How Productivity is Calculated Episode SummaryProductivity is important for any business to be successful, especially if it's a small one that relies on the efforts of a few people. But… how is productivity calculated? More importantly, how can you measure and improve the productivity of your business? In this video, we’ll provide a few tips that can help measure productivity, including how to break down tasks effectively and how to conduct a time audit to help you prioritize key tasks, reallocate resources, and target areas where you can improve your business the most. Amazing ResourcesIncrease your content creation productivity by watching https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4rTS-6Xa27LP-0R4GHnfVIranxiwb8GY (Shelley's Livecast Live series on YouTube). https://epiphanycourses.com/marketing-tools/ (Find the Right Marketing Tools for Your Small Business:) Wasted Money on Apps? Does Technology Overwhelm You? Then This Course is a No-Brainer (created for non-technical Entrepreneurs). This $75 course created by Jen McFarland will save you hundreds if not thousands in finding marketing software for your business. Show Notes0:00 Music and Intro 1:07 Livecast Life Book, Windows Woes & Dragon Boat Practice https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4rTS-6Xa27LP-0R4GHnfVIranxiwb8GY (Livecast Life on YouTube) https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=APq-WBv6aZWLfkjrTBomjQPBza8tq6eyIA:1647015716379&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=rose+festival+dragon+boats&fir=k0tUXnNAxjdzYM%252CW-Khw2G0aADylM%252C_%253BbuLqD77ikvCp_M%252CZJdw1Uk5Q04fNM%252C_%253BBVVBtomBg85PrM%252CuvMuirmdlgi67M%252C_%253BvTjCDurfhLEQWM%252ClWaV8iLRO7UY8M%252C_%253B8Zu7_X9iUQxlCM%252Cs04p62jUECrjWM%252C_%253Bio7NRrapA4rz6M%252C2mv1zIk_BlyhxM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kSAyFsn6UFHCMmbMIAol72dSLFOEg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjs-NrVu772AhUpFjQIHU0tB84QjJkEegQIAhAC&biw=1680&bih=893&dpr=2 (Images of Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boats) Jen's new course! https://epiphanycourses.com/marketing-tools/ (Find the Right Marketing Tools for Your Small Business)
11:00 Twitter Launching Profile Shops https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-launches-live-test-of-new-profile-shops-to-display-products-in-app/619978/ (Twitter Launches Live Test of New Profile Shops to Display Products In-App) (Our take: if you have products and someone gives you space to do it, take advantage of it!)
15:17 How Productivity is Calculated No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant. - Warren Buffett
26:19 Business initiatives and Breaking Down Tasks https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0312430000 (Checklist Manifesto (book))
32:50 How to Conduct a Time Audit If you want to use a time tracker app, use https://www.toptal.com/tracker (TopTracker) (free)
40:09 How We Prioritize Key Tasks 47:11 The "D" word: Discipline 50:27 LinkedIn Profile Video and YouTube Preview Trailer 52:48 Jen Guests on Launch With Words Podcast Jen had a fabulous interview on https://launch-with-words.castos.com/episodes/don39t-know-what-to-write-take-a-stand-jen-mcfarland (Bridget Willard's podcast, Launch with Words). Bridget is the creator of https://bridgetwillard.com/launch-with-words/ (Launch with Words, a WordPress plugin) that gives small business owners blog prompts. Jen talked about why it's important to take a stand and write about what matters to you (even if it's controversial)
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