If your job is anything like ours, taking a vacation can be stressful. Time away from work means things have to get done earlier, people covering for you need to know what they’ll be handling, and any necessary details or contact information have to be shared in advance.

Who doesn’t love a good discovery? Redbooth has one for you in the form of Paydirt and a new API that helps you log your team’s billable hours across multiple clients, projects and tasks. Eureka!

By now you know the basics of Redbooth as an online collaboration tool, you know where the notifications are, how to set up projects and tasks and you’re even comfortable enough to hit CTRL+Enter (or Command+Enter if on Mac) to send your messages. After you’ve integrated your cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, Box or Copy), what’s next?

Have you ever stumbled upon a shortcut? They can make you feel victorious , as if you’ve discovered a highly guarded secret or solved an age-old mystery! These Redbooth shortcuts can help you be more productive, and assist you with task and project management.

We all have stories about horrible bosses or incompetent managers. But have you ever wondered whether you actually happen to be one of them? You know … a manager that, even with the best of intentions, is somehow missing the leadership mark?

Employee engagement is more than just an empty business term or a set of data to be measured and analyzed. It’s the happiness of your employees and the likelihood of whether they’ll stick with you for the long term. It impacts everything from management strategy to job design, to your company’s overall productivity.

Are you setting your virtual teams up for success by providing them with the best online collaboration tools and efficient workflow processes? Or are you dooming them to a cycle of failure?