Building Teams In The Workplace

Time is money, and in a down economy you might as well double whatever you think your – and especially your stakeholders' – time is worth.

So I really appreciated freelance copywriter Denise McGill's 5 time-saving tips for small business owners that appear on Small Biz Survival. These run the gamut from things you're likely already doing if you place a premium on communications team building (put your full contact info in all email signatures – automate this and you're done), to less-used but no less powerful tactics like deleting or archiving outdated electronic materials on your computer.

In the spirit of saving you time, I'll keep this post short and conclude by sharing two more related tips:

File under startups, legal considerations: employees = payroll service (thanks to Paula at Workplace Fairness).
File under work/life balance: outsource your more tedious household responsibilities.

Do you engage employees in discussions of saving everyone time and, thus, your company money?