Work-Life Balance: Top Business Goal for 2018
Work-Life balance still tops business surveys. A new breed of productivity tools crossing task and resource management promises to achieve this much sought goal.
2018 is here and with it our New Year’s Resolutions. Managers start the year by redefining their companies strategies. And team productivity and happiness are always key objectives.
To be productive and efficient there are time proven methods. New online tools like Outplanr help companies succeed by improving those methods along with team communication. To make sure we have time to perform the tasks assigned to us, there is no better way to block out time. But in reality those time slots we block might be shorter or longer. And that’s where these new tools can help.
Blocking out time
Struggling with too many tasks every day? You might need to organize them better, maybe dismiss a few and delegate others. The first step is to plan your week, what will be the main tasks to focus on, your meetings and events, and so on. Time management expert Kevin Kruse says that the best way is to put all your tasks and events in a calendar. If one of your days gets too busy, you need to shift those tasks and events. It’s all about keeping it balanced.
But don’t forget to pad those times to accommodate for smaller tasks and distractions like answering emails, making phone calls, sending messages and checking social media. Otherwise you’ll feel underperforming, which can break your drive and focus.
Cal Newport, the author of Deep Work, defends the best for your productivity is when you are planning your day see and determinate how much time each task will take and schedule it. Outplanr is a great tool for this because it merges your meetings and events with the times you allocate to your tasks, so you always know how much you have to handle.
Working anywhere
Knowing what everyone is doing in real-time is a great advantage for remote working. Not only it makes it easier to delegate but also to follow up on work. Remote work has a great number of positive effects, like improve our ability to manage and organize our agenda and reduce commuting time. In a 2017 report, Eurofound stated that remote workers tend to work more hours, don’t balance their work lives, and then suffer from stress. So tools like Outplanr can help remote workers stay more connected to their peers and feel less distant from the buzz of the main office.
Everyone’s time is precious
To help companies of all trades and sizes keep their teams happy, Outplanr is offering everyone a 20% discount with code WORKHAPPY at www.outplanr.com.
