It was just another Monday morning when Alex trudged into the office, dreading the long work week ahead. As he walked past his coworker Dan’s desk, he noticed it was empty – that marked the third time Dan had shown up late this month. Alex grabbed his coffee and sat down to tackle the mountain of tasks in his inbox. But he quickly noticed his other coworkers, Bill and Sue, were on YouTube and Facebook instead of working. By noon, Alex had only finished a fraction of his to-do list.

A project intake process is a standardized workflow to help teams capture, prioritize, and follow through on new requests. Learn the components of an effective intake process, and how to build one for your team. Swamped by project requests? Overloaded with last-minute asks? If so, you’re not alone—and we have a solution for you. Enter: the project intake process, a tried-and-true method to prioritize the right work at the right time.

Elevate team efficiency with the 18 Minutes approach, a key to tracking time for improved productivity.

The unprecedented rise in remote work presents plenty of opportunities and challenges for organizations. While businesses being tied to physical locations no longer limits the talent pools from which they can draw, enabling effective communication and collaboration across dispersed teams is no simple task. Fortunately, it is a challenge with no end of possible solutions – some of which work better than others.

Business operations vary and so do the employee shifts. Working in rotational staff schedules, employees facilitate organizations with operational continuity, but they equally face challenges from overwork, burnout, and low morale. The DuPont method can help companies balance work schedules with operational demands and keep employees performing their productive best.

As I work remotely in North Carolina with an eye out my window to the icy landscape, I'm reminded of a phrase I keep hearing this month: EX Winter.

In today’s workplaces, time efficiency is becoming an important aspect of productivity, as competing goals and distractions compete for our attention at work. Employees with time efficiency may prioritize their tasks more efficiently, meet deadlines for projects, and complete tasks on schedule. Deadlines that are missed, stress levels that rise, and overall productivity declines are just a few of the major effects of poor time management.