Regardless of the size and type of business, every company needs a plan to optimise its activities. This is all about effective time management for both employees and the employer. In order to achieve the desired work-life balance, it is advisable to use tools that allow you to plan all your activities.
Better organisation of time and more efficient time management go a long way towards increasing the productivity - and therefore turnover - of a company. However, as the company grows and the number of tasks increases, this becomes increasingly difficult. Various tools are therefore available to help make time management less of a problem.
Why is time management so important?
There is no doubt that efficient time management increases the efficiency of a company. In addition, it improves the organisation of the entire team's work, making them much more productive. At the same time, and this should not be forgotten, it is a way of separating private and professional life.
These days, companies are increasingly turning to all kinds of management software to help manage their time effectively. Which ones are best to use?
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Asana
Asana is one of the best and most popular multi-tasking tools. It is used for both organising projects and planning trips, as well as the company's daily errands and tasks. The platform's website is very powerful, allowing the whole team to benefit from its capabilities, by assigning tasks, adding comments, as well as creating their own notes. The app can be synchronised with Google Calendar.
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Trello
Trello is a functional time management tool, working on a similar principle to the previously mentioned Asana. However, what is in Trello's favour is its mobility, as it is the ideal tool for a phone to manage work and time. The intuitive control panel allows the application to be navigated with ease. Numerous options allow you to plan a variety of tasks as well as organise larger projects.
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Toggl
The web-based platform Toggl is a tool designed to record and keep track of the tasks performed and the time taken to complete them. With its help, it is possible to control the time spent on work as well as on private, everyday chores. A simple and intuitive application allows you to segregate individual tasks and monitor the period in which they are completed. Toggl can be used on both a computer and a smartphone.
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Rescue Time
As the name suggests, the Rescue Time app saves time that would probably have been lost to less productive activities. Once installed, it monitors an internet user's movements, recording the time spent on particular sites, as well as on specific activities - such as checking emails. Once a week, the application generates a report that clearly indicates the extent to which time spent in front of the computer has been put to good use.
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Evernote
One element of time management is creating notes. However, a much more eco-friendly and effective method is to create them digitally. This can be done with the Evernote tool, which allows you to collect all kinds of notes - audio, text and graphics.
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Focus Booster
This is a time management tool designed for those who want to set specific working hours, punctuated by short breaks. The app's factory settings assume 25 minutes of work followed by 5 minutes of rest. Importantly, however, these can be freely adjusted to suit your own preferences.
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Pocket
Pocket is an application for storing previously viewed sites. With a single click, you can move a particular site "into your pocket" and then return to it when needed. With this tool, you can save time on unnecessary searches for already found content.
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Doodle
Doodle is a very simple tool that makes it easy to organise meetings with many people at once. Doodle users can indicate the time of day that suits them by selecting the relevant date and time for the meeting. The system automatically generates the most desirable dates, thereby showing which is the most convenient for all participants.
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WorkTime
The WorkTime tool is primarily used to measure and monitor working time. It is useful when you need a summary of the time spent on a particular task or project. Automatically generated reports allow you to quickly and effortlessly obtain the desired information. What is more, the application is available not only for computers, but also for smartphones.
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Stay Focusd
As the name suggests, the Stay Focusd time management tool keeps the user focused while they do their work. It is available as a plug-in for Google Chrome. It allows you to set limits on the use of certain websites - e.g. social networks. After a certain amount of time, access to designated sites is blocked.
