Post-mortems don’t have a to be a dreary round of busy-work. For me, post-mortems are the most valuable process that I have my teams do. Every time that we do a post-mortem round, the team gets more motivated, change accelerates, and any metric of our choosing starts to improve. If that sounds like a magical…
Some types of organization can get access to G Suite for free. Educational institutions have the option to sign up for the free G Suite for Education plan. What is G Suite for Education? Once known as Google Apps for Education, G Suite for Education is the standard suite of Google productivity apps and administration…
Evernote pricing has gone through a lot of changes over the years. Years ago, Evernote was one of the primary examples of how a freemium pricing model could build an amazing business. Dropbox and Evernote were the shining successes of freemium. Then Evernote hit some rough patches. Unfortunately, their freemium plan has become much more…
An employee is about the leave your team. Maybe they resigned. Or maybe the employee’s being let go. There are a bunch of seemingly minor tasks that could have disastrous consequences if they’re not finished. Most of the time, folks part ways amicably and it doesn’t really matter. But every once in a while… Things…
G Suite is available free for educational institutions and non-profits. G Suite for Non-Profits comes as part of the Google for Non-Profits program, which also includes grants for ads along with perks on YouTube and Maps. This post will focus just on G Suite for non-profits and how to get it. Only G Suite Basic…
G Suite is designed to be as simple and intuitive as possible. But once you get out of the applications themselves and into the administrative functions, it’s far from self-explanatory. And even the core apps have functionality most users don’t know is there. We’re going to break down all the best training options that empower…
I dread offboarding. I don’t know any manager that enjoys this process. Sure, sometimes the employee moves on to bigger and better opportunities. I’m thrilled for them but it is very bittersweet. I always hate seeing them go. Or the employee is being forced out. No matter the circumstances, it’s always heart-wrenching. I’ve found that…
Why does onboarding time matter? Can’t we skip it? As managers, we have a lot on our plate. There never seem to be enough hours in the day. Why worry about onboarding time at all? Won’t new employees eventually figure it out anyway? Aren’t there more pressing problems to deal with? I’m always elated when…
G Suite Administrators can arrange their users into containers called Organizational Units, which allow you to set different app permissions for different users by allocating them to different Units. Using Organizational Units can just lead to more headaches if it’s not done right: fortunately, it’s fairly simple to set up and operate. In this guide,…
G Suite Basic is Google’s most basic, bare-bones business productivity and collaboration package. It’s low-cost and offers only limited storage, but you get full access to Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar and Meet. So, is it the right choice for your business? What you get with G Suite Basic With G Suite Basic, all users in…
