Knowledge workers work from everywhere and anywhere. Your need for responsiveness and answers from your team is enhanced with integrated Google Chat. Google Apps Chat Best Practices A team today is largely virtual. Many organizations that have adopted cloud computing with Google Apps have the opportunity to collaborate in real-time. Your Google Apps chat areaContinue reading “Real-Time Google Chat Dashboard”
Tag Archives: Productivity
The Cost of Being Slow
The problem with being slow is that you may not realize your speed deficit. We tend to think relatively rather than absolutely. If you are five years behind in your business systems and execution, it means a lot of money is lost in productivity and execution for your business. The case for Google Apps asContinue reading “The Cost of Being Slow”
The Speed of Search
The old paradigm of neatly filing emails is one which favored a world where our inbox was metered and could be managed with pristine. Of course in the old days, institutions like libraries rewarded employees that could organize under the Dewey Decimal System and place cards back in its place. It worked for a timeContinue reading “The Speed of Search”
Google Sites Collaboration
Your team thrives based on how seamless information is accessed to execute. Your customers perceive higher value from communications and transparency in their engagement with your organization. Knowledge sites can be built to facilitate collaboration with your team and customers within Google Apps. Part of the suite of products which can be used strategically isContinue reading “Google Sites Collaboration”
Convergence
It is easy to make the simple complicated. That is commonplace. It is difficult to make the complicated simple. That is art. Too many organizations fail at Salesforce.com because the roadmap for driving processes becomes clouded by complexity and details. Adding superfluous fields creating numerous and disparate data relationships makes the database the central focalContinue reading “Convergence”
Share Google Docs With All
Within a Google Doc, you can share this with others. By default, your organization will make internal users on your domain available for sharing. You can change the visibility options for broader sharing by changing the Private settings:
Overcoming Salesforce Complexity
“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” – Charles Mingus When you see a Salesforce.com system which has been over-engineered and unusable, it typically stems from a lack of clear leadership around process and strategy. It is easy to make what is simple complex as Mingus states. AContinue reading “Overcoming Salesforce Complexity”
Knowledge Equals Value
Every day your team works, there is an increase in value. This value may not be fully realized if everyone is working in production silos. In a connected world, organizations that collaborate quickly with their knowledge tools have a competitive advantage. The ability to deliver results, ship products and get things done is increased inContinue reading “Knowledge Equals Value”
Age Of Speed
In the past, precision, deliberation and schedules were important. The past was an age of inefficient communications. It was not felt because everyone was participating in the mass inefficiency of the day. Many businesses are still operating this way and getting passed quickly. It can be felt when trying to do business with customers andContinue reading “Age Of Speed”
Search By Dates In Gmail
With Google’s search engine overlaid on your Google Apps mail application, there are a variety of ways to effectively search your emails. To search by date, note the convention for searching using Google’s search box: For emails after a date use “after:YYYY/MM/DD” For emails before a date use “before:YYYY/MM/DD” You can use both inside theContinue reading “Search By Dates In Gmail”
