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If you’ve never managed a remote team before, the prospect can be daunting—but with a little work and a cool head, you can get your virtual team up and running quickly and more productively than ever before. Use this guide to managing remote employees.

In uncertain times, it's important to adhere to standardized processes in order to maintain stability and keep the business moving forward. Learn how to quickly adapt your processes and ensure that all team members understand the change—all within Lucidchart.

Need to start working remotely? Talk to your IT team to make sure you have the software and setup you need—our guide will provide you with the right questions to ask, challenges to anticipate, and clear solutions to those challenges. 

Lucidchart makes it possible for your team to complete each phase of your two-week sprint remotely. See how your team can plan and carry out your sprint with real-time collaboration, data linking, Smart Containers, and sprint planning templates.

A follow-the-sun model can help your organization provide 24/7 support to customers across the globe, regardless of time or location. See how this model can benefit your IT department.

Learn about the four energy types and explain how you (and your team) can achieve the energy focus to accomplish even greater things.

If you're running a business in today's crowded market, how do you make your products stand out? Through product differentiation. Discover what product differentiation is, why it's important, what types there are, and how to develop a strategy around it.

Close deals faster—together. Learn four different strategies that marketing and sales teams can use to improve workplace communications, uncover bigger opportunities, and increase overall revenue by working together.

Hybrid cloud systems include any of the various combinations of on-premises and cloud systems. Discover the reasons behind the massive migration to hybrid cloud systems and unpack some practical tips on how to manage your hybrid cloud environment. 

Learn more about what pay equity means, why it’s important, and which laws and practices govern how your organization can achieve pay equity.

Andon quickly alerts operators about a problem on the production line so the issue can be addressed quickly. Learn more about the Andon system, a proven method of driving efficiency and producing high-quality end products.

The follow the sun method ensures that work is performed during normal work hours anywhere in the world, no matter the time zone. Learn how to implement this model to increase response times and keep customers satisfied.