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Monday, March 23, 2015 - 19:13
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The best way to complete a complex project

We are big fan of the techniques about productivity and team management. In this article we try to unify some of the most relevant advice on this regard.

While it's easy to blame technology and co-workers for delays, we should start from the premise that every project has its own issues and all of us face almost unbearable problems. The way you take them on is going to make the difference.

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Friday, February 13, 2015 - 19:02
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Find space for your personal projects: understanding the value of your time

Aside from our work, family, hobbies, sport activities and learning new things, there is something else that many of us try to do. To develop a personal project.

Often we ask friends and colleagues: “So what about that idea you told me a couple of months ago? You were so enthusiastic about it!” - “Who has time? You think I can do all this on top of my daily duties?”

True. Anything you want to do requires real time, especially if it's a new business idea. You actually need the same time you dedicate to your job. First of all we need to be very, very committed to that idea: re-organize our whole range of activities, analyze how we are spending our time, speed up single tasks, regularly wake up earlier in the morning. And check the following tips.

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Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 22:26
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Send reminders without being annoying: the rules

The way you follow up with your colleagues is important. Doing it wrong can kill any chances of getting back an answer in a positive or timely manner. Why waste previous achievements?

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Friday, December 19, 2014 - 20:56
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Why you should keep a log of your progress

Stop thinking about the goal but focus on the process instead

Organize your projects into tasks, milestones and people responsible while registering their progress, it's critical to put the foundations for a healthy team collaboration. How many messy situations did you experience because no one had a clear role, nor a clear accountability?

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014 - 15:26
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4 ways to start being more productive (start with 3)

There are tons of articles and books about productivity. But if you start doing at least 3 of the following every day, you'll see real improvement

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Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 21:39
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3 steps to be an active communicator within your team

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In today’s fast-paced work environment you might forget people around you, even if you and your team work side-by-side. As a CEO, entrepreneur or freelancer, you may fail in keeping your colleagues and staff informed on the latest news, meetings, ideas and future developments. And that’s too bad. Many of us have experienced it sometimes in the life of working for a large company on specific tasks without knowing the big picture. This can eventually end up creating a lack of vision and motivation with people working just for the payroll. What if we could change this? First we need to change our perspective. We should not place the clients, the social media followers or the journalists first, because the first people are our people.

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Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 16:10
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What works and what does not in the “Pomodoro” techniques

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It’s one of the most popular time management method to train your brain avoiding distractions. It’s incredibly easy to put into practice and tomato timers are cute.

The Pomodoro Technique helps you with a few easy rules to divide your projects or smaller tasks to perform during full working sessions. As you may have heard, the most effective way to accomplish a marathon is to do the first steps. And if you have a technique to avoid distractions you can be surprised by how many tasks you get done!

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By applicomhq
Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 11:16
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The complete guide about a more productive work space (and team)

You are not a respectable start up if you don't have a cool, hipster friendly, big windows office. Yes, you also need a built-in slide to get down from the upper level!

Selgas Cano office in Madrid
Selgas Cano office in Madrid (Credit: Iwan Baan)

However the daily reality for most of us is much different: there are priorities, rent to pay and no interior designer at your service. So what are the actionable and practical tips for you to create a better workspace?

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By applicomhq
Saturday, April 12, 2014 - 19:49
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Heartbleed in plain English

It’s not a virus, it’s a bug in those URLs with the image of a little lock. Read on and understand what happened if you are not a techie.

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By Andrea Di Clemente
Monday, October 28, 2013 - 20:02
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A few enhancements suggested by users

Hi friends!

Today we're introducing a few new tweaks that some users have been requesting us lately:

  • now Apollo displays the original due date for completed milestones also in the milestone list. No need to do the extra click to open the specific milestone page to see it

Milestone original due date

  • when you add an important date on a Contact, and request that a task is created when the date is approaching, you'll see a bell icon next to the date.

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