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Digital age workplace: Why soft skills matter more than ever

BMT Office Administration

3: Project management If there’s one thing that’s grown in complexity along with AI and remote work, it’s workflows. Most managers work with teams that are at least partly split between the office and working remotely, which presents its own challenges.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Reward Systems for Employees: Types, Benefits, and Challenges

Vantage Circle

Performance-Based Reward Systems Performance-based reward systems recognize employees based on specific achievements, such as hitting sales targets, completing projects, or exceeding performance metrics. For example, a sales team focused only on quarterly targets might overlook building long-term client relationships.

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This is how you empower your team while maintaining strategic oversight

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However, avoiding this quadrant when you genuinely need it can result in poor quality control, increased errors, and project derailment due to a lack of oversight. Maria, a project manager at a fast-growing tech company Ive consulted with, is leading the rollout of a new software update for a major client.

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Managing a 4-Day Workweek Pilot in 2025: What HR Needs to Track and Measure

Attendance Bot

sales, support tickets, project velocity) steady or improving? Use project management tools like Jira , Asana , or Linear to compare pre- and post-pilot sprint completion rates. Engagement & Wellbeing: Are employees feeling more energized and less burned out? Business Health: Are key indicators (e.g.,

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How Small Teams Can Win With Micro-Workforce Management

Attendance Bot

Small teams can’t afford overstaffing, and understaffing means missed sales, employee burnout, or worse—poor customer experiences. And while big companies use advanced workforce management platforms, those tools often feel bloated or overly complex for smaller teams.

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12 common productivity myths that are holding you back

Work Life

In fast-paced sales environments like ours, where every hour matters, this mindset can quietly erode team performance. At one point, we were juggling Jira for tickets, Notion for docs, Slack for stand-up meetings, Loom for async updates, Asana for project management, and Linear for roadmap planning.

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AI Note Taking: A Smarter Way to Manage Meetings

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For example, an AI note-taking tool can sync up with project management tools such as Asana, Monday, and Linear, in addition to keeping track of action items and decisions. Sales Sales calls are the most critical part of a sales rep’s job and a note taker makes it easier to fully engage in those calls while the notes are taken care of.

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