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Employee Engagement Survey: The Productivity Gap
Productivity 10 min read

Employee Engagement Survey: The Productivity Gap

Wrike did an online survey of 5,000+ adults in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Australia, who work full time for an organization with 500+ employees. Discover what drives employee engagement so you can build a strategy that boosts productivity and grows your business.

Helping You Reach the Mythical Inbox Zero
News 3 min read

Helping You Reach the Mythical Inbox Zero

Take back control of your work with Wrike’s new Inbox on Android. Let’s face it, we all get a lot of communications these days. Some we need to respond to right away, some we need to come back to later, some that aren’t important at all. For most of us, it’s difficult to keep track

Why Email is Addictive and How to Break the Habit
Productivity 10 min read

Why Email is Addictive and How to Break the Habit

When was the last time you checked your email account? A few hours ago? Were you looking at your inbox right before you started reading this article? Stats from Business Insider reveal that over 1/3 of Americans check their email continuously throughout the day. According to AOL’s 2010 survey, 47% of people claim to be

Everything You Need to Know About Employee Empowerment
Leadership 10 min read

Everything You Need to Know About Employee Empowerment

Employee empowerment gives workers autonomy in their roles. Learn more about empowerment in the workplace and how to embrace it at your company.

Watch Out! 5 Productivity Killers Ruining Workdays Everywhere
Productivity 3 min read

Watch Out! 5 Productivity Killers Ruining Workdays Everywhere

It's that time of year again in the U.S., when coworkers start playing pranks and strange behavior seems more common. Some of us are busy preparing our defenses for the spooky weekend ahead, and others are just locking their front doors and waiting for November. But regardless of how you choose to handle Halloween, workers everywhere

4 Ways Leading Teams Avoid Employee Burnout With Wrike Resource
Wrike Tips 10 min read

4 Ways Leading Teams Avoid Employee Burnout With Wrike Resource

Solving employee burnout starts with equipping leaders with the right tools to help their employees manage their workloads with ease. You need tools to provide visibility into team workload, optimize team performance, and increase resource utilization. Here’s how Wrike Resource can help.

How to Build Trust in a Team
Leadership 10 min read

How to Build Trust in a Team

Building trust in teams is essential in creating a happy, productive workforce. Discover how to build trust in a team and optimize collaboration with Wrike.

Top 15 Productivity Roadblocks Hindering Your Team (Infographic)
Productivity 3 min read

Top 15 Productivity Roadblocks Hindering Your Team (Infographic)

You have your headphones on, music playing, and all notifications muted to allow for maximum focus... and you're still not as productive as you want to be. What are you doing wrong? In our 2015 Work Management Survey, we surveyed 1,464 team leaders and members and asked them to rank their biggest productivity roadblocks. You'll find

The Cost of Multitasking: How Much Productivity Is Lost Through Task Switching?
Productivity 7 min read

The Cost of Multitasking: How Much Productivity Is Lost Through Task Switching?

Think multitasking is a good thing? Think again. Discover the real cost of task switching and tips for avoiding context switching productivity loss.

How to Increase Business Velocity in 3 Easy Steps
Leadership 3 min read

How to Increase Business Velocity in 3 Easy Steps

Business velocity can make or break any business — and it's especially important for startups that are struggling to bring a product to market before anyone else beats them to it. Thus it becomes of paramount importance to clear roadblocks and set the stage for team productivity. Except how is this done exactly? At a 10,000-foot view, there really are only 3 steps.

Work Smarter, Not Harder: 25 Must-Know Productivity Tips (eBook)
Productivity 5 min read

Work Smarter, Not Harder: 25 Must-Know Productivity Tips (eBook)

Do you feel your productivity wane as the week goes on? Or do you start a number of tasks and struggle to finish them, jumping from one to another all day?  The COVID-19 pandemic forced most knowledge workers to work from home, and many have found the benefits of remote working worthy of continuing even as

Solving Productivity Challenges in Small Teams
Productivity 7 min read

Solving Productivity Challenges in Small Teams

Wondering how to be productive working from home? Here are seven strategies you can use to help your small team work smarter and accomplish more.

