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ADVE RTO R I AL Open CRM

COVID-19 AND FUTURE PLANNING: FIVE TIPS ON MAKING YOUR TEAM AND YOUR BUSINESS MORE AGILE The business world has changed and lots of people like myself, who enjoy working in an office, will need to work remotely from time to time.

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ver the last 18 months, I have been so proud of how our team at OpenCRM adapted to everything that has been

thrown at them. On virtually no notice, the entire team transitioned to working remotely. It was practically seamless.

But I think every business had similar hurdles to overcome. The whole process highlighted to me the importance of agile business processes. And fostering an equally agile working environment. I’d like to share my top five tips on doing just that:

I say practically because in those first few days and weeks we found a few areas where we needed to make some changes. Mainly implementing new processes or relying more heavily on software to keep things running smoothly.

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Tip #1: Regular, Recurring Team Meetings Having regular meetings, daily, weekly, or even monthly, allows remote workers to feel more


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