Sara Haslem Davis

Ghost kitchens are a relatively new concept, that has exploded in popularity and growth over the last few years. Also known as dark kitchens, or virtual kitchens, ghost kitchens enable restaurateurs to operate without owning a physical space. Fueled in part by Covid-19, as well as consumer preferences switching to prefer more to-go type meals rather than traditional dining. 

We took a survey, and asked 61 regular day-to-day consumers, what factors motivate them to return to their favorite restaurant brands and why. If you own multiple franchises, manage a restaurant, or work for a restaurant enterprise, this is always the million-dollar question. How can we continue to charm and bring back our guests? 

As a restaurant owner it’s important to be aware of current and future restaurant trends. As one forecasts how the restaurant industry will look in 2022 and beyond, it’s helpful to take a look at the latest trends. 

When you're working on a project, there are typically a lot of components involved. We've compiled some tips and tricks on how you can use subtasks to make your projects more efficient and produce higher quality. Here's what we suggest:

Human resources, also known as HR, is the business unit that oversees employment-related functions. The HR department acts as a liaison between the business and employees. HR teams manage everything from recruitment, onboarding, performance, compensation, employment laws, insurance, and more!

Emojis are a great way to show emotions, add context, or acknowledge another individual. AND emojis don't need to be left to only your personal messages to friends and family. If you're using Slack you are likely up-to-speed on emojis and likely have sent a few to your colleagues by now in Slack. You can even create your own custom emojis with Slack for more fun in your organization.

Creating a survey, Form, or poll in Slack is easy with Workast! No matter what kind of data you are looking to collect, with our Forms extension, it's easy to quickly build Forms to collect the information you need. We've compiled a few different examples of ways your team can utilize Workast's Form integration to inspire you and your team.

What's new with Workast?

Workast has just released a few new updates! In our last release, we introduced new ways for small teams to be able to simplify their monthly payments with Workast, and before that, we introduced a modified Home Page in both the Slack app and web app.

The tricky thing about multitasking is that even though you may feel like you are being more productive, in reality, you are likely actually losing productivity in the process. When we are jumping between action items, we aren't getting more done. In fact, we are just forcing our brains to continually flip gears causing exhaustion and lower quality outcomes of work. It's difficult to stop multitasking overall, but through understanding common multitasking myths, or behaviors we can take actions to correct suit.

Feedback: the one thing that can be both super helpful, yet infuriating at the same time. When it comes to feedback in the workplace, it’s important to make sure to keep your composure and process the feedback before reacting. Getting feedback, especially when you know in advance it’s coming can cause your heart to race. This is a normal reaction. You may have anxiety, or be nervous about what you are going to hear. Don’t panic. Here are some tips to help you remain calm and collected for your next 1:1 meeting, or any other type of feedback-loop in the workplace.

Construction project management is similar to project management in a wide variety of industries, but it has its own complexities, processes, and procedures specific to the construction industry. Construction project managers must learn to be detailed, and thorough to keep on top of their projects.

As we start to stabilize back to a world without a pandemic raging our day-to-day life, figuring out our "new normal" is tricky. Whether it's your personal or professional life, this past year has caused a shift in how we live and prioritize our lives. And that includes our professional lives, too.

Whether it's a personal project, professional project, school project, or any other day-to-day task, the satisfaction from completing off your to-do list remains. That feeling you get when you cross the X with a sharpie or click the complete button - is one of fulfillment, joy, and accomplishment. So have you ever wondered the psychology behind using checklists? And, if so, how can you utilize this information to make you more productive? In this article, we'll outline both the psychology behind using checklists, as well as how you can take advantage of this information to get more done.

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Corona has changed the way businesses operate. As many businesses were forced to offer flexible and remote working solutions to keep employees safe, they also were forced to find tools and solutions to manage the change and keep up productivity. Tools like Slack, Workast, and Zoom have been championing for these teams during the transition.

See why Asana customers are flocking to Workast to have more oversight, features and functionality, and ultimately get more done.

What is a Kanban Board?

Remember as a kid when your Mom would write chores on a whiteboard with little gold stars that meant you completed the chore? It’s a lot like that.

See why Trello customers are switching to Workast for better reporting, more functionality, and ultimately to allow their teams to get more done.

See why Monday users are transitioning to Workast to save time, money, and get the most out of their workflows.

Sometimes meetings can be tedious or unproductive. We've compiled some tips on how you can make the most of your meetings. Utilizing Workast's Meeting integration simplifies the process. Set up an agenda, take notes, add in conference links, and create tasks all within one Space to keep things streamlined.

Medical Missions Outreach is a 501c3 nonprofit that builds pop-up medical clinics all around the world to deliver high-quality healthcare to communities in need. For over 15 years, Medical Missions Outreach has brought together volunteers from all around the world to underdeveloped areas to support their mission. Volunteer dentists, doctors, nurses, surgeons, optometrists, pharmacists, and non-medical personnel come together to bring these clinics to life multiple times a year.

Launching a new product can be stressful. With so many components, multiple hands in the pot, and unforeseen complications, the stress makes sense. We're here to ease the stress!

If you’re looking to start an eCommerce business, there’s a lot to process. Beyond finding products, branding, and finding your target persona, there is a vast amount of digital capabilities you will need as well. Setting up your website, social media profiles, creating website content and imagery are just a few to take into consideration.

But don’t be overwhelmed; we’ve broken down our favorite tools for eCommerce businesses here with our personal ratings included to help you grow your eCommerce business. From communication to project management to marketing and more, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite solutions.

Financial services and FinTech notoriously have a difficult niche for digital marketing. With big businesses able to outspend competition, and Google cracking down on the industry with specific guidelines it can be difficult to rank for keywords. We got with experts across the sector to see what they thought were the challenges, opportunities, and tactics are working the best in their businesses to see what we could find