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The importance of sharing best practices

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May 9, 2024
The importance of sharing best practices

Sharing best practices isn’t just about passing around tips and tricks. It’s about swapping skills, wisdom, and killer strategies within your team—supercharging performance and fueling success.

Here we’ll explain the benefits of sharing best practices and explore how to keep those knowledge gems locked down tight while still spreading the love.

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What are the benefits of sharing best practices?

In the world of business, collaboration and sharing aren’t just buzzwords—they’re the secret to greater innovation and efficiency. Here’s how it can take your business to new heights:

1. Increased innovation

Sharing best practices is like having an all-access pass to a concert; you get to see all the hits and misses up close.

It’s how teams swap stories, learn from each other’s wins (and failures)—and ultimately crank up the volume on innovation.

2. Optimized performance

Teams can boost their productivity by embracing tried-and-true techniques—kicking outdated methods to the curb and giving fresh ideas a whirl.

Imagine if you could remove the ‘error’ part of trial and error from your workday and you get some idea of the benefits of sharing best practices.

3. Better team morale

Communicating success stories and celebrating group wins through best practice sharing will boost morale—so it’s like gasoline on the fire of positivity and motivation.

Sharing best practices can have a cumulative effect. So once you start doing it, the good vibes will snowball. Mix in the innovation and performance gains—and it’s a recipe for a very happy team.

4. Streamlined knowledge transfer

One of the little-known benefits is how sharing best practices is like passing the torch of wisdom through your workplace.

It’s way easier to swap experiences (good or bad) and transmit tried-and-tested methods with best practices—way better than playing email ping-pong trying to figure it all out.

5. Flattened learning curve

Imagine diving into an ocean of knowledge where newbies glide effortlessly on the waves of established best practices. This is how new team members can quickly get up to speed!

And the seasoned team players can surf into new initiatives—with the breeze of collaboration at their backs. Learning is made much simpler with best practice sharing.

Discover the art of secure file sharing, both within your company—and beyond. Explore our blog for expert insights on sharing files with prospects.

10 ways to securely share best practices in your business

You know the why but what about the how? Safety first, right? Here are some simple approaches to safe file sharing:

1. Use a secure file-sharing platform

When it comes to sharing those golden nuggets of wisdom—your best practice documents—you want to make sure they’re locked up tighter than Fort Knox.

That’s where DocSend swoops in like an elite battalion, using world-class encryption to keep your files safe and sound. So go ahead, share away, knowing your secrets are safe!

2. Tap into virtual data rooms (VDRs) to keep things confidential

Use VDRs, a nifty feature in DocSend, to safely swap top-secret best practices during mergers or acquisitions—and other work that requires the utmost secrecy.

VDRs give you complete control over who can view, modify, or access a file—with smart permission management to add an extra layer of security.

3. Add expiring links

Got something urgent that needs to be shared, viewed, or fed back on by a certain time? Spice up your file-sharing by setting time-limited links in DocSend.

Set a link to expire in a few clicks, ensuring those juicy, time-sensitive best practices get seized upon pronto.

4. Incorporate non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)

NDAs protect your information from prying eyes, but they also give you a legally binding form of protection—suitable for the most sensitive details.

Keep all of your top-secret business stuff under wraps with just a click. Add NDAs to shared files effortlessly using DocSend.

5. Watermark your confidential documents

Watermarking prevents unwanted sharing by delivering an extra oomph of security and traceability to your best practices—and any other sensitive data.

They’re your precious best practices, so make sure you put your stamp on them. You can easily watermark your documents with DocSend before sharing.

6. Set access permissions

Best practices are easy to keep VIP-only in DocSend. You can control who gets to peek inside your documents, or a group of files, in a virtual space (like a VDR).

Access permissions are a key part of safe file sharing, ensuring only the right folks get the invite to your confidential documents.

7. Team up and edit together

With collaborative document editing, everyone can refine and enhance shared best practices documents.

It’s like hosting a brainstorming session online, asynchronously—where stakeholders and decision-makers can come together to shape your strategies and ideas. Make it a party.

8. Manage version controls

Keep track of all the tweaks and changes with version control features, so you can see the precise file versions, who made them, when—and more.

DocSend works like a data oracle, reading the tea leaves and watching over your shared best practice files—ensuring they stay pure and untainted by any accidental mishaps or changes.

9. Use document analytics

Stretch your capabilities further and get the scoop on who’s been looking at your shared documents (and who’s been doing some sneaky edits) with document analytics.

DocSend’s document analytics is like having a personal clerk for your files, keeping tabs on your data for that extra layer of security and accountability.

10. Add eSignatures to fast-track approvals

Speed up the whole best practice approval process by plugging in eSignatures right into your documents and important files with DocSend.

Say goodbye to the hassle of chasing down approvals and experience lightning-fast approvals, making sharing best practices smoother and more efficient than ever.

FAQs about sharing best practices

How can I ensure confidentiality when sharing best practices?

Everything is secure in DocSend, which has incredible security. For extra protection, you’ve got several options with DocSend too. First, consider using NDAs – these little agreements ensure everyone involved knows the info is confidential. Another option is virtual data rooms, super secure spaces where you can share sensitive docs during things like mergers or acquisitions.

Are watermarked documents completely secure?

Watermarks are like a security stamp for your documents—they add extra protection and let people know they’re looking at something important. While they’re not foolproof on their own, they boost your document security. Watermarked files and documents should give you serious peace of mind when it comes to keeping your best practices safe.

What tools allow expiring links for document sharing?

Tools like DocSend let you set expiring links for sharing documents. DocSend enables you to use this feature when you’re sharing best practices, or other types of files, giving you full control over who sees your stuff and for how long—it’s like sharing a document with a timer attached.

Elevate your best practice sharing

Secure sharing and collaboration aren’t just about convenience—they’re the secret recipe for driving business success, fostering innovation, and staying ahead of the game.

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