How to boost your team’s efficiency and effectiveness
If you’re working in a leadership position, there’s a high probability that improving employee productivity is one of your biggest objectives. Don’t worry,...
Top 8 leadership traits: do you have what it takes?
Being a leader or pursuing a management role can be a difficult role. In most cases, leadership is more than just managing employees, giving orders, making schedules or...
How to not get distracted, Q&A with best-selling author Nir Eyal
With technology entering all aspects of our lives, our struggle with distraction is harder than ever to overcome. People around the world are desperately searching for...
5 ways for new managers to improve team performance
In some ways, becoming a new manager is like becoming a new parent. Thankfully, dirty diapers aren’t one of them, but other parallels are aplenty. When you become both...
How to achieve greater productivity by using the bullet journal
When it comes to boosting productivity, you probably know there are a wide range of great productivity systems to choose from. One of the more increasingly popular...
How to Build a More Agile Workplace
Software is changing the world, and the way it is developed is changing how we work.With a marketplace that can shift according to customer whim during the development...
The 12 week year: a time management system
Have trouble thinking about the future? Does it seem so far away that it’s not all that important? The 12 week year might be just the thing you need. This time...
How leaders can create a culture of innovation
Innovation drives us forward. From DNA sequencing to electric cars to the smartphone in your hand, we’ve seen a dizzying array of innovations over the past few...
Top 6 Skype alternatives for businesses
If there’s an OG of voice over IP services, Skype is it. The software was one of the first video conferencing apps to become a household name, which is why so many of...
How to break down functional silos in your organization [+Template]
Silos are good for grains, but have no place in your business’s hierarchy. Has your company ever had two departments stuck in an internal tug of war? Does your...
What is Scrumban? | Everything you need to know
When it comes to Agile project management methodologies, Scrumban is the new kid on the block. But it’s not 100% unique — its catchy combo name and concepts come...
How to stop being overwhelmed at work
Most of us have felt overwhelmed at work at one point or another. It might have been caused by something as minor as receiving one too many emails, or it could’ve been...
How to get motivated to work
Getting motivated at work is often easier said than done. Sure, you might have the best intentions, but then three hours have passed and you’ve accomplished nothing....
How to run mutually beneficial one-on-one meetings
Why are one-on-one meetings so often avoided? Managers know they’re supposed to have regular one-on-one’s, but many find these meetings to be awkward,...
5 helpful tips for overcoming mental blocks
Have you ever felt like you couldn’t think clearly, no matter how hard you tried? Maybe you were in the middle of making an important decision or solving a difficult...
Workflow management: How to build smarter, faster, and more scalable workflows
Managing your workflows can feel like trying to untangle a ball of yarn: you finally undo one knot only to realize there’s another waiting for you. When you’re stuck...
6 Productivity Systems You Should Know
Search “productivity books” and you will get results like the below. These are actual article headlines. 30 Best Productivity Books You Should Read To Boost...
How to improve productivity with time batching
Do you ever try working on a project but find it hard to stay focused? Next thing you know, you’re taking frequent breaks to scroll through your social media. Do...
Slack vs. Teams: which is the best chat app?
Slack and Microsoft Teams are both web-based collaboration software tools that offer chat, shared workspaces, automated notifications, and various forms of communication...
Why great managers focus on outcomes, not output
Does your to-do list today give you a full picture of the scope of your job? Does it accurately portray the responsibilities you hold and the impact you have—both on...
Characteristics of a good manager
Promotion to your first managerial position or new job as a project manager? Congratulations. Your responsibilities will now include leading and motivating a team to...