Google is still the fastest way to find a source, a statistic, a competitor page, or a weird corner of the internet, but only if you know how to ask for what you actually want.
These Google search tips focus on precision. Use them when AI summaries are too broad, personalized results are noisy, or you need the original source instead of another recycled answer.
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Automation is on everyone’s lips right now, and for good reason.
Deciding to automate tasks in your workflow can free you to focus on the things you want to be doing: the things which really create value for your business.
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I made the switch from Dropbox to Google Drive and never looked back. Once you live in Drive every day, you start finding features most people never touch, and a few of them quietly change how you work.
Below is the running list of Google Drive tips and tricks I actually use, including the AI features Google has folded in that most users have not caught up to yet.
Imagine if you had an invisible robot running around the internet doing all kinds of tasks for you.
That is still the promise of a Slack bot: simplify everyday tasks by cutting down on repetitive work, answering common questions, routing updates, reminding people about deadlines, and connecting Slack to the tools where work actually happens. If you want to know how to use Slackbot, start with reminders, support answers, custom responses, and private notes. Then use Workflow Builder and the Slack Marketplace when the job needs a dedicated app or repeatable workflow.
Most teams have processes. Few can prove they ran the way they were supposed to.
Runbook automation is how IT operations teams closed that gap years ago, and the same idea is now reshaping how every team runs critical work, from incident response to compliance to marketing operations. At Process Street, we treat runbook thinking as the foundation of a Compliance Operations Platform: documented procedures, automated execution, and AI oversight working as one closed loop.
Cloud-based, paperless workflows are the future of office efficiency, while poorly indexed, illegible files are stuck firmly in the pre-SaaS era, where they belong. HR professionals take on a ton of different responsibilities throughout the day and deal with plenty of repetitive, complex tasks.
Relying on your own brain (as much as you’d want to think you can) and bits of paper stuck to your monitor just isn’t the way to get things done. Some businesses are still a little slow on the uptake, but it’s obvious that what we need is a smart, foolproof solution that is immune to the silly mistakes we’re so prone to making. That solution is software-as a-service (SaaS).
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Ah, the days before I started using project management software.
I don’t miss them.
70+ hour weeks of pure stress and disorganized skitting from task to task, unable to focus on the things that mattered when they needed to get done. It was a lesson hard-learned but one of the most valuable I’ve ever had the misfortune of going through.
So I’ll save you the trouble and show you the best free options on offer.
You don’t need a massive budget or a lot of experience to get the most out of these apps – hence why they’re the best free project management software. Most have paid plans but all are functional with the free version and all will help you and your team organize your projects and get things done on time and to a high standard.
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Enough talk – let’s get stuck in.
While it might seem new and intimidating, machine learning in business is already bringing massive benefits to companies and consumers alike.
From increasingly effective product suggestions to accurate journey time predictions and advanced customer analytics, machine learning is an incredibly powerful tool which lets you analyze every important aspect of your business without wasting human hours on the task.
But what exactly is machine learning, and how do you go from knowing that to actually using it?
“Instead of using labels to teach an AI what each object it’s looking at is, this DeepMind project teaches itself because it learns to recognise images and sounds by matching them up with what it can see and hear.
This method of learning is almost exactly like how humans think and learn to understand the world around them.” – Vaughn Highfield, How Google DeepMind is learning like a child: DeepMind uses videos to teach itself about the world
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2/3 of HR managers agree that Human Resources is undergoing a digital transformation. And with this transformation comes a plethora of digital HR tools designed to optimize HR-related operations. These tools improve efficiency, employee experience, regulatory compliance, and save you money.
However, the sheer diversity of HR tools available brings a challenge. The challenge to find the right HR tools for you and your team, to build your ultimate HR toolkit. Your HR toolkit is a set of tools that aid HR-related functions, and it’ll be specialized for you and your business.
How do you choose the right HR tools to optimize your HR toolkit?
The answer to that question lies here. In this Process Street article, you’ll learn what HR tools are and how you can utilize the best HR tools for each specific HR-related function. After vigorous qualitative research and trial-and-error, we’re delighted to present you with our top 30+ HR tools to help you build your ultimate HR toolkit.
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Our team (and customers) used Trello for years before transitioning to Airtable several years ago. We were having a tough time adjusting (old habits die hard), and my Process Street colleague Ben Brandall was trying to get to the bottom of why.
We love improving our productivity using everything from business process automation to focus music, and this case was no different.
Trello is a powerhouse of task management but Airtable is a masterful mix of database, spreadsheet, task and project management app. How are you supposed to choose?
That’s why I’m writing this post. After having used both apps personally and professionally for more than three years, I’ve been able to get to grips with who these apps are designed for and what makes them useful.
Most of all, you can learn from this to see which app would suit you instead of spending years testing them out yourself.
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