{"id":5403,"date":"2017-03-28T12:18:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T12:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-mondaycomblog.kinsta.cloud\/?p=5403"},"modified":"2023-06-18T09:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T09:59:11","slug":"4-ridiculously-simple-steps-to-skyrocket-your-teams-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monday.com\/blog\/teamwork\/4-ridiculously-simple-steps-to-skyrocket-your-teams-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"3 ridiculously simple steps to skyrocket your team’s productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re here to give you actionable tips and tricks to ease the work challenges you face every day, starting with the secret to success!<\/p>\n

The secret to success is to manage “the week.” We\u2019ve written a bit in the past about why you should manage your time by the week<\/a>, but I\u2019ll say it again: You\u2019ll get the best results if you focus on what you want to achieve as a team each week.<\/p>\n

We know time management<\/a> is a huge issue for many people, so we’re going to show you a straightforward solution to increase focus, skyrocket productivity, and be a lot happier working together as a team.<\/p>\n

In this post, we’re going to show you exactly how to create a weekly task board for your team based on the best practices that we\u2019ve learned from thousands of super successful teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are a million ways to customize it to serve your exact needs, but if you follow this general structure, you\u2019ll be off to an incredible start.<\/p>\n

Get started with monday.com<\/a><\/p>\n

What\u2019s a weekly task board?<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s start with the basics. What\u2019s a \u201cboard\u201d? It\u2019s a virtual workspace that allows you and your team to organize whatever it is you\u2019re working on. Within a board, you can create groups listing things you\u2019re working on, and within each group, there\u2019s the list of individual tasks, which we call \u201citems.\u201d<\/p>\n

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You can create a board to manage just about anything, but the quickest and easiest way to get started is to use our ready-made “Team Tasks” template when signing up, customize it the way you want, and list out everything your team is going to achieve that week. That\u2019s it!<\/p>\n

How to customize your board with confidence<\/h2>\n

The next step is to understand your column choices, which is how you\u2019ll customize your board to suit your exact needs. monday.com<\/a> is easy to use but also infinitely customizable, and you have 40 different types of columns to choose from.<\/p>\n

The ones you want to start with for your weekly task board are priority, status, person, date, and timeline.<\/p>\n

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We work with a lot of customers who are delighted to see the number of column types we have, and the good news is, it\u2019s pretty intuitive to add them to your board.\u00a0 Understanding columns is one of the most empowering things you can do because once you get it, you\u2019ll really crack the deeper meaning and unlimited potential of columns in monday.com.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be like that moment when Neo finally becomes superhuman in The Matrix.<\/p>\n

Get started<\/a><\/p>\n

Step 1: Add a person column<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Essentials first. You need to know what everyone on your team is working on. In the Team Tasks example we provided, you\u2019ll see we already added a person column for you. That\u2019s where you can assign tasks to individual people on your team. Then, in a glance, you can see who\u2019s responsible for what that week. It\u2019s super helpful.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Add a status column (or two)<\/h3>\n

We\u2019ve also already added two status columns for you. One we kept as a regular status column, which by default has the labels \u201cWorking on it,\u201d \u201cStuck,\u201d and \u201cDone,\u201d and the other one we customized to be a \u201cPriority\u201d column so you can easily see the importance of a specific task with “High”, “Medium” and “Low.”<\/p>\n

So, why use a status column? Our favorite reason: it brings color to the board. It also makes selection super easy because there\u2019s no need to manually write in a status or priority.<\/p>\n

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With tons of different color options, you can customize the labels to say whatever you want.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Add a date and\/or timeline column<\/h3>\n

The last important step is to give yourself a deadline or visualize the timeframe in which you\u2019ll achieve your weekly tasks. That\u2019s critical to meeting your deadlines.<\/p>\n

The date column is where you can put your final deadline, and sync this date with your calendar. Unlike the date column, the timeline gives you a range, from beginning to end. It\u2019s fluid and really allows you to plan for the future and meet your deadline.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all you need to be really, ridiculously, insanely productive as a team! Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Get started<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The simple but powerful recipe for success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Skyrocket Your Team's Productivity in 3 Simple Steps | monday.com Blog","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Boost your prodocuvity to the next level! 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