Time management apps -8 Time management apps for organizations effectiveness

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Time management apps -8 Time management apps for organizations effectiveness

What does poor work quality, missed deadlines and high-stress levels all have in common? Take a wild guess—yeah that’s right POOR TIME MANAGEMENT. It is no secret that one of the cornerstones to improving efficiency and productivity of an individual or any organization is time management.

Time management enables you to prioritize work, achieve your goals and helps preserve the work-life balance. For effective time management, an individual or members of an organization must be willing to keep distractions away, effectively prioritize, set targets and break them down.

A lot of great minds such as Elon Musk (currently the richest man in the world), Bill Gates, Abraham Lincoln, and various other great individuals attribute a chunk of their success to being able to make the best of their time.

Luckily for us, this is the 21st century, the digital age where technology has helped solve a lot of problems and ineffective time management is on that list. A lot of time management programs are now integrated into mobile technology, some people might proclaim that mobile devices tend to serve as some sort of distraction but a recent survey on the effects of mobile devices on employees was conducted in which 70% of the participants revealed that their mobile devices improved or had no negative effect on their work-life balance and also, apps have helped them become more efficient.

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Using efficient apps to help with time management gives you in-depth insight on how to set measurable objectives for your organization and creates a less stressful working environment. Time management apps are also very flexible and can be made to fit any kind of organization.

So, let’s take a look at time management apps that are a must-have for members of any organizations.

  • Grammarly: This app acts as an additional set of eyes, you no longer have to spend time scheming through emails or content you’ve written, looking for grammatical errors. This app points out overused and also misspelt words.
  • Evernote: One of the four most important tools for time management is a notebook, the Evernote app helps you retain notes, images and memos which can be easily accessed when required. It also provides a feature in which you can take a picture of a written note and store it.
  • Tomato Timer: Most at times when you decide to take a quick 5 minutes to break you glance back at your watch only to discover that your intended 5 minutes has suddenly become 10, with the Tomato Timer you can set a time limit for any activity so it becomes easier to quickly accomplish everything on your to-do list.
  • TickTick: TickTick is a must-have application for any organization, this app serves a planner, and also lets you organize your appointments, events, to-do list, chores etc. It also allows you merge your calendar so you never have to worry about missing a deadline.
  • FocusMe: FocusMe is the ultimate time management application for any organization, we know how easy it is for people to easily get distracted while using your mobile phone. The FocusMe app not only tracks the amount of time you spend on internet sites but also allows you to block any distracting site so you can fully concentrate on the work at hand. It is also equipped with other features such as break reminders, scheduler and Pomodoro timer.
  • HabitMinder: We are all familiar with the saying it takes approximately 21 days to make or break a habit. This application is aimed at helping you cut back on all the bad habits and also help you foster new ones, making it quite easy to check your progress over time.
  • Workflow: Workflow provides you with the option of connecting various apps together, in a nutshell, the ability to do more with less. You will be able to spend less time jumping between various apps.
  • Boomerang; Last but most definitely not least, Boomerang. Research by RescueTime revealed that a lot of people can not go more than six minutes without checking their emails which when you think about it is another form of distraction threatening your productivity. This app lets you set a scheme for when your mail gets delivered so it arrives at specific times. Other various features include being able to stop emails from coming in for a specific period and also allowing emails from only specific people like your boss.

The pool of time management apps is endless, with the aforementioned any organization is definitely on the path to increased efficiency.

IGBAJI U.C.
IGBAJI U.C.https://igbajiugabi.com
Igbaji Ugabi Chinwendu, from Cross River State, Nigeria. As a Business Educator, he is profoundly interested in teaching and managing business. Started blogging 2010 and officially 2013. He holds the esteemed positions of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director at Freemanbiz Communication and Writers King LTD, demonstrating his leadership and expertise in the field.

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