Six Google+ Tips for Businesses

Launched in June 2011 to a limited audience, Google+ (also referred to as Google Plus or G+ in some circles) has grown to a large size in just a short amount of time. In its first two weeks, Google+ boasted 10 million users. While the platform is still in its infancy, this new social networking [...]

How to Craft a Winning Proposal

You have many deadlines to meet at work, and a major project for your company is due soon. You have some ideas, but need more direction and help with your proposal, and are quickly running out of time. This can happen to anyone, but rather than despair at the work ahead, you can still create [...]

Business Etiquette in the 21st Century

At some point, we have all come across people with poor manners or etiquette – you know the ones that say the inappropriate things or make jokes at inappropriate times. Whatever the particular circumstances, such distasteful behavior receives a rather universal response from those who witness it, and people consequently try to avoid exhibiting such [...]

How to Foster a Safe Work Environment

Safety at work is not usually a concern for those employed at an office. Hazards like paper cuts are usually the closest employees come to physical harm. However, it is always a good idea to review safety standards at your job and encourage others to practice safety. Following safety procedures at work can: Prevents accidents [...]

5 Practices that Boost Creativity

It is easy to feel bored or uninspired at work. Perhaps you feel burned out from the amount or type of work you have to do, or long for that upcoming vacation. If you are having trouble coming up with fresh ideas for projects or presentations, try some of these ideas to improve your outlook [...]

The Importance of Mid-Year Reviews

Companies and their employees set goals at the beginning of each year with the hope they are met or exceeded as time progresses. Many companies do a self-assessment near the midway point and ask that employees reflect upon their goals. Mid-year reviews can… Affect current and future hiring practices Allow companies to assess what is [...]

Task Management and the Small Business

You hear the phrase “Task Management” a lot these days, and with good reason. In a world that demands more from us each day, it’s vital for companies to approach their goals, deliverables, and deadlines in a logical and streamlined manner. Today’s digital marketplace has opened up new opportunities for companies both large and small, [...]

The ‘Next Items List’ Trap

Getting Things Done (GTD) is built on the principle that a person needs to move tasks out of the mind by recording them externally. That way, the mind is freed from the job of remembering everything that needs to be done, and can concentrate on actually performing those tasks. It can be summarised as “I [...]

The 2-Minute Rule

The 2 minute rule is a great guidline to follow when reviewing your tasks for the day. As defined by David Allen in his book “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity” the 2 minute rules states that: If an action will take less than two minutes, it should be done at the moment it [...]

Silversoft Announces The Release of Taskwise 2.0

(PRWEB) November 6, 2008 — Silversoft is pleased to announce the release of Taskwise 2.0 (www.taskwise.com), a major milestone in the development of its Task Management suite. The release includes major enhancements to current features, along with added functionality for both the desktop and online versions of Taskwise. Taskwise 2.0 brings the power of the [...]