When there’s so much to do and so little time to do it in, it can be hard to reach the holy grail of peak productivity. However, it’s important to streamline processes and ensure you’re working smart, not hard if you want to push away from the endless day-to-day grind of running a business.
One survey showed that 72% of small business owners feel overwhelmed by their roles and responsibilities, while 56% believe that communication is key to boosting productivity.
This information is all well and good, but putting it into action is the hard part. For startup owners, the answer lies in optimizing and managing tasks effectively. There are two major aspects involved in effective task management:
- Effective communication within your team.
- Excellent time management.
Optimizing both of these aspects will create a much slicker process overall, leading to an increase in productivity and team morale. There are five steps involved in optimizing task management:
1. Outlining tasks.
2. Categorizing and prioritizing tasks.
3. Scheduling in key activities.
4. Delegating to the right team members.
5. Tracking and measuring results.
Let’s dig into each of these in more detail.
This is a barebones outline of what might be involved, but you get the gist. Once you know each step in the process you can start to get a feel for how much time you’ll need and which tasks need to be completed first before the next can be started.
