Articles that mention "Slack"

5 ways to catch up on work after a vacation

The worst part about taking a vacation is returning to work. You have to catch up on everything you missed, and of course something significant happened while you were out.

We tried blocking Slack when we needed to focus. It worked.

It's time to write. I make some coffee, open a blank document, then decide to quickly check Slack before I get started. Two hours later, I've written nothing.

3 workflows to improve team collaboration

For many of us, group projects in school were a terrible introduction to teamwork. Thankfully collaborating with coworkers is usually a more pleasant experience, but you're still dealing with different work styles, schedules, and personalities.

Focus on your job candidates with these tips from a Zapier recruiter

Recruiting is a fast-paced business. Getting a candidate through the pipeline as quickly as possible means a better candidate experience. And, the faster you act, the less likely you are to lose a good candidate to a competing offer.

4 self-care workflows to get through hard times

You're doing your best to fight burnout amid working from home, caring for children, worrying about personal finances, and trying to stay safe and healthy. And of course there's the fight against systemic racism around the world.

Promote inclusive language on your team with a simple Slackbot

Phrases rooted in racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination have made their way into business vocabulary. Most of us do our best to use inclusive language, but sometimes we slip up—or we don't even know that what we're saying isn't inclusive.

Slack: App of the day

If you've ever missed an important email that just got buried in your inbox, you've probably asked the sender to cut you a little slack. But why ask for slack when you can, well, use Slack instead? Slack is a platform for team communication.

How SheEO uses automation in their quest to create a $1 billion fund to support women-run businesses

Vicki Saunders is a successful serial entrepreneur, and she knows all too well the biases against women that are built into venture systems. Women receive 2.2% of available funding, Vicki shared with us.

How automation helps a real estate company process more than 500 leads per month

Managing leads is an important part of running a successful real estate business. Tampa-based Eaton Realty receives leads from potential buyers, sellers, and renters from more than 10 different sources—like Zillow, Hotpads, Realtor.

Slack, Zoom und andere Anwendungen gehen manchmal offline – stell sicher, dass du einen Plan hast.

Physical offices rarely just...disappear. Remote ones sometimes do. Team chat apps are, in a very real way, the remote office, and video conferencing apps are the remote conference room.