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Facebook Workplace for Nonprofits: What You Need to Know About This New Way of Collaboration

June 14, 2017 | 1,824 views

Facebook Workplace for Nonprofits: What You Need to Know About This New Way of Collaboration

Facebook Workplace for Nonprofits: What You Need to Know About This New Way of Collaboration

Have you heard about the recent addition to the world’s largest social network, Facebook? It’s called Workplace and it’s designed to make collaboration within non-profit organizations smoother, easier, and more efficient. It’s a concept we champion here at ScheduleBase, and now that Facebook has hopped on board, we thought you’d like to know about why this new feature is worth your attention.

 

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Hitting Refresh on the Way Your Team Makes Decisions

April 5, 2017 | 1,682 views

Hitting Refresh on the Way Your Team Makes Decisions

Hitting Refresh on the Way Your Team Makes Decisions

Do you feel like your office gets stuck in a ball of red tape whenever a decision needs to be made? If so, you are probably using an outdated decision making process that’s slowing your productivity rather than keeping you on track. It might be time for a shake up.

 

Here are a few of the departments you should consider carefully when hitting refresh on the way your team makes decisions.

 

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Should You Allow Your Employee’s Kids to Come to Work With Them?

July 27, 2016 | 2,033 views

Should You Allow Your Employee's Kids to Come to Work With Them?

Should You Allow Your Employee’s Kids to Come to Work With Them?

Summertime and the livin’ is easy – unless you’re a parent trying to balance kids out of school and work. This time of year can be especially stressful for parents. Child care is expensive but quitting their job for the summer isn’t an option.

 

As an employer, you might be tempted to make things easier on your team by allowing employees to bring their kids to work with them. Is that a good idea? Let’s take a look.

 

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How to Give Your Employees Time Off This Holiday (And Still Stay Well Staffed)

November 11, 2015 | 2,387 views

How to Give Your Employees Time Off This Holiday (And Still Stay Well Staffed)

How to Give Your Employees Time Off This Holiday (And Still Stay Well Staffed)

Giving your employees the work/life balance they desire during your busiest holiday season is one of the biggest challenges you face as a retailer. You need your store staffed for the abnormally large crowds of people. You need a strong team on hand to keep lines short and keep customers happy. In spite of this, employees need time off to spend with their families during this festive time.

 

 

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Getting Your Employees to Work on Time is Your Responsibility

June 10, 2015 | 2,422 views

Getting Your Employees to Work on Time is Your Responsibility

Getting Your Employees to Work on Time is Your Responsibility

You hate the excuses, right?

 

Traffic was bad. 

 

I had to wait in line a little longer than I expected for my coffee.

 

My alarm clock didn’t go off in time.

 

Once in awhile, these excuses are valid. But when employee lateness starts becoming a habit, it’s time for a change – and the responsibility is yours.

 

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Yes, You Can Take a Break From Your Business and Still be Profitable

May 27, 2015 | 2,095 views

Yes, You Can Take a Break From Your Business and Still be Profitable

Yes, You Can Take a Break From Your Business and Still be Profitable

Are you one of the 40% of Americans who are too scared to take a break from work? For business owners, breaking away from the company is frightening. You worry about your team’s productivity. You worry about unexpected scheduling fiascos. Ultimately, you worry about your business going under just because you are gone for a few days.

 

Grinding yourself into the ground isn’t why you started your business.

 

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5 Apps Guaranteed to Make You a Better Business Traveler

January 28, 2015 | 2,626 views

5 Apps Guaranteed to Make You a Better Business Traveler

5 Apps Guaranteed to Make You a Better Business Traveler

Is there anything more exhausting than traveling for work? You have to get up early, battle crowds at the airport, sleep in unusual places. It doesn’t stop there. In your free time, you have to be on your A-game networking and making sales.

 

Wouldn’t it be nice if there were an app (or five) that could make the process a little less strenuous? There is. Here are some of the top apps to help you become a better business traveler.

 

1. Trip It

 

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Quick Tips for Better Small Business Productivity

July 8, 2013 | 4,034 views

Small business productivity is crucial for success

Small business productivity is crucial for success

Small business organization and productivity is crucial to  success. For a small business to run efficiently, the owner and employees need to have a strong understanding of operations, systems, scheduling and overall expectations. In most small businesses, there’s always some point in time where constant demands, paperwork and deadlines start to wear you down.

 

When working within your small business, you may begin to overlook some critical things that people from outside your business notice immediately. Here at ScheduleBase, we are reminding you of a few quick and easy tips to organize your small business today and provide for a better work experience overall for you and your employees.

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Employee Scheduling – Boosting Business Results

November 29, 2012 | 15,724 views

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Employee Scheduling Software | ScheduleBase

My employee schedule is due again?

It’s a tedious and sometimes frustrating thought, one that usually hits shortly after you just finish scheduling your employees for the current period. It’s time to work your way through yet another employee schedule. And it will happen again and again, and yes, again. Maybe you’ve been unable to finish your other office tasks for the week? Or it’s quite possible employee scheduling is simply taking longer than it used to because you’re not motivated or organized? Perhaps responding to a voice mail from an employee regarding a schedule change or accommodating a recent schedule request in the form of a Post-it note stuck to your computer screen is a bit more difficult to accomplish this week than it was last week?

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Frozen Yogurt Shop Schedules – Online Employee Scheduling With Flavor

October 10, 2012 | 4,725 views

Is choosing online employee scheduling software as easy as picking your favorite frozen yogurt flavor?

 

Choosing a flavor while visiting your local frozen yogurt shop and selecting the appropriate online employee scheduling program to schedule employees are somewhat instinctive. We have instincts for a reason and they work really well. The innate ability to make a snap decision when walking an assembly line full of flavorful frozen yogurt options is the difference between satisfying a sweet tooth and having a stomach void of emptiness. With this in mind, how many unsatisfied visits to a frozen yogurt shop have you been faced with lately? It’s probably close to zero. You obviously know your preferred flavor and that led you to the right decision.

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