@media (max-width: 450px) { td { display: block; width: 100% !important; } tr img { margin-top: 0 !important; } tr a { margin-top: 20px; margin-left: 0 !important; }} We’re living in unprecedented times amidst a global health crisis, changing the way we live, interact, and work. Its effects are felt around the world, but some …
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Working together is an important part of getting things done. Whether each team member does a separate task or multiple people work side by side to accomplish tasks, at some point, you’ll have to come together as a group. Managing a remote team comes with its own set of challenges when it comes to collaboration. …
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Slack has become the go-to resource for businesses working remotely. There’s good reason for that. The simple layout of Slack makes chat easy while still also giving your remote the features you need. Better yet, you set up the environment and invite your team, allowing them to choose from the various channels you’ve created. But …
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I do a lot of things. You probably do, too (since you’re reading a productivity blog, I can make that inference quite readily.) Sometimes, I think about what I’d do if I had a less demanding career. Would I spend all that time reading classic Irish literature? In reality, I’d probably fill my time with …
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We’re excited to announce support for Visme in Shift. All your visuals, infographics, and presentations, together at last. Shift users can get 25% off Visme paid plans (first payment, excluding education plans) until 05/31/2020 using the coupon code REMOTE20. Shift X Visme: Design Beautiful Graphics From Your Workspace Visme is an all-in-one design tool that lets anyone …
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Although videoconferencing is nothing new, we’re all suddenly finding out just how essential it is. Luckily, there’s no shortage of apps that can make you feel like you’re in the same office with your coworkers. But when it comes to videoconferencing, there are two apps that come to mind immediately. If you work in an …
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Like most tech companies, we’ve used various videoconferencing tools over the years in a fairly minor capacity. We’ve used Zoom Meetings for years, but we were hardly power users. You would have been hard-pressed to find someone on our team who would have considered themselves a Zoom expert. Recently though, we’ve found ourselves getting much …
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With so many professionals now working from home, video conferencing is more popular than ever. But in case you haven’t noticed, there’s no shortage of video conferencing solutions. Most are compatible with mobile devices, and many now allow you to have dozens of people on one call. But like businesses, not all video conferencing apps …
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The sudden shift to working from home surprised us all. Maintaining productivity from home comes with unique challenges. From getting stuck at the kitchen table to struggling to find the right technology, working from home can be a headache. That’s why we put together a guide to simplify the transition from office to home, just …
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How Sabrina Chammas Doumet is managing it all Sabrina is the creator, owner, and creative director of L’Atelier coworking space in Vancouver, the productivity planner The Focus Journal, and the Tiidii Living lifestyle brand. Running just one business is hard. Running three businesses while also being a working mom is a Herculean task. But it’s …
The problem of how to store files securely in the cloud has been around since files have been able to be uploaded to the cloud. Choosing the right file sharing software is essential whether you’re working from the office or building out your remote work toolkit. Two options for the best document management solutions (DMS) …
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The way employees communicate has changed. That applies whether you’re working in an office or spread out across the world. At one time, people picked up the phone or walked down the hallway when they needed to have a discussion, but the telephone has gradually been replaced by email as second-best to in-person conversation. As …
We all have too many email accounts. There are email accounts for work, personal use, and even for educational institutions. This leaves us with the problem of how to manage all of these email accounts. The solution is to consolidate email accounts in one place. The Problem With Too Many Email Accounts Have you ever …
You’re probably well aware of the many benefits of meditation. You may have even studied up on what’s involved. If you’ve tried meditating on your own, though, you’ve no doubt discovered what many others before you have. Having an expert to guide you through the process can really help, especially as you’re learning. These days, …
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We’ve made a promise to fight against systemic racism, and to use our voice to share the stories and work of the BIPOC community. Today, and every day we are committed to our promise. Over the past week we have been listening while working to educate ourselves on how to better support the Black, Indigenous, …
