Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

As an IT executive, you’re at the core of the company’s collaboration, working at the intersection of people, processes, and product. And more than likely, you’re not doing it alone. To better understand the IT leader’s pivotal role in driving innovation and operational efficiency across the company, The Work Innovation Lab, a think tank by Asana, recently surveyed and interviewed IT professionals, including top execs from industry leaders like Google, Slack, and Okta.

You’ve settled into your workspace, a steaming cup of coffee in hand, ready to dive into the strategic plan your boss eagerly awaits. But just as you begin – Ping. A Slack message from your finance partner: “Don’t forget to send budget requests by EOD.” You barely process this before – Ping. An email from your dentist’s office reminding you to schedule your biannual cleaning. You take a breath, but – Ping.

In today's evolving work landscape, understanding various work structures is essential for both employers and employees. This comprehensive guide explores four primary work models: Remote Working, Hybrid Working, Telecommuting, and Work-from-Office. We’ll delve into their definitions, differences, benefits, challenges, best practices, and provide insights supported by case studies and statistics.

After working with a rare, high-performing product team, Dave Baines and Sam Quayle were inspired to bottle that experience and build the product development consultancy, Hyperact.

This month, we’re introducing powerful new integrations and updates designed to make your workflows smoother, your collaboration sharper, and your creativity limitless. From AI-powered mood boards to upgraded templates and doc enhancements, these updates help you work smarter, not harder. Want to take your Miro expertise even further?

Have you ever noticed your employees working long hours but wondered if they are truly productive? Does being “busy” always mean being efficient? Many businesses struggle with monitoring employee productivity, especially when managing remote employees or teams across different locations. Without a clear way to measure productivity, how do you know if your team is working efficiently or just spinning their wheels—a question that grew even more relevant during the pandemic?

Good observability helps you understand what’s happening, but our previous logs made it hard to see the full picture. Debugging often meant searching, filtering, and manually piecing together trends. Spotting a spike in failures or a drop in message volume shouldn’t take that much effort. The new logs histogram makes this easier. Instead of scanning rows of data, you get a real-time visual overview of message activity.

Just imagine: You’ve got this amazing project lined up with a top-notch team ready to roll and great expectations to meet. And here lies the difference between success and otherwise: the budget. Every project manager faces the problem of on-the-dime tracking every dollar spent, forecasting expenses, and guaranteeing that he or she will not allow him- or herself to go wild about expenses outside of the budget.

To maximize profit margins for your agency or consultancy, you need to know how efficiently you’re using your team’s time. Low utilization rates signal lost opportunities to bring in revenue. By boosting them, you can better support your bottom line and keep your team engaged. Use our top nine tips to monitor and improve utilization rates across your organization.

3 Alright, let’s just start with this question: Was that once twice or countless times? I mean how many times have you ended your workday feeling like you’ve been busy all day but achieved nothing? Managers face dual responsibilities because they need to address their personal productivity challenges while ensuring their team members stay productive. And let’s be honest, managing people is not an easy task.