5 Ways Creative Teams Can Boost Productivity
Productivity 5 min read

5 Ways Creative Teams Can Boost Productivity

These 5 tips can boost your creative team's productivity in a heartbeat.

20 Ways to Build a Happy & More Productive Workforce (Infographic)
Productivity 3 min read

20 Ways to Build a Happy & More Productive Workforce (Infographic)

Studies report that happy workers are 31% more productive, with up to 37% higher sales and three times the creativity as the rest of your workforce (Harvard Business Review). Isn't that enough incentive to keep your people happy as they spend upwards of eight hours a day contributing to your bottom line? The infographic below shows

10 Ways to Make Your Team More Productive (Infographic)
Productivity 3 min read

10 Ways to Make Your Team More Productive (Infographic)

Some days are just harder than others. It's the end of a week, or the day after a holiday, or there was yet another office birthday. (Cake-coma, anyone?) When your team is having a hard time focusing on their work, don't just sigh and hope things will change soon. You can actively help them jump back

How to Increase Productivity on Your Team
Productivity 7 min read

How to Increase Productivity on Your Team

You've come to that point in your management career: work isn't getting done fast enough and your team's emotional well-being is dwindling. Your own stress levels are climbing as pressure from higher-ups increases. You're trying to help your team, but no matter how hard they work, nothing is getting done and they're wilting more every

Solving the Biggest Productivity Challenges in Enterprise Companies
Productivity 5 min read

Solving the Biggest Productivity Challenges in Enterprise Companies

Productivity challenges plague businesses of every size, from agencies to enterprise. Learn how to increase enterprise productivity with Wrike.

‘Less Is More’: The Key to Success This World Productivity Day
Productivity 5 min read

‘Less Is More’: The Key to Success This World Productivity Day

World Productivity Day takes place June 20 each year, and it feels more important than ever to recognize this global holiday. We revisited two separate studies by Wrike and Citrix, and noted some key trends.

5 Tips for Forming Productivity Habits in Your Team (PMI Presentation Recap)
Productivity 5 min read

5 Tips for Forming Productivity Habits in Your Team (PMI Presentation Recap)

This May 2014, I talked about the formation of new habits at a dinner for the Project Management Institute (PMI), Sacramento Valley Chapter and then again during a live webinar for the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Specifically, I shared 5 concrete strategies for forming team productivity habits, while also delving into the behavioral and

The Impact of Employee Engagement on Productivity, Retention & More
Productivity 10 min read

The Impact of Employee Engagement on Productivity, Retention & More

Whether you’re hiring new employees or want to reinvigorate the productivity of your current team, consider this comprehensive guide to employee engagement to help you determine the best path forward.

Productivity Experiments that Shaped the Way We Work
Productivity 5 min read

Productivity Experiments that Shaped the Way We Work

As the Industrial Revolution swept America in the late 1700s to the early 1800s, managers started to become more interested in productivity. Over the coming decades, Congress passed safety regulations that sought to improve working conditions and put a cap on the amount of hours that employees could work each day. At the same time,

Top Tools for Maximizing Marketing Productivity & Efficiency in 2021 (NEW)
Marketing 10 min read

Top Tools for Maximizing Marketing Productivity & Efficiency in 2021 (NEW)

There are dozens of tools out there for every facet of marketing team productivity, but in this article, we’ll just look at the top tools that every member of your marketing team can use to boost their effectiveness. Here are the top 40 tools for maximizing the productivity of your marketing team.

How Wrike Increases Productivity in the Workplace
Productivity 7 min read

How Wrike Increases Productivity in the Workplace

Learning how to increase productivity in the workplace is key. Boost your productivity factor in project management and keep work moving forward with Wrike.

6 Ways to Help Your Team Return from Vacation and Hit the Ground Running
Productivity 7 min read

6 Ways to Help Your Team Return from Vacation and Hit the Ground Running

Preparing your team for a relaxing, disconnected vacation will help folks return to work with a fresh mindset. Here's how to ensure your team can enjoy vacation and return to work ready to hit the ground running.