5 Productivity Hacks from Successful Founders & CEOs

Are you unable to complete your work even after being busy for many hours of the day in your professional or entrepreneurial life?

Many of the world's most successful founders also faced the same difficulty, but they found ways to increase their productivity, which help them to complete their maximum tasks in the shortest possible time.

These entrepreneurs also include many well-known names who are also the founders of world-renowned businesses and still use these methods to stay productive.

Want to know the hacks of those leaders like Jack Dorsey & Jeff Bezos to increase your productivity?

Brian Halligan - Co-Founder, HubSpot

"Working from home on Wednesday is my productivity hack. On this day, I can think a lot and complete many tasks".

• Benefits: According to a study from Stanford, working from home increases your productivity by up to 13%. This is because it saves your energy spent in commuting & it also gives you the flexibility to work according to the environment and time of your choice.

Pro-Tip: Have a dedicated workspace with the right furniture, plants, and plenty of lighting. Studies say that the green color of plants increases your productivity and people working in better light are more alert.

Jennifer Hyman - Founder, Rent The Runway

"I choose one or two problems a day which is most important, then I strategize and solve problems by staying away from email and social media notifications".

• Why is it beneficial?

On average a person touches his phone 2617 times, 74 times checks his emails, and receives 46 notifications in a day. By reducing this, your focus and productivity can be improved.

Pro-Tip: Use the Eisenhower Matrix to identify the most important tasks for the next day. In this technique, you have to check your work according to the importance and level of urgency and then decide on the strategy.

Jeff Bezos - Founder, Amazon

“Even if you get 70% of the required information, then it is okay to make a decision because waiting for 90% will slow you down. Which can give an advantage to your competitor.

Pro-Tip: Set a decision-making deadline, it will force you to take action. Adopt the DIET approach which define (D) the required data, Integrate (I) it into the decision-making process, explore options (E) and Test the solutions (T).

Katia Beauchamp - Co-Founder, Birchbox

"I insist to people in the organization to mention in all their emails when they want to get a reply for the mails. This will make it much easier for the rest of the employees to prioritize the tasks".

Why Beneficial: Clarity of response times in emails will help you prioritize your communication at a glance and focus on projects that can be completed quickly.

Follow these two golden rules:

First, in the subject line, write who the email is for and the type of action to be taken, &

Second, specify at the end of the email what needs to be done.

Jack Dorsey - Co-Founder, Twitter

"My Most of my meetings are Google Docs based, starting with 10 minutes of reading and then I write my comments in the docs. This helps each member to be on the same page, work from any location and make critical thinking faster than ever."

• Why Beneficial: Having access to the entire team on a single page encourages teamwork and critical thinking during meetings.

Pro-Tip: Critical thinking helps you become more professional and make personal decisions. To make it strong, make it a rule that when someone is speaking in the meeting, do not stop him in the middle.