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The average knowledge worker uses four times the number of tools they used in the early 2000s, but the software surge hasn’t translated to an increase in productivity or employee satisfaction. In fact, 96% of employees are dissatisfied with the tools they have been given to manage their work. Every new workplace tool promises to […]
Tool debt: How using too many productivity tools hurts productivity Read More »
We’re all familiar with the experience of working for a micromanager. It’s the director who constantly checks on you via your employee tracking software or the owner who feels the need to sit in on every meeting you schedule with a client. These days, some micromanagement takes a more subtle, but still exhausting, form. It’s
Busyness is the new micromanagement Read More »
A few years ago, Shopify rolled out a tool that calculated the cost of every meeting based on the length and specific attendees. Include three employees in a 30-minute meeting? The average cost could range anywhere from $700 to $1,600. Throw an executive in the meeting, and the cost shoots up to at least $2,000.
Meetings are eating your margins Read More »
At the end of 2025, 51% of remote-capable U.S. workers were working in a hybrid role. At this point, more office employees work in a hybrid job than in fully in-person or fully remote roles. But just because hybrid work is common, that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Ideally, hybrid work would improve productivity and work-life
Hybrid teams: Less circus, more choreography Read More »
Not terribly long ago, hiring a freelancer meant getting some short-term help. Freelancers were used to help cover a temporary spike in workload, a one-off project, or a specific skill gap your full-time team couldn’t fill. But in 2026, freelancing is more prolific than ever before, and many teams are built to include freelancers from
Your next teammate might be a freelancer Read More »
When I started typing this article, a text message popped up in the right-hand corner of my screen. It wasn’t spam—it was something I needed to respond to, so I opened up the Messages app to respond. Once I did, I noticed the red dot telling me I had two other unread texts. I answered
Workplace distractions aren’t random. They’re engineered. Read More »
If everything at work feels urgent, it’s not necessarily that your workload is out of control. It could be that you haven’t yet developed a system to decide what’s a priority and what can wait. Without a procedure to list all your tasks, decide what actually matters, and block off time for meaningful work, every
By now, you’re deep in planning mode for 2026, mapping out exactly what you want Q1 to look like. Sure, you’ve already worked out your goals, budgets, and big-picture strategy, but how far down into the nitty-gritty have you gotten? The end of the year is one of the few moments leaders can step outside
Your team had ~250 workdays this year. Here’s what the data says you did with them Read More »
Every team tracks time in some form. Whether it’s a manual spreadsheet, a built-in company system, or an online timecard calculator, the ritual is always the same: enter the hours, approve the hours, move on. But here’s a quiet truth no amount of perfect arithmetic can hide: teams don’t struggle because the math is wrong.
Beyond the timecard: How teams can make every hour count as 2025 winds down Read More »
There are dozens of timesheet apps on the market, and each one promises accurate data, meaningful insights, and improved productivity. But most of these tools are reactive, not proactive. They give you a record of everyone’s time at work, but they don’t actually help employees work better. ​ These days, time tracking alone isn’t enough.
The best timesheet app is the one that actually improves team focus Read More »
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