One of the most important and yet overlooked pieces of work that needs to be done in any team is whiteboarding. Have you ever noticed how high performance sports teams use Whiteboards to strategize? There’s an important reason that they do, and that you should too. Using a pen on a whiteboard is a visual …Read more
3 Ways to Know What Tool to Use When
We’ve looked at Chats, we’ve investigated Channels, and you know all about Email. But what is the best tool to use, and when? Well, there are no fixed rules. So here are some Teams principles to use with your Team. Teams Principles for Channels If you’re working on a new project, well that should be …Read more
How to Effectively Use a Team in Microsoft Teams
So, there’s a feature called Teams, in Teams, that is fantastic for teamwork. Let’s talk about what it is and why your team should be using it. In another post, we talked about the advantages of Chat over Email for quick, concise conversations. But if your team strongly favours Chat over Email, you’ve already found …Read more
Is Chat in Teams really better than Email?
When I run Teams training in organizations, I often ask the group – do you prefer to send an email to each other or a chat? The responses vary wildly. A group will usually skew one way or the other, and its not necessarily generational. So I usually ask the chat people, what do you …Read more
Zoom Fatigue: What it is and how to fix it
Zoom fatigue. What is it? And how do we fix it? Back in February 2021 the Stanford social media lab released a peer reviewed research paper outlining the symptoms and causes of ‘Zoom’ fatigue. But it’s not only about Zoom. The paper is about all forms of virtual meeting and video conferencing. This blog is …Read more