Our newest feature is a space for your most important work. We’re on a mission to bring focus and convenience to the workday, and make it collaborative. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce our latest addition to Shift: Workspaces. What are Workspaces? Workspaces are mission control for your most important work. Each Workspace is a focused …
Introducing Workspaces: Work with Focus and Purpose, Together! Read More »
Workspaces are a focused collection of apps, tabs, and bookmarks for you to mix and match any way you choose. To get started creating your first Workspace, click the square ‘+’ button in the sidebar and choose ‘Add Workspace.’ Give it a name, then connect your apps, bookmark pages, and add tabs for quick reference. …
Over 1 billion people worldwide use the Microsoft Office suite as part of their digital workplace toolkit. That means 1 in 7 people use Microsoft’s products. It’s easy to see why so many people use Office since it has a product for just about everything: Excel for spreadsheets, Word for document writing, PowerPoint for slideshow …
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Gmail and Outlook are the two heavyweights of the email world. Worldwide, Gmail has 1.5 billion users and Outlook has 400 million users. The next most popular email service, Yahoo Mail has over 200 million users. What is Gmail? Gmail is a free webmail service that is owned by Google. While the service is free, …
If you’re like most adults, your mobile device and computer are loaded down with apps. Sure, you can try to simplify things by cutting down on the number of tech tools you use, but chances are, you need multiple apps to manage your professional and personal lives. The problem is, the more apps you have, …
We asked our entire community how they feel about working from home: the benefits, the drawbacks, and what it all means for the future of work. We even crunched the numbers, and put together an infographic on all the ups and downs that come with adapting to working from home. While most of our community …
We connected for a quick Q&A with designer Mateusz Dembek to explore the process of designing Colors 2.0 and Settings 2.1. Q: What was the original design of the Shift interface? A: When we first launched Shift in 2017, it looked very different than it does today. Back then, Shift was a simple solution for …
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Gmail is a well-known webmail service developed by Google that has over 1.5 billion users worldwide. But since Gmail is a webmail-only email service, that means it doesn’t have a desktop email client. Often, it would be much more convenient to have a desktop email app for Gmail. You can get Gmail on your desktop …
Email can be a real productivity zapper. Just when you’re finally getting work done, a message comes in and distracts you. Sure, you could ignore it, but you tell yourself you’ll just type up a quick reply and be done. The problem is, every distraction adds up, especially since experts say you lose an average …
How 5x startup founder Jeff Solomon balances the multi-job life Jeff is the co-founder of Markup Hero—among a lot of other jobs and projects. Having to juggle running a startup, teaching a high school class on entrepreneurship, helping out non-profits, and consulting other companies has led to 15 different Google accounts that have to be …
Once upon a time, you had to have a stockbroker if you wanted to buy or sell stocks. During the 1990s, this shifted, and you could create an online brokerage account as long as you had a reliable Internet connection at home. In the past decade, those requirements shifted again. You can now make trades …
Virtual communication has grown in popularity in recent months, enabling teams to work together without having to be in the same room. One of the top players when it comes to videoconferencing tools is Microsoft Teams, which is included with Microsoft Office 365. But one problem with Microsoft Teams’ growing popularity is that some professionals …
We interviewed all of the Shift teams to find out how our productivity experts #GetItDone. First up: a few of our rockstar customer success team members talk about finding the balance in your workday (but make sure to leave room for coffee!) Jessica Jessica, our Customer Success Manager, is not only the highly dedicated leader …
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How Nile Harris Runs Her Business and Life Nile is the founder and CEO of her own coaching, consulting, and speaking business which helps “aspiring entrepreneurs and transitioning professionals transform their passion and purpose into profit.” Her highly varied career—from finance, to healthcare, to education—spanning 24 years of business management experience, is proof that you aren’t …
It seems like not so long ago that social media was a new technology. You had one or two apps on your computer that allowed you to send messages, and everything came and went through that app. But social media was around long before Facebook. From MSN Messenger to MySpace, consumers were interacting on their …
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