When researching Objectives and Key Results (OKR), you are often left with a question: WTF are OKRs? This free ebook will help you answer this question. Continue reading
OKR - Objectives & Key Results
Objectives and Key Results (OKR) is a popular method for setting and sharing goals, objectives and measurable results.
Once teams and companies start to understand the potential of the Objectives and Key Results framework, the first question they... Continue reading
I am proud to present one of the high-performers in the Weekdone community. Meet Kaspar von Grünberg – CEO of... Continue reading
We are here to provide you with a guide to getting started with OKRs. Join the likes of Facebook, Netflix, Google, Asana, Amazon and thousands of SME-s. Continue reading
OKR templates serve as a great start to implementing OKRs. Check out Excel, Word, and software templates with OKR examples. Continue reading
Google paved the way for the future of management through Objectives and Key Results. Learn how this tech giant sets goals and achieves them. Continue reading
An introduction to OKR (Objectives and Key Results) that will help you get started. Check out our infographics and find additional resources. Continue reading
Weekdone's team management and internal communication software users already enjoy the benefits of weekly PPP (Plans, Progress, and Problems). This methodology,... Continue reading
The closer we get to the end of the year, the more serious we get about goal setting. Turns out,... Continue reading
Here's how the success is propelled with OKRs, Objectives and Key Results, in Google, LinkedIn, Zynga and Swipely. Continue reading
Progress Reporting & Team Status Updates
How do the best leaders facilitate open and transparent communication in their teams? Using progress reporting and team status updates.
Facing the taunting task of writing a status report? Contrary to the popular belief it's very easy. Here is a guide how to do it with a sample template. Continue reading
Having experience in remote team meetings, we've tested various tools and methods. Here's our list of recommendations to help you manage a virtual team. Continue reading
Avoid these 10 progress reporting mistakes and discover how an effective progress report template looks like. Achieve more by actually doing less. Continue reading
Here, we provide you with 10 questions you should ask your employees. That way, you can improve the internal communications of your company. Continue reading
Team leaders road-map to successful teams. 3 questions every team leader should ask from their teams on a weekly basis. Continue reading
Now you can easily modify your weekly status report. You choose the key insights you want to learn about your team. Continue reading
Achieving a productive week is a challenge. That's why we need best practices that are easy to implement. Here are our 10 picks to productive week. Continue reading
Employee progress reports don't just give valuable information about your team but they provide a great opportunity to give timely feedback. Continue reading
As managers we're all short of time. Think if you could save time on managing your team, while quickly focusing... Continue reading
Ever felt the urge to be less busy so you could start getting things done? Well, you need start from correct planning and Pareto analysis is the first step. Continue reading
Team Leadership & Management
You can be the best leader in the world. Whether you're a first-time team manager or a seasoned leader, read how it's done.
When adopting a new methodology like OKRs, teams can easily lose interest overtime or down right refuse to even give it a try. So what can be done to solve this problem? While their are many different things you can try, at Weekdone we have seen one tactic work particularly well with our customers: the OKR Champion. Continue reading
Your team goals are vital to the success of your long-term projects. The best goal-setting and tracking framework the Objectives and Key Results methodology Continue reading
I wish I had had someone, or some materials, to guide me through the OKR process the first time as a team leader. Now I'll try to make it easier to you. Continue reading
Click here to get your free copy of Weekdone's new ebook: „Leader's Guide: Building High-Performing Teams“ and improve your leadership skills. Continue reading
Remote working still seems like a scary thing for many managers. The idea of not controlling employee's time feels like a lose of power. Continue reading
Companies often overdo their HR and management policies. Here's a look inside the shortest employee handbook, sometimes the simplest things work best. Continue reading
As managers we're all short of time. Think if you could save time on managing your team, while quickly focusing... Continue reading
Weekly reporting doesn't have to be dull and boring. There are some excellent creative uses that provide valuable insights to your team. Continue reading
In an ideal world we as managers believe we know quite clearly what our employees do and think, what their... Continue reading
Last week we told you about the results to our survey: "What employees really think of their managers." We also... Continue reading
Internal Communication, Collaboration & Teamwork
No great company succeeds without investing into team collaboration, open and transparent communication and teamwork.
Organizational communication or internal communication is a struggle in many companies. And a reason people leave. Getting it right gives you an advantage. Continue reading
We gathered the best 10 infographics that we believe to be simple, practical and proven to make your team better. Continue reading
77% of companies are adopting collaboration softwares to a great or moderate extent. What are the problems that these collaboration tools are solving? Continue reading
For 35 years, GM couldn’t implement a culture of teamwork and internal communication, In 2010 American taxpayers floated their $50 billion bailout. Continue reading
Weekly reporting doesn't have to be dull and boring. There are some excellent creative uses that provide valuable insights to your team. Continue reading
Weekly reporting doesn't have to be dull and boring. There are some excellent creative uses that provide valuable insights to your team. Continue reading
Filling out weekly report is easy but there are also easy ways to screw it up. Understand these 3 simple steps, so you will never make these mistakes. Continue reading
Here, we provide you with 10 questions you should ask your employees. That way, you can improve the internal communications of your company. Continue reading
You can remotely manage your team just as well. The key is to keep these long-distance relationships as engaging as possible. Here is how you achieve that. Continue reading
For 35 years, GM couldn’t implement a culture of teamwork and internal communication, In 2010 American taxpayers floated their $50 billion bailout. Continue reading
PPP - Plans, Progress, Problems
Plans, Progress & Problems (PPP) is the best-known way to share weekly team status updates, goals and accomplishments.
