The Creativity & Productivity Blog
The Creativity & Productivity Blog
When you first start taking on new projects and new clients, you might rely on Excel or Google Sheets to scope out the work and maybe even collaborate. This workflow could be enough for smaller projects with just a few team members, […]
Read article "3 Signs It’s Time to Stop Managing Projects With Spreadsheets"
Despite the multitude of improvements that the digital age has brought modern business, communication, especially between groups, remains a challenge. Organizations have attempted to tackle communication issues by implementing the latest and greatest technology-based solutions, such as setting up an intranet, providing […]
Read article "5 Easy Ways to Improve Cross-Departmental Communication in a Digital World"
Your success as a business consultant, among other things, hinges on the level of collaboration you achieve with clients. Getting your team in lockstep with your client, and their various stakeholders, is crucial for the success of any project or engagement. “When […]
Read article "Consultants: The Collaboration Tools You Use Affect Stakeholder Engagement"
You might not think that checklists have a role in the workplace. Often used for simple tasks like creating a grocery list or packing for a vacation, checklists aren’t often thought of as a tool for increasing productivity and efficiency at work. […]
Self-employed freelancers wear many hats; we’re the boss, employee, accountant, bookkeeper, customer service, project manager… the list goes on. We need a good organizational system to keep everything in check. MeisterTask is the one that works best for me, and I’m here […]
Read article "How I Use MeisterTask to Increase My Productivity as a Freelance Writer"
Agile, Lean, Scrum, Kanban: these terms are all used to describe very similar project management approaches, and adding to the confusion, they’re often used interchangeably. People refer to Scrum ceremonies as Agile ceremonies, use Kanban boards for Scrum. If you’re new to […]
Read article "Kanban vs. Scrum: Choosing the Right Approach for Your Team"
If you’re looking to conduct more effective client presentations, it’s time to ditch those bland PowerPoint slides in favor of a more engaging presentation format: digital mind maps. Mind maps help you present information in a format that’s both engaging and easy […]
Read article "How to Deliver Effective Client Presentations with Mind Maps"
A recent study of 19 million meetings found that workers in the U.S. spend an average of two hours a week in pointless meetings. And while that doesn’t sound like a lot, the exponential cost of two hours per person per week […]
Read article "10 Meeting Rules to Host Productive and Effective Meetings"
Whether you’re an influencer with a personal blog you write and manage all on your own or a content marketer trying to oversee contributions to your company blog from several staff writers and freelancers, you need a blog mind map. A blog […]
Read article "9 Wildly Useful Blog Mind Map Examples for Content Marketers"
If you’ve ever built a mind map, you might have experienced some of the benefits of the exercise. Maybe the visual nature of a mind map helped you recall information better. Maybe the simplicity of mind mapping allowed you to capture your […]
