Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

How leaders can turn obstacles into innovation

Times of crisis can trigger innovation—if leaders can guide the perception of a crisis, and if leaders understand how each team member responds to them. Study Abstract — Although a crisis provides room for creativity, organizations often suffer from creativity deficits in such a situation. Indeed, threat-rigidity theory suggests that an employee-experienced crisis may hinder employee creativity.

The Most Effective Ways Leaders Solve Problems: Steps to Becoming a Better Problem Solver at Work

When it comes to problem-solving, leaders are some of the best in the business. They have to be – their jobs depend on it! To succeed, leaders need to be able to identify and address issues quickly and efficiently. But problem-solving isn’t just a leadership skill. With the right approach, problem-solving can be taught and learned by anyone with the right attitude.

11 Best Construction Project Management Software in 2023

What is the first structure that you need to perfect before building any further? The foundation, of course! And when it comes to handling such projects, construction project management software is the foundation for success. Construction project management software helps with effective monitoring of the material, skilled and unskilled laborers, client expectations, employees, and deadlines.

10 Smartsheet alternatives for agency project management

As a spreadsheet tool for data entry, there's nothing wrong with a platform like Smartsheet. But if your agency needs a platform that can handle more than just Excel-style spreadsheets — or if you simply don't love digging through endless rows and columns to find the data you need — you'll probably want to look elsewhere. Where do you begin to narrow down the best Smartsheet alternatives for task management in 2023? We've got you covered with our top picks.

Communication Strategies in the Workplace: Tools and Resources for Doing it Right

A good communication strategy glues a business together. A bad communication strategy can pull it apart. An effective manager is always looking for the best mediums of communication for their business, but workplace communication isn’t just a matter of keeping in touch. Truly effective communication strategies mean understanding that your team consists of individuals with unique personalities and different communication styles in the workplace.

Tony North on Help Desk Leadership in 2023: Challenges, Governance, and AI

Help desk leadership is always an ongoing topic. People can’t seem to feel they know enough about it, so they keep digging, looking for new ideas, perspectives, methods, or whatever can make them even better at their jobs. And don’t get us wrong; that’s exactly what you should be doing! And to help you with that, we discussed “Service and Leadership in 2023” in April’s Ticket Volume podcast live recording.

Device Groups in Dashboards

Utilizing device groups inside of dashboards is extremely powerful and will allow you to present all the information collected by Service Watch for whatever you are trying to accomplish. Whether you are looking to benchmark the devices of your remote workforce or figure out which office is performing better or worse after changes, you’ll find it extremely easy to visualize this information.