3 ways to bypass dead ends and meet deadlines

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3 ways to bypass dead-ends and meet deadlines

• by Fred Wilson

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Project deadlines

• When structured properly, project deadlines can
  provide just the right sense of urgency
  encouraging a team to get the job done in time.
• The Gallup Business Journal wrote that only 2.5
  of companies actually complete 100 of their
  projects on time.1
• Some of the reasons can be companys culture or a
  clients needs delaying the project.

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Heres how to tackle it

• Prioritize and remove distractions
• Plan it
• Get your tech on

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Prioritize and remove distractions

• Remove distractions.
• Need more productivity? Put the phone on
  silent.2

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It takes employees an average of 15 minutes to
regain the momentum they lost after being
interrupted.3
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Plan it

• 10-12 minutes spent planning your day will likely
  save at least 2 hours of wasted time and effort
  throughout the day.- Brian Tracy4
• Be proactive, not reactive.
• Plan ahead. Stick to the plan.

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A study by sociologists Daniel Schneider and
Kristen Harknett found that about half of workers
with unpredictable schedules reported "serious
psychological distress."5
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Get your tech on

• Invest in an efficient task tracking tool.
• Samsungs research suggests that blocking
  non-work sites during office-hours like social
  media may facilitate increased productivity.3
• Task management tools can help you organize your
  work by creating task lists in one place, keeping
  you on track with what you have to do, and
  reminding you of when these tasks are due.7, 8,
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According to a research by Samsung, employees
productivity dropped by 40 when they tried to do
more than one task at a time.3
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References

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3. http//infogr8.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Sams
   ung_Ultimate_Productivity_Infographic.jpg
4. http//www.cornerstonedynamics.com/time-management
   -stats-that-may-surprise-you/
5. https//www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-19
   /last-minute-work-scheduling-is-a-real-health-risk
   -research-shows
6. http//www.keyorganization.com/time-management-sta
   tistics.php
7. https//www.projectmanager.com/blog/increase-produ
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8. https//www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-avoid-last-minu
   te-yanyong
9. https//www.wrike.com/customers/tgi-fridays/