How to Use Slack the Right Way

REMOTE WORK HACKS How to Use Slack the Right Way Slack can make the transition to a work-at-home set up for you and understand how to use it.Here are some tips for bur company easier if you you and your team to be able to do more on Slack easily and quickly: A Few Tips: Use the #announcements channel to replace group emails. Create a channel for team announcements, instructions, and/or important information. Use naming schemes for your channels. You should be able to look at a channel name and know what it is for. You can name it after its purpose or the project. Encourage the use of statuses. Each member should utilise the status feature for better visibility. Send daily reports of schedules and accomplishments. Each member of the team should send their schedule and accomplishments for the day to allow managers and each teammate to know what everyone is working on. Create an #HR Channel You can create an HR Channel for tracking absences and lates. Implementa strict topic rule. You can create a separate channel for each department, team, projects, etc. Everyone in the company should know how to use each one of these channels. Add clients in as "guests". This will bring your team closer to your clients. Having your clients within Slack allows you to discuss the details of a project freely and easily. Set "private" and "public" channels Public channels are for things that should be public knowledge for all employees. Private client channels, on the other hand, should only include members who are involved with the specific project. Discourage Private Messages for Project Related Conversations Staying on the group chat makes sure that each member of the team is in the loop of the process. Slack has so many features that your team can utilise to assist you adjust to your new setting. Working from home does not have to be difficult or lonely. You just need to understand how to use the right tools. www.mjwebs.io