Let\u2019s see why and how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Scheduling frequent status report meetings or introducing a monitoring system to track employee activity doesn\u2019t provide project visibility.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Monitoring and micromanaging employees destroys trust and leads to burnout and disengagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Transparent communication via a team communication app like Pumble by CAKE.com allows everyone to communicate clearly. That provides full visibility and an opportunity to track projects from start to finish.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- With Pumble, you can create a more transparent and collaborative workplace and promote a trust-first culture by:\n
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- Organizing communication into channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Signaling availability with statuses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Streamlining discussions with threads<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Independently searching for information and files<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Communicating asynchronously with mentions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The visibility crisis in remote and hybrid work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Managers of remote and hybrid teams<\/a> know this by heart \u2014 just because someone is online, doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re productive.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A green status icon may look like proof of work. But presence indicators don\u2019t tell you who\u2019s blocked, which tasks are finished, or who is overloaded<\/strong>. In other words, there\u2019s no way of knowing whether meaningful progress is happening or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s why micromanagement in remote work<\/a> is frequent. Faced with uncertainty, many managers opt to increase control. They:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Schedule frequent status report meetings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Introduce a monitoring system to track employee activity.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
But, instead of providing the much-needed visibility, these tactics just put pressure on the employees<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
More pressure leads to burnout and a lack of trust<\/a> which ultimately results in employee disengagement<\/strong>. This can be detrimental, as employee engagement is low to begin with \u2014 only 31% of the US workforce is engaged, according to Pumble\u2019s Employee Engagement Statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The real kicker is \u2014 managers don\u2019t want to micromanage. They don\u2019t want to spend their work days in meetings, listening to endless progress reports. They just want project visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A team communication app<\/a> like Pumble gives you transparent project and employee visibility without destroying trust.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take a quick look at why employing a transparent collaboration platform like Pumble can help you with outcome-based tracking more than email or any other means of communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Not all communication platforms will give you the visibility you seek. For example, communication that happens in isolated group DMs or private email inboxes will make everything murky and unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is called siloed communication<\/a>, and it happens when the information or knowledge flow is restricted to specific teams or groups of people<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Siloed communication can significantly hinder project visibility and progress. It isolates information, leading to fractured strategic goals. This destroys team alignment and fosters conflicting priorities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Departments stop sharing knowledge and become nothing but disconnected groups without shared goals, making collaboration much more difficult. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Siloed communication forces many managers to schedule endless \u201cquick syncs\u201d. Unable to keep track of who\u2019s doing what, they make every team and team member attend daily meetings.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, transparent communication allows everyone to communicate clearly. That provides full visibility and an opportunity to track projects from start to finish \u2014 thus tracking outcomes rather than keystrokes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s how Pumble users do it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Try Pumble today<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Top 5 ways to gain workflow visibility using Pumble <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pumble provides full project and workflow visibility, which means opportunities for collaboration also become more apparent. This allows managers to efficiently coordinate work and monitor progress. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Various Pumble features<\/a> make this possible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Organized channels<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Custom statuses<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Structured threads<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Advanced search<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mentions and reactions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
#1 Use public channels for project transparency<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Moving work away from private messages and closed inboxes into organized, public channels will do wonders for visibility. Pumble\u2018s Channels<\/a> allow you to create dedicated spaces that house all communication, information, and files regarding one topic<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can categorize channels according to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Collaborators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Organize your team\u2019s communication and collaboration in Pumble\u2019s channels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Channels allow you to streamline your workflow<\/strong> \u2014 all topics are neatly tucked away, which means managers can silently observe progress and track outcomes<\/strong>. This results in fewer status report meetings and \u201cjust checking in<\/a>\u201d messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pumble also offers the option to organize your channels in any way you see fit. The sidebar is completely customizable<\/a>, which means you can house all related channels under custom sections. Create sections that make sense for you (or your team) and collapse and expand them as needed during your work day.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Create custom sections for your channels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n If you want to find out more about how channels work in Pumble and how you can best leverage them, check out the tutorial below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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