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How Your Business's Workflow is Halting Your Employees Productivity: Why Your Business Should Use a Shared Google Drive


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Google Workspace offers an efficient way to collaborate with your team through shared drives. The primary things which stifles productivity and causes employee frustrations is the lack of access to important information and waiting a long time on project files to be sent to them.


A shared drive is a cloud-based system where you can store, share, and collaborate on files. This guide will walk you through the process of setting up a shared drive in your Google Workspace.


Google Workspace provides an easy, cost affordable way to have all your company's information stored and accessible to all who need it. It also is a place for your employees to collaborate so your business can move at the speed it needs to succeed.

Step 1: Accessing Google Drive

Firstly, navigate to drive.google.com and ensure you're logged into the email account associated with your Google Workspace. This should be the business email you set up in Google Admin and the one registered under Google Business Standard.


Step 2: Creating a New Shared Drive

Once you're in Google Drive, locate the 'Shared Drives' section. Initially, this will be empty. To create a new shared drive, right-click (or use two fingers on a touchpad) and select 'New Shared Drive'. Name your drive and click 'Create'.


Step 3: Managing Members

After creating your shared drive, click on 'Manage Members'. Here's a crucial tip: instead of adding each member’s individual email, utilize the group feature. This allows multiple people's personal emails to act as your business email.


Step 4: Adding Group Emails

Type in your group's email to add members. You'll have options to set permissions:

  • Manager: For those who need complete access, including changing settings and adding others.

  • Content Manager: For those who will manage content but not the settings or people.

By doing this, all group members will have access to the shared drive through their Google accounts.


Step 5: Ownership and Security

A significant advantage of using a shared drive is the centralized ownership of files. The group you created, not individual accounts, owns the files. This means less worry about issues arising from people leaving the organization or deleting files.


Step 6: Utilizing Group Emails Over Personal Emails

In a shared drive, use your group name instead of individual emails (like 'suzy@gmail.com'). This approach disconnects personal emails from your business drive, enhancing security and simplicity.


Conclusion: Streamline Your Workspace

Creating a shared drive in your Google Workspace simplifies collaboration and file management. It's a cost-effective way to enhance productivity and reduce stress within your team.


For additional assistance or a free consultation on setting up Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, visit austinglines.com. Our services can guide your business through the setup and training, getting your team adjusted to Google Workspace.



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