One of the most important aspects of building effective teams is to help the team get the small things in order so everyone can work on the big, important things that can truly elevate your organization. From a productivity standpoint, you really need to build a collaborative culture that focuses on better teamwork.

Oh sure, everyone loves it when a plan comes together.

With successful collaborations, the rewards are great, the high-fives and back-pats are plentiful, and you can go to sleep at night knowing that your team did a fantastic job.

But then there are the times when, in spite of valiant efforts, an attempt at teamwork goes down the toilet. Take a look at some of these famous failed collaborations, and the lessons we can learn from them.

In 2014, the company launched new version of its award-winning collaboration and project management platform and rebranded as Redbooth.

At Teambox, we’re focused on helping businesses redefine collaboration and communication, and ultimately, helping redefine the future of work, through our one-stop collaboration platform. In 2013, we reinforced our relentless pursuit of this goal through significant growth and evolution in our product offering, including:

HD video conferencing for desktops, mobile devices and tablets within the Teambox platform
The industry’s first secure, on-premise collaboration solution that organizations within highly regulated industries and others seeking a high standard of control over their data and technology infrastructure can host from behind their own firewall
Gmail and Outlook plugins, to make it easy to convert emails into tasks and access Teambox without leaving the email inbox

Learning from others can help you get to where you want to go. I know this is true for our team.

Imagine trying to drive to a new destination without a GPS system today. You just might get lost. Now, you can thank others for figuring out the shortest and/or easiest route to get where you want to go (so you don’t have to pull out the old paper map).
By learning from others lessons, you can save loads of time.

During this time of year, we often reflect on what we have learned. And at Teambox, we have learned a great deal from our customers. So, we would like to thank our users who help us and you take online collaboration and project management to new heights.

Check out these lessons. Here’s to a productive 2014!

One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to stop procrastinating and be more productive. But when it comes to catching up on our reading – especially for business – procrastination rules. Let’s face it, in our everyday sprint to tackle work projects, attend business meetings (and, oh yeah, have a social life), it seems impossible to actually read extra words and full paragraphs on top of it all!

Well, relax – there’s hope. Here are some tips to help you get through all those stacks of unread books, just sitting there calling your name.

Together, teams can do incredible things! Check out these motivating quotes from world leaders, coaches, inventors and more on the power of collaboration.