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| What's Standing in the Way of You and a Frictionless Workplace? BetterCloud Monitor | There is a lot standing in the way of you and productivity. Technology? People? Knowledge? We asked 100 people that question and found that 54% believe "knowledge gaps" are most responsible for workplace friction. We believe IT can have an unbelievable positive effect on their organization if they identify and eliminate friction. The Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Shaking Up Much More Than Money MIT Technology Review | I'll be honest, bitcoins and blockchains aren't topics I've followed closely. But we should all probably start paying more attention (some of you already know this) because it's clear the technology has huge potential and is already making a major impact. Blockchains are being used to trace blood diamonds, verify health records, and secure supply chains. 5 Questions Leaders Should Be Asking All the Time Harvard Business Review | Just like any other department, IT needs leaders, especially now in a time of great change and uncertainty. If you're a leader, or if you aspire to be one, are you asking the right questions? |
 The Four Best Productivity Tricks I Learned At Google Fast Company | I'll summarize: 1) Use technology to keep remote employees close. 2) Eliminate silos 3) Master your inbox. 4) Set goals before meetings. The takeaways are straightforward but the devil is in the details. ICYMI: Design Emails in Google Docs, Convert Them to Gmail Drafts with 1 Click BetterCloud Monitor | If you want to jazz up your emails in Gmail (say, for a newsletter), it can be tough. But did you know you can design beautiful emails in Google Docs and then convert them to Gmail drafts with one click–all without losing any formatting? |
 Customize Your Site with Logos, Matching Colors, and More in the New Google Sites G Suite | It is now possible to add a logo to your Google site and to use the colors from that logo to customize your site further. Updates to Admin Console to Always Show the Latest Data, “Date Picker” Being Removed G Suite | Via Google: "This week's Admin console release changes the default behavior of the Highlights, Aggregate Reports, and Security reports in the Admin console to always show the latest available metrics for each data source." Now the date picker is gone from the admin console and Google always "show you the latest available metrics and notify you when metrics are delayed." Share Directly from Dropbox with our Workplace by Facebook Integration Dropbox | Dropbox teams up with Facebook to let you access files from Dropbox directly in Workplace. Facebook’s Workplace Adds File-sharing, Bots, and More To Stick It to Slack Facebook Workplace | With these updates, Facebook's productivity solution is growing into a compelling alternative to Slack and other competitors. New for Asana Mobile: Tags, Spotlight Search, 1Password, and More Asana | Yesterday was an exciting day for Asana users, especially those that work on the go. |
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