Business News
New Overtime Rules Boost Interest in Scheduling Software
New worker-friendly rules on overtime, paid sick leave and predictable schedules have employers reevaluating their shift-scheduling and time-and-attendance software.
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Thought Leaders
You’re Too Busy? No, You’re Not. Here’s Why.
Nobody cares how busy you are, they only care what you get done.
By Gene Marks
Entrepreneurs
Don’t Be A Diary Boss
Writing each and every move in your diary or journal is a bad idea.
By Dipti Parmar
Business News
Google Calendar for Android Helps You ‘Find a Time’ for Meetings
Google wants to make the process of coordinating your next get together a little less painful.
Building a Business
With New Tool, Google Calendar Wants to Be Your New Life Coach
Google Goals is a new feature to Google Calendar that fills empty time in your schedule with time for things like exercise or reading.
Entrepreneurs
A Letter to Those Over-Commiters Out There
Is your calendar filled to overflowing? No worries: You're making sure opportunity doesn't pass you by.
By Jess Ekstrom
Entrepreneurs
Menial Tasks Eat Up the Majority of the Workday for Most Employees
Employees in the U.S. spend the majority of their time at work scheduling and organizing, instead of engaging in meaningful, creative tasks, a new study finds.
Building a Business
Not Offering Flex Time? You’re in Trouble.
Here are a few of the key issues companies face when considering moving to more flex time and how to execute it in a way that keeps employees happy while emphasizing productivity.
Building a Business
4 Ways You Can Get Ready for a Part-Time Workforce
Benefits, scheduling and communications are some of the things you should start thinking about now.
Business Operations & Logistics
Meeting? Uh, What Meeting?! Google Calendar Is Down.
Take the day off. Time has lost all meaning.
Thought Leaders
5 Ways to Know If Burnout Is Creeping Up on You
One problem for all entrepreneurs is too much to do. Doing too much is a second problem for most of them.
Building a Business
3 Activities You Should Be Segmenting Time for to Boost Productivity
These time sucks can steal hours out of your day that should be spent working or building your business.
Thought Leaders
Don’t Ask for a Meeting Just Because You’re ‘In Town Tomorrow’
Most people plan their days weeks in advance, and assuming someone will meet with you on short notice is just kind of rude.
By Alex Iskold
Building a Business
7 Ways to Maximize Downtime
Amazingly, the most precious resource we have -- our time -- is often wasted or at best mismanaged. Sometimes, we don't even realize it.
Building a Business
Congrats on That Big Promotion. Here’s How to Prevent It From Ruining Your Work-Life Balance.
With increased responsibility comes the ability to delegate and organize your schedule in a more effective manner.
Entrepreneurs
Recapture a Few Precious Minutes Each Day With These 4 Tips
A few minutes here and there adds up to hours every month, and that means you won't feel guilty watching something silly on YouTube.
By Peter Gasca
Building a Business
Give Yourself Permission To Think On Schedule
Schedule in when you'll think about certain things, both personal and professional, and you'll find things don't overwhelm you as much.
Building a Business
How an Automated Scheduling Tool Helped a Wellness Center Shape Up
After a health issue put the boss on extended leave, an alternative medicine and massage studio used a scheduling service to get back on track.
By Jeff Kauflin
Building a Business
6 Tips From Successful CEOs for Getting More Done
The main thing is to have a system for the stuff you deal with the most and can't delegate.
By Ann Smarty
Entrepreneurs
20 Ways to Make This Week the Most Productive Yet
Follow these tips and see your the amount and quality of your work skyrocket to an all-time high.
By Sujan Patel
Entrepreneurs
Try Out This Productivity Tip That Worked Wonders for Me
This practice of breaking up your day allowed me and my team to get more done.
Thought Leaders
5 Ways to Overcome Entrepreneurship Burnout
After months or years of constant effort, it's only natural that you'd start feeling exhausted or frustrated with your business.
Entrepreneurs
Get Organized With These 6 Tips That Lead to More Productive Days
Entrepreneurs may live hectic lives, but they can be less so with some careful planning.
Building a Business
This Simple Psychological Trick Can Make You Feel More Productive
Multi-tasking isn't the key to feeling more accomplished at the end of the day.
Thought Leaders
To Make Meetings Count, Don’t Count Past One (Per Week)
One mandatory meeting a week, with a reliable structure and distractions like cell phones and laptops forbidden, can be amazingly productive.
Business News
Download These 5 Apps Now to Make Your Life Easier
Don't be tethered to your desk for a conference call and take more organized notes with these programs.
Business News
3 Productivity Tools to Rev Up Your Business Processes
Staying on top of scheduling, invoicing and expense tracking is a business basic made simpler with these new apps.