Why Project Collaboration Matters

The traditional workplace has been and is continually shifting toward a globally sensitive and complex digital environment. This means operating environments are impacted by increasing automation, required continuous advancements in technology, increased mobility, a faster pace of change, constant connectivity, the need for increased transparency, and accountability. Just to keep up, organizations are recognizing the need to make changes in how they plan and execute strategically focused...

Transformative Learning and Leadership

Albert Einstein is quoted as saying that "The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them." This quote sums up many volumes of research and understanding on the subject of creating successful transformations. It recognizes the primary force that is present against all change – the status quo. Change management expert Kurt Lewin has created a Force Field Analysis Change Model, which has become a staple for change agents, managers and...

The New World of Work

Let’s start with the obvious: the digital disruption that is upon us is having a dramatic impact on professional services and creative marketing firms. Because so much of the project deliverable can be digitized, it means that the information that’s being created and distributed can be moved quickly and easily from anywhere, anytime. Therefore, it stands to reason that the people who are moving this information can be anywhere as well. A strong signal and a laptop is all that’s needed to...

Mentoring for Success

Julie Kantor of the Huffington Post asks the question: “What increases employees education and learning; saves company high turnover costs; develops leadership and management skills; and saves people time and money to focus on the big priorities?” Her answer is mentoring—more specifically, mentoring in the workplace. In this blog we’ll review some key aspects of mentoring and why it’s become so popular. We’ll also explore why mentoring for people that do not know what their career goals...

Mavenlink Introduces M-Bridge Integration & Extensibility Platform

The cloud has transformed the way businesses operate, making it easier to connect teams and systems that are at the center of companies’ operations. Businesses across every industry are seeking out digital transformation in the hopes that it will provide increased agility and effectiveness. However, in the services industry, these new technologies have mostly hindered progress by creating a hairball of tangled systems and processes.

Optimism and Trust: Guideposts for a Changing Global Economy

A new study by PwC on the mindset of CEO’s indicates a very high level of Optimism. And optimism requires a level of trust. Trust by clients and trust in one’s own abilities to deliver. We’ll look at both.

Primitive Spark Improves Utilization and Profit Margins More Than 100% with Mavenlink (Video)

Digital marketing agency, Primitive Spark, began their search for one, unified project management tool about two years ago when faced with immense growth. Enter, Mavenlink.

Client Success: Talisys Increases Utilization by 16% with Mavenlink

Talisys is a national software and solutions firm that serves the front and back office teams of brokerages and broker-dealers. Find out how Mavenlink helped Talisys increase utilization rates by 16%.

Navigating Your Career

If you work in the creative or professional services industry, you have probably developed some pretty well-tuned people skills. So much of the work in the services business takes people skills. Whether it’s project or resource management, or running the creative team, it’s a sure bet that you have to collaborate and find ways to work with others. These skills that you’ve developed are valuable, and they provide options for promotions and movement within your organization or perhaps...

Basic Principles for Leading Change (Part 2)

From project and resource management to creating an operational system of record to training and morale issues, change is not typically well received. In fact, the status quo can be a company’s most profound challenge. For the services industry, where people are the product, the challenge becomes even greater when it comes to initiating an effective and positive transition. In the ebook Five Trends Shaping the Future of Services Delivery, the report opens with this statement: “Delivering...

Basic Principles for Leading Change (Part 1)

What are the rules of engagement that leaders must adhere to in order to create effective and positive change in their organizations? How did Lou Gerstner, former chief executive of IBM, lead one of the most successful business transformations in history? How do leaders of professional services organizations in today’s global, networked and competitive economy create change that helps their company operate better? The short answer is that it’s different for every company because of the...

The State of the Services Economy APAC Edition

The following are highlights from the 2018 State of the Services Economy Asia-Pacific (APAC) Edition, the only report that specifically looks at what is happening in services industry.

Myers Media Group Improves Team Productivity by 50% with Mavenlink

Myers Media Group offers organic search products and services that help enterprise websites reach their broadest market share in highly competitive spaces. Find out how Mavenlink helped Myers Media Group improve team productivity by 50%.

Injecting Purpose into an Organization

How do leaders inject a higher purpose into their organization—something that will propel the team to its greatest version of itself with motivation and a common sense of destiny? What can I do to get them more interested in their work? These questions were tackled in this month’s Harvard Business Review. In their article “Creating a Purpose-Driven Organization,” authors Robert Quinn and Anjan Thakor provide some keen insights indicating that it might be the approach and not your people:

The State of the Services Economy UK Edition

The following are highlights from the 2018 State of the Service Economy UK Edition, the only report that specifically looks at what is happening in services industry.

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