another for time logging, a spreadsheet for resource planning, and a prayer that nothing falls through the cracks. What we see across Teamwork.com customers is that this tool sprawl isn't just annoying. It's expensive.

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Running a small business is hard, and building a customer service center from scratch is harder. Almost 50% call center managers cite high agent turnover and absenteeism as their single biggest operating problem. Plus, it’s expensive to replace a well-trained agent, almost $10,000 to $20,000 expensive. Without a clear plan, that investment can spiral before you've handled your first call. This guide walks you through the practical steps of setting up a call center for a small business.