Bypass the New-IT-System-Growing-Pains and Go Straight to Productivity

Every organization, small or large, who doesn't have a Google Workspace change management expert, goes through a period of learning and experimentation when they first adopt Google Workspace (formerly G Suite). For example, without a knowledgeable guide, it takes users some time to harness the power of Google Drive so they don't have to work with a sea of unorganized documents or to tame Gmail for business purposes. The good news is that you don't have to go through those growing pains with your digital transformation if you have a tried-and-true blueprint for getting people acquainted with the tools, best practices, and establishing team norms.

💎 Below are the 5 most important concepts that you should introduce your users to, sooner rather than later, as you start working in Google Workspace:

1. Information security:

1. Establish norms for using only business accounts for work. 

2. Ensure that everyone understands how to keep Google Accounts (e.g., Google Workspace and Gmail) separate and avoid tangled sign-ins by using different browsers, or better yet, separate Chrome profiles. 

3. Ensure that users know how to check which account they are signed into.

2. Make sure that users know how to access their Google Workspace tools easily.

3. Teach users about Gmail automation for organizing their emails.

4. Encourage leveraging linkability between Google tools and files to avoid duplication and facilitate collaboration.

5. And most importantly, for Google Drive: 

1. Give an overview about the functionalities in Google Drive, 

2. Share best practices for keeping files (individuals' and team files) organized, and 

3. Ensure understanding of how to work with non-Google files (e.g., Microsoft files) in the Google environment.

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