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Whether or not you are big on new year resolutions, it is always a good idea to get organized, structured, and elevate your work.
For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned - Benjamin Franklin
2022 is here, and it's time to kick the ground running. Whether or not you are big on new year resolutions, it is always a good idea to get organized, structured, and elevate your work. Somehow getting or staying organized became the things everyone wishes for but rarely gets to work towards.
Getting organized means focusing on time management, prioritizing better, and preparing. Critical thinking here is vital - do an audit of your work processes, where the time gets spent, and what makes you stress the most.
If organizing isn't your superpower or this sounds incredibly daunting, don't despair. Instead, focus on these four simple organizational tips, and you won't wait long for results.
Have you ever (possibly inspired by a colleague, new year resolution, or a cool ad) bought a yearly planner that you kept for all of half a January? Yup, we've all been there - another planner, another tool, another software downloaded.
How about instead of adding more things to your already busy life, you consolidate them? Less is truly more when it comes to getting and staying organized. So don't look for another tool to solve just one of your problems; focus on tools that solve the majority of them.
Assembly focuses on improving your productivity, engagement, and quality of work by consolidating and automating your tasks in one place. No extra tools, planners, or tens of apps. One place for everything from recognition and contests to one-on-ones, surveys, and notes.
The real secret to achieving any goal is consistency. Whether you are trying to win a Super Bowl or get an A at the end of the semester - you cannot get there without staying consistent with your goals and tasks.
The good news is that it doesn't have to be cumbersome and tedious. Instead, find a tool that allows you to create tasks or goals, due dates for accountability, and flexibility to move them around based on your priorities. Extra point: it is already something you are using for work, so setting up and learning is no additional burden.
Assembly recently released the Notebook so you can manage important goals and tasks, get your teammates involved, set up due dates, and much more. Check out all you can do with the Notebook.
Setting up goals and deadlines is nice, but if no one checks on them…were they even there? Accountability is the magic kick in the butt when you no longer have the inner motivation to do something. Set yourself up for success by identifying who will keep you accountable. Whether it is teammates, managers, friends, or family - having someone in your corner that wants you to succeed and will keep you accountable is going to go a long way.
At work, one of the easiest ways to create that accountability is through Daily or Weekly Standup and Retrospectives. Standup is often an overlooked tool that can be very helpful with accountability and engagement. Commit to a comfortable cadence and talk about what you are working on, what roadblocks you are seeing, where the areas of improvement are. Having everyone on the same page and accountable will help achieve goals faster.
Do a fun (okay, maybe not ‘fun’ but stay with us) exercise and write out all the tasks you repeatedly do. Not just today, but think about your week, month, or quarter. All the little things you do take just a bit of time every time. Now see how much time each of those tasks takes to accomplish. So do the math to figure out how much time you spend on repetitive tasks.
The good news is that you don’t have to do that anymore. By using tools that automate those pesky retentive tasks, you will free up time to get creative, do better work, or train for a marathon. So don’t get stuck on the ‘I don’t think this really takes that much time’ phase and indeed map out how much time you could save (our customers mention now saying up to 1 day a week).
Tools like Assembly allow you to customize and automate tasks so they are done precisely how you would like them, but without you having to do a single thing.
Getting and staying organized is not easy, but by focusing on small things you can do that make a big difference, you will find yourself in a much better position this time next year.
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Explore GuideYes, at Assembly, security is a top priority. Each quarter, we have ongoing security work that is everyone’s responsibility. While we maintain a strong security posture, it was important for us to prove to our customers that we do everything we claim to do. This led us to pursue a SOC 2 Type II report that would provide evidence of our compliance with industry gold-standard security practice.
There is study after study showing that employee recognition leads to increased engagement. This in return creates an environment where employees are happier and more motivated which increase productivity and reduces voluntary turnover significantly. In order to filled critical roles, companies tend to spend nearly twice the value of an annual salary. Assembly is an investment in your employees that supports your bottom line.
Yes, we will offer contracts for companies with longer-term agreements to help larger customers have more certainty around future costs.
The minimum agreement term is a 12-month subscription.
We do and for FREE! Any new customer needing further support to get started with Assembly to ensure you're set up for success can request custom onboarding support. Improving your employee experience is about much more than just using our amazing software; it’s about transforming your business to create a workplace that people love. That’s much easier to do with the personal support and advice from our passionate people experts.
Yes. We offer a completely free plan for up to 50 team members. This plan is intended for teams or organizations that are looking to get started with an employee engagement tool. Keep in mind, this plan is limited in features.
All customers can open an Assembly account for free and get started without a credit card. Then you can change plans as necessary.
At the time of redemption (when your employees exchange their points for a paid reward) you'll pay face value. If a reward is a $10 Amazon gift card, your cost will be $10. All paid rewards are billed for on a monthly basis.
The good news is that you don't have to pay for rewards upfront because we only charge you when points are redeemed, not when they're earned.
We offer discounts or educational or charitable organizations. In order to secure a discount, you'll first need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
For all other organizations, we are willing to consider longer-term agreements in exchange for discounts. To set up annual plans or longer, you will need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a month to month plan, you can go here and cancel anytime. If you're having concerns or need help setting up your account for success, you can always book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a longer-term custom plan, you'll need to reach out to your customer support specialist to cancel your account or email us at support@joinassembly.com.
Great question! You can customize your core values to match your organization's to boost and track alignment. You can change your currency from the 🏆 emoji (our default) to any emoji of your choice. You can swap our logo for your own. You can also set up company culture rewards such as, "Lunch with the CEO," "Buy a book on us," and so much more!
While we recommend a peer to peer set up where anyone in your organization can give or receive recognition, you can set up Assembly however you want. If you need to limit the people who can give or receive recognition, that's perfectly fine and can be done from your Admin, here.
Assembly connects to the tools your employees use every day to offer an easy, seamless experience with minimal change management.
Assembly has integrations with HCM/HRIS systems like ADP, Google, Office 365, and Slack. We also integrate with communication tools like Slack and Teams so you and your employees can access Assembly wherever they work now.
That depends on the company's permissions set up. That said, over 90% of the employees on Assembly's platform are recognized on a monthly basis. That means nearly every employee across all of our customers are receiving regular recognition from their peers, managers, or leadership. We're extremely proud of this.
They are not required. You can use Assembly without having rewards set up. However, we don't recommend it if you intend to have a high adoption and usage rate. You can always keep the costs down by offering internal culture rewards that are fulfilled by you internally.
No, you can remove allowances from anyone or everyone. It's up to you but we do recommend using points whether they're worth a real dollar value or not. Companies that use points have a much higher engagement rate even if those points don't exchange for real dollars.
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