6 Tools Entrepreneurs Need for Optimal Performance

Covid-19 has remade how we view high-performing professionals. Remote work requires organization and efficiency more than ever as characteristics for success. The good thing is, with great tools it’s easier than ever to be on top of your game and make the most of your time. These are six tools entrepreneurs need for optimal performance while working virtually.

1. monday.com

In grammar school, every student was given a yearly planner where they were supposed to put in all their assignments so they could keep track of due dates. Well, monday.com is the professional version of this. monday.com is a project management tool for you and your team to enter daily, weekly, and monthly tasks and projects to help ensure team and organization efficiency. And, you can even have employees enter how much time their tasks take, so you can better plan future projects — and make it really easy to keep track of billable hours.

2. Nike+ Run Club

Do you want to increase workplace productivity? Exercise is one solution. According to?Livestrong , exercise increases alertness and energy, so you’ll be on top of your game throughout the day. The Nike+ Run Club App is a great tool to incorporate into your company culture. You can encourage employees to exercise on their lunch break, and the app gives custom guidance to people so they can reach their fitness goals.

3. Slack

Not every conversation between co-workers needs to be a meeting. In fact, most of them don’t —?Inc. ?claims most professionals spend 22 years of their lives in meetings! So, Slack allows you to quickly communicate with a colleague through a chat platform. Not only is it great for reducing the need for meetings and allowing for quick communication between colleagues, it’s an important element of company culture. Slack allows you to create channels, so you can have a group dedicated to discussing team-building events.

4. Spark

You can easily be overwhelmed by the amount of unread emails in your inbox because the average office worker receives 121 emails per day, according to?DMR . But, you can manage this with Spark, an app designed to prioritize important emails. Spark does this by notifying you only when you get emails from people you know, so you don’t have to sift through spam emails.

5. Spotify

I love to have music as ambient noise when I work. I know I’m not alone — and?for good reason . Employees who listen to music complete their tasks more quickly and have better ideas than those who don’t. So, what better way to increase productivity and boost morale than to use Spotify throughout your workday? One of the benefits of remote work is, no one is subjected to one person’s bad taste in music. Instead, we’re allowed to choose our own bad songs to listen to throughout the day!

6. Alyce

Showing gratitude is proven to make people feel happier and more fulfilled. However, according to?Greater Good Magazine , 60 percent of professionals say they “either never express gratitude at work or do so perhaps once a year.” It’s more important than ever before to not only thank your team for the hard work they do, but to also express gratitude to potential and existing clients. I use Alyce, a platform that allows you to send personal thank-you emails and gifts. For me, it’s a nice touch to show everyone how our interaction impacted my day. As an entrepreneur, Alyce argues its platform generated $45 million in six months for a unified communications company. Who says nice professionals finish last?

These are six tools entrepreneurs need are amazing for organization and productivity while working remotely and in person — whenever that may be!