Connecting the Gaps in the Workplace

Workspace Software

Even with the internet and advanced communications technology nowadays, changes and new challenges continue to crop-up and affects how a business team do their daily work.

Here are some tips on how to prevent these types of problems and how to connect the gaps in the workplace:

1. Keep track of Trends

Keep abreast of the changes happening in technology, the work environment, the business sector, and the industry in general. As information and digital age advance, we should know how to manage them individually and as one.

Get the best practices from these trends and build upon it help you as you go about conducting your business.

2. Respond to the changes

New workers come from the era of the digital boom. These young workers speak the digital language. It is how they communicate, respond, and act — and this is how you get their attention . The good old traditional pen and paper way might not work so well with them anymore, so be ready to provide your workers with a variety of options that will best suit their work capacities.

Keep up or your company/business is going to be left behind.

3. Tap Your Business Knowledge Base

Connecting the Disconnect

Your business’ knowledge base are powered by your people. Know what they are thinking and feeling. Talk to them and know what they need to help them become more productive, because they are the ones who know what works best for them.

There is a wealth of knowledge waiting to be tapped, and every worker you have has something to contribute. The key is being able to draw it out, and then being able to combine these bits of knowledge into something bigger that will help everyone.

4. Utilize the Right Tools

Know what can boost the productivity of your workers and business. Offer a variety of solutions and options because different folks will look for different ways to approach a problem. Add to this the right tools based on the trends that will go well with their needs and you might just hit the spot.

5. Assess Regularly

Solutions and innovations that worked previously does not mean it will always do. What works today might not be the case anymore next week. Be constantly updated and perform regular “maintenance checks” that can prevent bigger problems in the future.

Bridging the Disconnect

8Force Workspace

As work gets complicated and managing them continue to become harder, there is one more solution that is said to be able to help bridge the disconnection gap in the workplace aside from those mentioned above. It’s a suite of social cloud-based software and business apps designed for small business owners called 8Force.

“[The] software provides businesses with the tools they need to seamlessly work together, no matter where they are. 8Force CRM and 8Force Workspace give business owners the tools necessary to facilitate smooth business operations — from providing an environment for people to work in, to having easy access to the different tools needed (like invoices, quotations, product descriptions, and the like),” shares Gerald Corteza is the Sales & Marketing Director of 8force Philippines.

*First 2 images courtesy of Naypong from FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Know more about 8Force in their website and Facebook Page. I hope to try the 8Force Workspace soon. Catch more updates from Blogger Manila on the next updates and learn how it can provide an efficient online workplace for people to get the job done.