What Is The Pomodoro Technique and How Does it Work?
Endless tasks and expectations from colleagues and employers can make getting things done hard. There’s always something else to add to your to-do list and, as that list grows, it starts to feel like there’s never enough time to do it all. Productivity hacks can seem gimmicky and semi-helpful at best. But what if there was
Why Email is Addictive and How to Break the Habit
When was the last time you checked your email account? A few hours ago? Were you looking at your inbox right before you started reading this article? Stats from Business Insider reveal that over 1/3 of Americans check their email continuously throughout the day. According to AOL’s 2010 survey, 47% of people claim to be
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7 Time-Savers for the Overworked [Infographic]
Despite the global quest for work-life balance, many people still regularly work over the weekend and don't use all of their vacation days. This in turn causes them to be overwhelmed, overworked and laboring in overtime... If you dream about a 25th hour in the day to be fully productive and dedicate some time for yourself,
What are Super Cognitive Foods? And Other Reads To Help You Work Better (Work Management Roundup)
Today is Friday the 13th, the subject of many an old school superstition and many a horror movie. If you're stuck in the office today feeling terribly unproductive and a tad superstitious as to why, then we're here with the Work Management roundup to turn your horrible day into a day for productivity education. Read
Customer’s Tip of the Day: How to Make the Management of Your Freelance Staff More Efficient
Working with freelancers may seem challenging from time to time, as keeping them synced with your team isn’t always an easy thing to do. Since freelancers have a floating schedule, often work remotely and deal with separate tasks, rather than the whole project, they can easily fall out of the loop. However, one of our
It All Adds Up: How Software Sprawl Is Cutting Into Your Agency's Profits
Creative agencies use so many tools today to make life easier, but does your team have too many? It’s called software sprawl and costing you more than you think. Read more to see how software sprawl is cutting into your business’ profits and how to solve it.
3 Reasons You're Unproductive at Work (Work Management Roundup)
So it's the Friday before Halloween, and while the rest of the United States is busy screening reruns of Freddy Krueger's and Jason Voorhees' greatest flicks, we discovered this week that your stressful job is literally killing you, and your inability to be productive at work is lowering your efficiency. Welcome to this week's terror-filled
Watch Out! 5 Productivity Killers Ruining Workdays Everywhere
It's that time of year again in the U.S., when coworkers start playing pranks and strange behavior seems more common. Some of us are busy preparing our defenses for the spooky weekend ahead, and others are just locking their front doors and waiting for November. But regardless of how you choose to handle Halloween, workers everywhere
Drag-and-Drop Folders to Quickly Move Them
In the best Wrike traditions, we keep bringing the convenience of using your favorite desktop software to the Web. A couple of weeks ago, we introduced a right-click context menu for the folders tree. Now we are introducing drag-and-drop for folders. 1) To move a folder: Left-click on the folder, hold the mouse button and pull the
Less Family Time as Workloads and Stress Levels Soar in British Offices
Now a new study from Wrike about digital working culture and its impact on the lives of office workers in the UK, France, and Germany confirms that we’re not alone. British offices are creaking under the pressure of work, resulting in less time for family and rest and heightened stress levels. The majority of British workers would work fewer hours — if only they could afford it financially or their workloads could be adjusted accordingly.
Telecommuting Leads to Decreased Job Satisfaction (Work Management Roundup)
Fourteen years ago today, Apple introduced the very first iPod at the staggering price of $399 and basically disrupted the way we purchase and consume music. It may not be hoverboards or "Jaws 19" (sorry, Back to the Future II), but at least we have portable music libraries in our pockets and virtual reality goggles. And
Wrike CEO Andrew Filev Speaks About the Future of Remote Collaboration at PMI Global Congress This Weekend
PMI Global Congress, a large get-together of project management professionals from North America, will take place in Vancouver on Oct. 20-23. We are happy to announce that Andrew Filev, Wrike's CEO, is going to be one of the speakers at this event. His presentation is dedicated to the future of remote collaboration, how to manage remotely, the
Spend Less Time Working & More Time Learning (Work Management Roundup)
It's Friday, dear readers. The week's best work-related and productivity-centered reads await you in our Work Management roundup! Some of the most interesting links this week talk about how working less (and learning more) will lead to more satisfaction with your life. Curious? Read on! Why We Should Spend Less Time Working, and More Time Living
How to Have the Perfect Workday (Infographic)
Tell us: what does your perfect workday look like? Maybe fresh donuts and a hot cup of coffee waiting for you at your desk? Getting recognized with an award or a raise? That annoying co-worker finally quits or moves to another team? Or perhaps winning billions in the lottery over your lunch break, so you
Why Are Habits Important for Productivity?
Productivity is simply a matter of choosing to work smart every day. Ask successful people their productivity secret and they’ll typically say it’s consistent daily habits. But what exactly are habits, and why are productive work habits so difficult to form? Our short Slideshare tackles these questions in 14 slides, sharing input from neuroscience, psychology, and business
Road Warrior Productivity: Must-Have Tips & Tools
You're sleep deprived, hungry, cramped, surrounded by distractions, and stuck on a 6-hour layover in a tiny commuter terminal. The last thing you want to do is power up your laptop and dive into some work, but that deadline is tomorrow and it's not going to move. When you'd rather sit through yet another in-flight
Inspiration from Twitter
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Top 15 Productivity Roadblocks Hindering Your Team (Infographic)
You have your headphones on, music playing, and all notifications muted to allow for maximum focus... and you're still not as productive as you want to be. What are you doing wrong? In our 2015 Work Management Survey, we surveyed 1,464 team leaders and members and asked them to rank their biggest productivity roadblocks. You'll find
What is HR Analytics? A Guide
You’re asked to identify and deploy data-driven HR practices, but you aren’t exactly sure where to start. You might have some HR data stored in spreadsheets, filing cabinets, and various systems but aren’t sure what to do with it or how to make the data-driven decisions you’ve been asked to make. How can you use