March 2011
18 posts
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CARVER Method for Prioritizing Your To-Do List
By now you’ve probably heard that one of the best ways to become more productive is by prioritizing the items on your to do list. It’s no longer about finding clever hacks so that you can cross off every item on your list. The new productivity paradigm states that you need to decide what’s most important, and make sure that you tackle those tasks first. Lower priority tasks can be...
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Search EVERYTHING! Advanced search you've been...
The search capabilities you need have arrived. Two important improvements to the workspace search feature are being released. The first extends your reach — now you can search beyond the title of a task. We call this improvements to Basic Search. In addition, you can search using specified criteria. Known as Keyword Search, the latter is more advanced, and we have included a set of...
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Can a task management app bring you peace of mind?
“Producteev is an effective way to document our work and helps us make decisions on what should be done next. We use it for team transparency and accountability” - Dan Johnson, business manager, outdoorsman.
fave features:
shared workspace
Android app
labels/tags
key benefits:
centralized location for projects
mobility
peace of mind
Dan Johnson and teammates...
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Daily & Weekly Digests Back: Raise Your...
Daily and weekly review are proven methods for getting things done. We’ll go into greater depth in an upcoming post.
This is a sample of the Weekly Digest, which is activated by default and sent at 4pm local time every Friday. The Daily Digest is mailed at 6am local time and is not activated by default.
To adjust digest options:
Go to Settings, near avatar
Tab over to Reports
Edit check...
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Staff picks on #productivity: Quotes, Ideas,...
11 Motivational Quotes for 2011
The State of the Freelancer (graphic)
Working from Home: Facts vs. Fiction (graphic)
3 Unconventional Ways to Find Ideas
9 Mindful Rituals to Make Your Day Better
8 Ways to Get Smarter Every Week
4 Timeless Thoughts on the Most Optimistic of Seasons
10 Solutions to Real Life’s Most Annoying Problems
12 Steps to Make a Dream a Reality
Train...
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Guest Post: 11 Simple Strategies to Regain Life...
Maintaining a healthy life balance is not only crucial for happiness and well-being; it can be advantageous to your productivity and success as well. A well-balanced person is better equipped to focus their attention and energy on achieving their goals, accomplishing meaningful actions and moving forward.
Each of us has different life situations, many things pulling us in different directions...
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Throwdown for Designers: Prizes, New Swag
T-Shirt Design Contest. Win prizes doing what you love.
The Challenge Last year, we were tapped to power the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield application process. This year, we are honored to power applications at Tech Crunch Disrupt, New York.
Like last year, we need to represent in style and are looking for a sweet t-shirt design that will help us stand out and get noticed at the...
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Interesting Graphic: Stats on Slacking
Via: OnlineSchools.org
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Producteev among top 15 private On-Demand and SaaS...
AlwaysOn is proud to introduce the second annual OnDemand 100—the top emerging Internet companies disrupting the established enterprise and pioneering cloud computing and SaaS.
The AlwaysOn editorial team, along with partners at Morgan Stanley, KPMG, Hewlett-Packard, Blackstone Group, Bridge Bank, Fenwick & West, Silicon Valley Bank, and industry experts across the globe scoured the...
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Online Collaboration Made Easy for an...
“We really appreciate Producteev and are big fans!” - Kevin Tordoff, marketing director.
fave features:
mail2task
team assignment
calendar view
key benefits:
seamless collateral building
ability to focus on multiple projects simultaneously
effortless status tracking
Marketing team at their Pathways Out of Poverty exhibit
HOPE International, a 501(c)3 organization,...
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Managing a deadline-driven editorial calendar
Team Spotlight: Judi Huck — community manager, bug smasher, super hero
fave features:
notifications
calendar view
key benefits:
monthly planning
remote access
centralized location
Overview Producteev is the glue of managing our online community. We use the online collaboration tool to coordinate our social media efforts, involving the administration of the editorial calendar, and...
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Two-Minute Tip: Simplify display & minimize the...
Organizing the sidebar only takes a minute and can improve your task management experience. In this example, we have minimized the filters on display and color-coded our labels.
The traditional sidebar includes 10 filters: 7 which are shown, 3 which are hidden and accessible by clicking “more.” To follow this setup:
Go to Workspace Administration in the footer (or click...
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#Productivity Tricks of Famous People: for...
Famous visionaries often develop a reputation for having a few eccentricities. However, for many people, these small eccentricities are part of a larger group of daily rituals that help them to be at their most productive and prolific. While not all these tips, tricks, and rituals will work for you, they help to shed light on what some of our most beloved cultural icons and...
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The Perfect Task Manager for a Strong Marketing...
“It’s working out fantastically!” - Ashley Bienvenu, marketer, cheerleader, out-of-the-box thinker.
fave features:
starring system
deadlines
notes
key benefits:
ongoing development of ideas into strategies
more productive team meetings
greater alignment with different schedules
Ashley Bienvenu and her colleagues at Shopbot discovered Producteev for their personal...
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6 Tricks for Good Sleep & Getting Things Done Like...
Like it or not, a good night’s rest — like a solid break from work — increases productivity in the long run. In a new blog section nicknamed Producteevity, we recently wrote about 3 Ways to Boost Brainpower and you guessed it — sleep is one of them.
In our epic quest to share the latest about getting the most out of work while still having a life, we found an...
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1st Webinar Fundamentals of Producteev this Wed...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 12 p.m. EST
catch our very first webinar:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/900466714
Judi Huck, community manager, will cover the basics of our task management app. Learn the ropes, get answers. No question is too geeky!
See you soon.
Photo credit: Chuck Carmone
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3 Ways to Boost Brain Power & Enhance Productivity
Fact: your brain is a super computer. As such, proper maintanance is required to ensure success and productivity. Like a computer needs electricity to function, your brain is energy-dependent. It relies on chemicals, primarily oxygen and sugar, to transmit information.
To reach complete potential and greater productivity, be mindful of the following factors:
Exercise
Sleep
Stress
Each...
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Cool Graphic: Restricting Social Media at Work –...
via blog.socialcast.com