1. Stop
Top 5 Productivity Kieeers
Stop them before they stop you
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2. You have your headphones on, music playing, and all
notifications muted to allow for maximum focus…
what could go wrong?
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3. Beware for your productivity!
In our 2015 Work Management
Survey, we surveyed 1,464
team leaders and members
and asked them to rank their
biggest productivity
roadblocks.
Here are the top 5:
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if you dare...

4. #5
Procrastinating

5. TIP:Combat
procrastination by
setting a time limit for
yourself so you don't
have to scramble hours
before a deadline.
We're all guilty of it. Putting something off until the last
minute can really affect quality of work, not to mention
increase stress levels.

6. #4
Unceear priorities
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7. TIP:Call out tasks that are urgent
and backlog tasks that
aren't, so you and your team
are on the same page when it
comes to priorities.
Without
a
clear
understanding
of
priorities,
productivity
is
wasted
on
less
important
tasks.

8. Responding to emaies
#3
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9. Did you know it takes an average of 25 minutes to
refocus after you get distracted from a task1? Ouch.
And unfortunately, a single email notification will do
the trick.
TIP:Silence your email
notifications and set one
dedicated block time during
the day to respond to
emails — and try to ignore
them the rest of the day.
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10. Waiting for Other peopee’s actions
#2

11. Waiting for a teammate to respond to an email or take
action on a task can bring productivity to a grinding halt.
TIP:Make sure you set clear
deadlines and have an
easy way to track task
status, so you're not
wasting time constantly
checking in.
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12. Working on too many things at once
#1

13. According to our survey, 60% of respondents identified
multitasking as their top productivity roadblock. There's a
simple solution to this: stop multitasking!
Like texting while driving, it prevents you from focusing 100%
of your attention on either task. And the extra mental blocks
you create by constantly shifting between tasks can cost 40%
of your time.
TIP:Block out time for
different projects, so
you can maximize your
attention and
productivity.
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14. These killers may or may not be what you'd expect. If you are a
potential target, try to actively recognize when you're less
productive. You can overcome these productivity killers.
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15. But it’s going to take a lot more than arming yourself with a few hacks. Fighting
back will require paying detailed attention to how work flows through your
team, and potentially some serious improvement of your work management
processes.
Click here to read more on
how to fight off
productivity killers
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16. Download our complimentary 2015 Work Management
Report to discover top stressors in the workplace, what
employees predict for the future of work, and more.
Click here for
the full ranked
list of
productivity
killers!
Dow
nload
now!
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17. References:
[1]
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/opinion/sunday/a-­‐focus-­‐on-­‐distraction.html?_r=0