by Natasha | May 31, 2016 | Optimize Your Business, Secrets from the Systems Chick
Has this ever happened to you? You come across a thread on Facebook where people rave about a task/project management tool:
Ooh, it’s super easy to use and crazy effective;
I no longer have to rewrite to-do lists or have them in 9 places;
I use it to pretty much run my life;
It’s been my go-to tool for client management;
I’ve been using it for both business and personal tasks just to have everything in one place. It’s amazing!
All that sounds heavenly. Excited, you create an account with that tool and start moving your tasks and projects there. For the next few days you diligently open your new tool and poke around to figure out how you can make it do the same wonders people talked about.
by Natasha | May 24, 2016 | Delegation Fundamentals, Optimize Your Business
There is no doubt that Asana is a powerful tool for helping you delegate tasks to your team members. All of its features serve to make communication easier and to help everyone complete tasks and projects on time.
Despite all of those functionalities though, sometimes team members don’t complete tasks according to your standards or on time. When this happens, it can put important projects, like your next launch, behind schedule and cost you unexpected time and money.
So how can you delegate tasks for your team so that they always get done on time and exceed your expectations?
by Natasha | May 10, 2016 | Optimize Your Business, Set Up Your Business
As the holiday months approach, you might be experiencing a sense of relief (mixed with anxiety) about finally taking some time off with your family.
The main question you may be asking yourself is: Is my business really prepared for me to be offline?
Along with: How am I going to keep sales up or find new clients? What about my newsletter and new articles?
I get it. Even though you’ve started preparing for your vacation, you’re still worried that it’s going to have a negative impact on your bottom line, and if that’s the case, you’ll want to automate these three areas before you go on vacation.
by Natasha | May 3, 2016 | Optimize Your Business, Productivity
How do you feel when you open your email inbox?
Stressed? Overwhelmed? Tired?
If you feel this way about your inbox, I’m guessing you’ve tried your best to clean it up and organize it, but you keep falling prey to the boomerang effect. It might be organized for a couple of days, and before you realize it, it’s out of control again.
So what’s going on?
How can you find the right solution for *you* and your inbox?
Try asking yourself these three questions to get to the root of the problem and get rid of your email mess forever.
by Natasha | Mar 15, 2016 | Essential Business Systems, Optimize Your Business
When you listen to interviews about how successful entrepreneurs have built their businesses, you’ll probably hear them talk about the importance of having systems.
A lot of them say they were hesitant to start because they didn’t want to feel restricted, but once they did, they couldn’t imagine their businesses without them.
If you take a closer look, you’ll see that their systems aren’t complicated or technology-heavy. In fact, they’re often just a series of actions that lead up to the same outcome, and above all, they’re designed to fit the needs of that business in the most optimal way.
After hearing that one too many times, you may have finally taken the leap and set your own systems up, but were disappointed when they didn’t work out as expected.
Don’t worry! Making mistakes is normal, and the solution often requires just a simple course correction.
by Natasha | Mar 1, 2016 | Optimize Your Business, Organizational Tips, Productivity
Do you find yourself playing hide-and-seek with your digital documents more than you actually use them?
If that’s the case, you need a better way to organize your files!
Increase your productivity and tidy up your digital space by asking yourself these four five questions.
