productivity Archives

Harnessing Technology for Productivity: 20 Tools Recommended by Entrepreneurs

In the fast-paced world of entrepreneurship, productivity tools are vital. We've gathered insights from CEOs, founders, and other tech-savvy leaders to share the tools that have revolutionized their workflow. From centralizing tasks with Notion to...

byBrett Farmiloe

January 24, 2024

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Embracing Work-Life Integration: Advice from Thriving Startup Leaders

In search of the elusive equilibrium between work and personal life, we've gathered 20 insights from CEOs and founders on mastering work-life integration. From embracing time blocking for prioritization to applying the 80/20 rule for...

byBrett Farmiloe

December 27, 2023

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5 Can’t-Miss Strategies to Avoid Missing Out on Profits

When you’re starting a new business, you need to hang onto every cent possible. The idea of missing profits or even losing profit opportunities can feel like a punch to the gut, especially after investing...

byCharlie Fletcher

February 24, 2023

The 3-Hour Rule: How to Win at the Big and Little Tasks

This is an excerpt from “Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters” by Laura Vanderkam. Copyright 2022 by Portfolio and reprinted with permission. The productivity trap Turning...

byLaura Vanderkam

October 11, 2022

We Implemented a True, 4-Day Workweek: How It’s Going

Companies have flirted with the idea of a four-day workweek for years. While the pandemic and Great Resignation have brought the concept back into the limelight, we still know very few U.S. organizations that have...

byJohn Peebles

September 2, 2022

How to Hire a Virtual Assistant to Improve Productivity

In January 2020, just before the pandemic sent most of us home, the Wall Street Journal reported about “The Vanishing Executive Assistant.” “More than 1.6 million secretarial and administrative-assistant jobs have vanished since 2000, according...

byBill Peatman

August 18, 2022

5 Ways To Improve Remote Worker Productivity

Embracing the move to hybrid or fully remote work could be key to retaining staff amid the Great Resignation, but employers must support staff to be at their most productive when working from home Many...

byBarnaby Lashbrooke

August 9, 2022

How to Harness the Power of Mobile Messaging for Your Business

We use mobile messaging apps daily, in both our professional and personal lives. Thus, it’s understandable that many startups are using them for work during these unprecedented times. But how can startups harness the power...

byAshley Friedlein

June 24, 2022

Is Your New Business Ready to Grow? Take These 3 Steps First

If entrepreneurship were juggling, most companies would be one dropped ball away from the act falling apart. Why? Because entrepreneurs add elements into the mix without acknowledging the tipping point. Growing too fast is not...

byShay Berman

April 20, 2022

Want Happier Customers? A Remote Workforce Could Be the Answer

Working remotely became a way of life in 2020. It went from a privilege that some had to a necessity for large swathes of the workforce. Research shows that more than half of the American...

byRyan Fyfe

March 15, 2022

5 Golden Rules For More Productively Managing Your Time

Low priority tasks and distractions hinder our efficiency. According to productivity experts, we spend 80% of our time dealing with low priority tasks and only 20% with important, vital activities. The question is, how do...

byRon Lev

February 1, 2022

Gary Vaynerchuk and Other Top Entrepreneurs Share How They Kickstart a Successful Week

If you’ve got the Monday blues, you’re starting the week off on the wrong foot. Here’s how to stop longing for the weekend, feel better about the day, and prepare for the week ahead, according...

byThe Oracles

January 3, 2022

8 Ways to Inspire a Virtual Team

Thanks to technology, the traditional workplace has become a relic of the past. We no longer need to hire qualified individuals who are in the proximity of our business. We can now tap into a...

byJohn Rampton

December 8, 2021

How to Create a Culture of Integrity with a Remote Team

Today, nearly 50 percent of the American workforce does their job from outside the office. It’s a trend that’s mostly positive: those who work remotely report higher job satisfaction, less stress and better work-life balance....

byBrook Zimmatore

November 1, 2021

Emerging Trends in Productivity Software

An emergent new class of tools is focusing on the individual and changing how knowledge workers interact with software. There are rare events in human history that we all experience for the first time together,...

byMatthew Johnson

October 28, 2021

To Grow Your Company, Prioritize Productivity Over Being ‘Busy’

Recent events have caused major shifts in how we work. Now, more than ever, businesses are rethinking what it means to be productive. Gone are the days where working more hours was the key to...

byKevin Shuler

October 20, 2021

8 Tips for the Work From Home Solopreneur

You’ve plunged into starting a solo business venture from home. Being a solopreneur is a fantastic experience for motivated individuals, but it can easily become stagnant if you aren’t careful. When everything starts piling up,...

byNathan Resnick

October 15, 2021

Master These 5 Communication Skills to Help Scale Your Business

Communication is frequently cited as one of the most important soft skills that business professionals need. It ranked fifth on the list of Udemy’s fastest-growing soft skills for 2020, with 40% of companies planning to...

byJessica Thiefels

July 30, 2021

Time Management 101: 6 Tips for Better Productivity

Study after study talks about how distractions affect our business and how we waste so much time. Think about it — if you can just save four minutes a day, over the course of a...

byJon Dwoskin

March 1, 2021

Embrace Your Business Plan for a Successful 2021

To journey without a plan or a map is simply just wandering. And wandering in business never leads to success. We need to be constantly reevaluating our business plans, almost to a point where they...

byJon Dwoskin

February 15, 2021