100 Productivity Tips

As an employee, contractor or owner of a business it's obviously important for your own work but productivity is perhaps even more vital in your staff or those you manage - essentially maximising the returns from your investment of time and money (salaries).

A few simple productivity tips from us then:

1. Limit your use of email during the day - it's far too easy to keep checking email throughout the day and get distracted by unnecessary communications. Set aside a specific time to handle emails.
2. Work to a plan - Outline at the beginning of the week what needs done and when, stick to it
3. Do it in chunks - Attention easily wanders over longer periods - take regular breaks and complete projects in easily digestible chunks
4. Delegate - As much as possible do the work where you can add the most value, if someone else can do the job just as easily, delegate
5. Make a start - Big projects can be daunting, make a start ASAP, even if it's only the first paragraph or an outline on a napkin. Making any kind of start makes it easier to return to.
6. Having a good system for filing your papers so you can find things easily and quickly