The seven productivity tools that proved their worth in a fully remote team.
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### The Tool Stack
1. Time Tracking: Hubstaff
"The best decision we made in 2012. We've been using it since then every single day and apart from boosting our productivity, the data it collects also helps us make better forecasts and decisions."
Related Resource: How to Manage Remote Teams With HubStaff
2. Video Meetings: Zoom + Uber Conference
Key features used:
- Recordings
- Good connection quality
- Whiteboard tools
- Screenshare
Pros & cons of both Zoom and Uber Conference are discussed in the episode.
3. Chat/Updates: Slack
Desired feature: Voice Note capability.
"It has almost entirely replaced our need to interact via email. Plus the conversations on Slack are much more structured and organized as opposed to email."
4. Project Management: Trello
- Kanban-based
- Team still getting used to it at time of recording
5. Collaboration: Google Suite
Google Docs, Spreadsheets, and related tools.
6. Screen Capture: Skitch / Jing
- Sharing via URL
7. Video Screen Capture: Loom
- Screen capture
- Camera capture
- Shareable URL
- Download for YouTube, etc.
### Related Resources
- [INFOGRAPHIC] How to Manage Remote Teams With Hubstaff
- [PODCAST] Liam Martin (CEO of Staff.Com & Time Doctor) on Productivity, Remote Employee Management, & Fighting the Distraction Economy
- [VIDEO] How to Run Effective Level-10 Meetings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDkKzqi8pK0
- [FREEBOOK] How to Run a Worldclass Meeting: https://www.eosworldwide.com/free-ebook-world-class-meetings
- [TRELLO TEMPLATE] Free Kanban Board Template: https://trello.com/b/AU9r774H/kanban-board-template
- [BLOGPOST] Productivity Tips from Tim Ferriss: https://blog.trello.com/productivity-tips-from-tim-ferriss