How to Make Collaboration Easier in Business

Unless you are a solopreneur who is operating in a silo, you are a collaborator in business. Whether that means you work with other business leaders for collaborative production or marketing efforts, or you have a team that cross-collaborates to produce effective results, that word, collaboration, keeps coming up. Continue reading to learn how to make working together easier than ever before.

Make Collaboration Financially Feasible

Working with your co-workers on projects or collaborating to produce an amazing corporate event requires funding. That funding, of course, comes from your company. But how to effectively dole out the money while tracking every bit of it can seem like a cumbersome task. The answer to your problem is to open a partnership business account.

With a partnership business account, you can give each team member their own expense card. Furthermore, anything they purchase for the event, such as folders, printing materials, or banners, for example, can all be put on their expense cards for a clear accounting that your finance department or accountant will appreciate.

Implement a Business Collaboration Platform

If your company does not have a clear way for employees to communicate with one another, you need to find a solution that goes beyond email and texting. There are many programs and platforms that allow your employees to siphon off in teams to work on papers or projects together while tracking edits and progress in real time.

To further the collaboration agenda, look for a platform that offers an all-in-one solution for communication and collaboration. Integrated tools, such as Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Slack, Asana, and Trello, are only some of the offerings available. These platforms are essential for sharing documents, co-creating products, and tracking project management timelines, to name only some of the benefits.

Host Team Building Activities

Team building is a great idea for business leaders to incorporate into their workplaces. When people get to know one another, they can establish a better workflow. But how to do it effectively is the question. The best way to make it happen almost organically is to create opportunities for your team members to spend time with one another throughout their workdays. 

Simple things like adding an air hockey table or a foosball table to the break room will bring people together. Ordering in lunch for the office and inviting everyone into the lunch area for a meal together is a bonding opportunity. The key is to avoid disrupting their worktime.

If your company has the budget, organizing group getaways with or without significant others is a fun way for your team to get to know one another outside of the confines of the office. Whether it is a conference in a fun location with some extra time to attend a play or concert together, or an all-expenses trip to a sunny location for a few days, these are golden moments that can cement bonds and forge new ones.