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10 Apps for Administrative Productivity and Organization

Office Dynamics

Project Management Apps: Teamwork is, by far, my favorite project management app. You can update statuses, track time and tasks, and get real-time updates on all your projects. Chat by phone or video conferencing, record meetings, and share screens to keep each other up to date, even if you’re continents apart!

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10 Collaboration Tools to Bring Your Next Great Idea to Life

Success

While you can get all of the collaborative tools you’ve come to expect—task management, comments and messages, file sharing and the like—you can also build your own apps within Podio to suit your team perfectly. If you are doing any kind of serious project collaboration, you will likely need more than the free version.

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Another Reason to Love Dropbox. Paper!

Tips From T. Marie

I’ve used Slack a few times and I’ve tested various online project management apps, but they all seemed like overkill for my little business. For the past 11 years I’ve slowly transitioned from storing files on my computer hard drive to using a combination of removable storage and online file storage.

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

You might be using a new phone system or dealing with new project management software. Tools of the Trade Familiarize them with the essential programs and platforms used by the company (project management, file management, internal communications, virtual meeting platforms, etc.),

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What makes a great administrative assistant?

Page Personnel

Administrative assistants also often work closely with senior-level employees and executives to take care of organisational duties such as answering phones, booking meetings and making travel arrangements on their behalf. Clear communication skills – admin assistants absorb all the communications that executives haven’t time to deal with.

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3 Tips to Ensure Remote Workers are Accountable

Office Dynamics

As a business owner, you’ll want to check in with your remote workers on a pretty regular basis, either through scheduled phone calls or with email updates. Remote workers can also access work files from any device that has an internet connection. Set Clear Expectations. Remote work is a win-win for employers and employees.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. Screen sharing of an employee’s computer will update managers on an employee’s progress on tasks, emails, and other workflows. Time tracking and file tracking.

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