It’s 12:00 PM — lunch time, but also time for the weekly conference call. Your stomach is rumbling, but you know you will not get to lunch for an hour and a half because the business call usually goes over thirty minutes. You dial in. After the call, your head is full. You’re not sure…
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Priority Matrix apps, productivity, & team management.
The Bullet Journal App That Will Streamline Your Productivity
Recently, a customer told us that he was a fan of the Bullet Journal, but was looking for an online/electronic bullet journal app that would be compatible with iOS, Android, and Windows to continue his bullet journal endeavors on. So, as one of the Appfluence Productivity Gurus, I decided to research the method and find out the most…
Read moreTop 24 Office 365 Add-Ins that will Transform Your Productivity
Are you looking for a list of the best Microsoft Office integrations for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint that will ensure that you leave whatever task you are completing feeling super productive? If you are aiming to supercharge your productivity on a platform you already know and love, you’ve come to the right…
Read moreTop 5 Templates to Sharpen Your Executive Assistant Skills
Executive Assistant Skills are Beyond Impressive The executive assistant has a lot to contend with. They are an extension of the executive they support. Because of this, a lot depends on them. Some terms for a top tier executive assistant are ‘tenacious,’ ‘discreet,’ ‘calm under pressure,’ a ‘subtle leader.’ Being the best is not…
Read moreEvent Planning in a 2×2 Framework
Event Planning is Pure Multi-tasking Anyone who has ever tried to plan a small party can imagine, professional event planning is no joke! There are so many different things to think about days, weeks and even months ahead of schedule. Event though the event is over, the event planners’s work is not. They must wrap…
Read moreTrial Preparation in Priority Matrix
Trial Preparation is Critical For litigators, trial preparation the most important thing. A legal trial is a high stakes show. Here, the audience, the judge and jury, is very critical. All preparations end up as notes and info in the pretrial notebook. This notebook helps litigators do the best they can to win, no matter…
Read moreWorkload Management for Better Employees
Workload Management is Critical Workload management is difficult. The idea of equally balancing direct reports’ workloads is a simple idea. However, without careful monitoring and constant team scrutiny, it is by no means inevitable. In the Harvard Business Review article “Make Sure Your Team’s Workload Is Divided Fairly,” author, Rebecca Knight addresses one obstacle to optimal…
Read moreTeam Workload Management to Fill Orders
Filling Orders When it comes to filling orders, the goal is to complete them as efficiently as possible while correctly managing each customer’s expectations. However, this can be complicated. Every order goes through multiple phases and each phase requires a different team. There is a lot of opportunity for confusion that causes delay or inaccurate…
Read moreThe Alpha Project: The First Step in Priority Matrix
Where to Start? Priority Matrix gives you the power to create hundreds of different projects using different configurations. This ensures that your workflow will never outgrow the platform no matter how complicated it becomes. Still, because of this the first step can also be daunting. When starting out, you don’t need dozens of separate projects;…
Read more7 Tips for Creating Better Project Status Reports
For teams who balance many tasks, priorities, and projects, keeping each other and management updated about what’s going on is key to success. Project Status Reports are a way to present updates on a project to provide valuable insight regarding team productivity and overall progress. In this article, we will give you some tips…
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