I’d like to update you all on my “Keeping Everyone in the Loop” post. While the weekly email was effective for updating our team for key events there were definitely some limitations…namely it was a one way street of the information and notes that I wanted my staff to be reminded of…it didn’t allow for any dynamic exchange or for others to comment on any of the topics of note. Of course folks could respond to the email, but all in all there was little room for interaction.
Enter the 37 Signals product BACKPACK, another suggestion from Bryant Powers of CrossFit Oahu. I am LOVING this product. We’ve tried basecamp in the past, but BACKPACK seems much more appropriate for the needs of running our box. We can create newsroom topics and comment on them much as you would a blog post, we can upload our programming documents for the team to see, we can discuss movement, client successes, client issues, post a birthday list and there is even a calendar feature. Essentially, it is a live little hub of all the information that pertains to the goings on of our box. It’s dynamic, it’s versatile and it KICKS ASS 
