Category Archives: Collaboration

7 Tips For Procurement to Increase Stakeholder Collaboration

by Sachin Sharma March 9, 2016 Follow @hireoappMarch 9, 2016 Strong collaboration is the second in the top 10 list of top skills required by sourcing professionals. You can read the full Procurement Job Market report here. As per Hackett group recently published a report regarding “CPO Agenda: Procurement’s Key Issues in 2015”, the top … Continue reading 7 Tips For Procurement to Increase Stakeholder Collaboration →

Collaboration Tools Every Marketing Team Should Have (and Use)

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by Triniti Burton March 8, 2016 Follow @Triniti_IntMarch 8, 2016 We have a pretty small marketing team at Integrate. Despite (and partly because of) lean resources, we’ve spent the last year laying a solid demand marketing foundation: a strong content plan; a kick-ass website; a defined lead funnel; a fluid data strategy; and (mostly) seamless … Continue reading Collaboration Tools Every Marketing Team Should Have (and Use) →

Cross-Functional Team Building: Improving Collaboration

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by Rick Lepsinger January 7, 2016 Follow @onpoint_llcJanuary 7, 2016 Does it seem like your VPs of sales and marketing can’t agree on anything? Chances are, it’s more than a case of conflicting personalities. Part of the problem could be that they don’t understand each other very well and are used to working in silos. … Continue reading Cross-Functional Team Building: Improving Collaboration →

The Sweet Taste of a Curious Collaboration

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by Randy Milanovic December 23, 2015 Follow @kayak360December 23, 2015 As many clients and friends already know, I’m a #craftbeerfan. It’s not just that I enjoy drinking craft (although I very much do), but I do love how the brewers offer some pretty out-of-the-box ideas. Craft brewers aren’t afraid to do things differently, and sometimes … Continue reading The Sweet Taste of a Curious Collaboration →

5 Employee Collaboration Tools to Make Your Job Easier

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Jamie NicholAugust 22, 2015 We’re pretty lucky — long gone are the days of depending on endless email chains and face-to-face discussions to collaborate effectively. It seems like I’m hearing about a new collaboration tool every month. In fact, according to Wrike, 77% of companies use project-management software for employee collaboration. If you are in … Continue reading 5 Employee Collaboration Tools to Make Your Job Easier →

4 Reasons to Have Collaborative Departments

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Deborah SweeneyJuly 20, 2015 There’s the marketing meeting, the engineering meeting, the sales meeting, but what about the meeting with more than just one department? Your company’s departments are the epicenters of specialized information. Departments need to work together more than ever before to ensure a strong channel of communication. In today’s times of rapid … Continue reading 4 Reasons to Have Collaborative Departments →

How to Pump Up Efficiency When Collaborating With Diverse Personalities

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Katrina PfannkuchJune 26, 2015 If each person were exactly the same, life would be pretty boring. Individual differences can be the biggest cause of team friction and delays, however, costing time and money and disrupting the content development cycle. To craft a high level of overall team efficiency, it helps to have a good sense … Continue reading How to Pump Up Efficiency When Collaborating With Diverse Personalities →

Four Ways Colleagues Drive Each Other Nuts

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Liz KislikJune 19, 2015 You see your colleagues every day, or at least several times a week. You all get along, appreciate each other’s good intentions, and care about the company. And yet, some of your colleagues’ behaviors drive you absolutely nuts. Here are some common types of challenging behaviors, and a few suggestions for … Continue reading Four Ways Colleagues Drive Each Other Nuts →

4 Team Collaboration Tools You Need To Try Today

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Paul KeijzerMay 14, 2015 This topic never gets old for me. Maybe it’s because the ability to coordinate with team members spread all across the world is crucial for my success. Or maybe it’s because I know that there are better ways than using only email to work on team projects. Though the list of … Continue reading 4 Team Collaboration Tools You Need To Try Today →