The one word that popped in my head after I watched Star Trek yesterday was ‘Teamwork’. Each and every one on USS Enterprise worked towards a common goal of destroying the enemy, surviving and saving planet Earth. It was a story of “us” rather than I. It was “you” before “me”. It was about looking at the bigger picture (of saving humanity) rather than what will happen to me?

I found these insights and hidden meaning crucial and important to all of us working with teams. Many times we don’t work as a team, go our different paths and fail to understand the purpose of our project; which ultimately leads to failure. This movie clearly demonstrates that working in a coherent team is the only way to survival or in our terms, completion of a successful project.

If you haven’t watched the movie then go watch it. It’s super!

If you are interested in Indian Startups & Entrepreneurship, Proto is the place to be.  Over three years, Proto.in events have become a major support platform for upcoming startups and a source of inspiration for budding entrepreneurs.

The next edition of Proto is being held in Pune on July 25th 2009 at the Devang Mehta Auditorium. The passes are available at our office in Mumbai. 400 seats are available and filling fast. Each pass costs INR 750/-.

If you register before 20th June you get a INR 100/- discount. You can also register online.

Do get in touch with us if you require a pass! Thanks.

“It’s time to re-invent knowledge work” from HBS is a good article we came across which we would like to share with our readers. It will help you start thinking about your teams - Are you investing in new ways of doing work? Does your high-performance teams have the right tools and solve new problems in new ways under time and resource constraints? Are you tapping into the new ways to gather, share and collaborate on information?

Check it out and let us know what you think.

“SSL” stands for Secure Sockets Layer. With SSL, the data that you send between your computer and the DeskAway server is encrypted.
So if you are looking for some added security just enable SSL for your account.

1) You have to login to your DeskAway account as the “Account Owner” & go to the “SSL Security” page from the “Settings” tab

2) Click on the “Enable SSL now” link to enable the SSL for your DeskAway account.

3) The “http” in the url will change to “https” & you might also see a small yellow colored icon of a lock depending on your browser.

4) You can disable the SSL security anytime by clicking on the “Disable SSL now” link.

That’s it! By enabling SSL you are adding more security to your DeskAway account.