Progress reports are among the best management tools you can use to kickstart your productivity. Check out this guide with a sample template to get started. Continue reading
Avoid these 10 progress reporting mistakes and discover how an effective progress report template looks like. Achieve more by actually doing less. Continue reading
Team leaders road-map to successful teams. 3 questions every team leader should ask from their teams on a weekly basis. Continue reading
People often ask us: can you provide us with a progress report template? What's the most simple progress report sample... Continue reading
Most team leaders today struggle either with information overload or deficit of information. Less often we see a situation where... Continue reading
Achieving a productive week is a challenge. That's why we need best practices that are easy to implement. Here are our 10 picks to productive week. Continue reading
Filling out weekly report is easy but there are also easy ways to screw it up. Understand these 3 simple steps, so you will never make these mistakes. Continue reading
Most team leaders today struggle either with information overload or deficit of information. Less often we see a situation where... Continue reading
People often ask us: can you provide us with a progress report template? What's the most simple progress report sample... Continue reading
Team leaders road-map to successful teams. 3 questions every team leader should ask from their teams on a weekly basis. Continue reading
Telecommuting & Working From Home
Remote teams and distributed telecommuters are more common than ever. Here's how to do it really well.
One of the workforce trends that will affect your team management in 2015 is remote working. Here's how 5 successful remote teams handle the challenge. Continue reading
Remote working still seems like a scary thing for many managers. The idea of not controlling employee's time feels like a lose of power. Continue reading
You can remotely manage your team just as well. The key is to keep these long-distance relationships as engaging as possible. Here is how you achieve that. Continue reading
In a remote team working from LA, Paris, Tokyo? No-problem, it's the clever techniques used by successful companies that keep the remote team connected. Continue reading
Thinking about going remote? Read how a global SaaS company AgoraPulse was able to go remote by using status reports that made collaboration easy. Continue reading
Richard Branson gives great business advice on a regular base. Juggling multiple business, he also knows a thing or two about remote teams. Continue reading
Weekly reporting is used by various teams, but our experience has shown that it is especially popular among remote teams.... Continue reading
Thinking about going remote? Read how a global SaaS company AgoraPulse was able to go remote by using status reports that made collaboration easy. Continue reading
In a remote team working from LA, Paris, Tokyo? No-problem, it's the clever techniques used by successful companies that keep the remote team connected. Continue reading
Are you tired working in your cubicle? Check out the 9 best remote workplaces. Continue reading
Productivity, Time Management & Efficiency
All about improving team performance and achieving better productivity. Uncover the hidden ways to be more focused and efficient.
Below you'll find a few tips to make your day go by quicker -- and more enjoyable. First off, cut out any unnecessary tasks. Continue reading
This notebook is your guide to achieving more by doing less. Over the years Weekdone has analyzed how the best companies and people get their jobs done Continue reading
Thinking on how you could be more productive at work? Here's 10 infographics that we believe to be simple, practical and proven to make you more productive. Continue reading
Prioritizing tasks is a key component for getting a raise or a promotion. Simply put, we can get more when we demonstrate that we added more value. Continue reading
You are doing your best to get your work done, but something keeps holding you back. It's like a flu that inhibits your every effort to perform. Continue reading
The Eisenhower Matrix provides a great clue on how to focus your plans. Study each four quadrants to learn how you can achieve more by doing less. Continue reading
Achieving a productive week is a challenge. That's why we need best practices that are easy to implement. Here are our 10 picks to productive week. Continue reading
Effectiveness is one habit we all need to learn. Already back in 1967 management guru Peter Drucker published his book... Continue reading
Ever felt the urge to be less busy so you could start getting things done? Well, you need start from correct planning and Pareto analysis is the first step. Continue reading
A weekly status report enables managers to track their employees’ performance and progress at all levels. Learn their importance with additional resources. Continue reading
Effective Meetings & Meeting Planner
Running better meetings and better meeting planning is one of the best ways to save time and improve productivity.
Conducting effective team meetings is key to keeping everyone motivated while saving time. Here, we provide slides on the rules you should follow. Continue reading
We've declared a war against inefficient team meetings and as an experiment tried teamwork without meetings ourselves. See what we learned. Continue reading
Did you know most employees attend an average of 62 meetings per month? See more shocking facts about the impact of unproductive meetings. Solution is Continue reading
Had a bad meeting? Chances are that one of the following stereotypes ruined it. See how you can deal with the bad stereotypes at meetings. Continue reading
Had a bad meeting? Most likely one of the following stereotypes ruined it. Or maybe you are one of them. Take the Quiz to find out. Continue reading
Weekdone Product & Company News
Learn all about Weekdone, the leadership and team management tool that has found it's way to many of the most successful companies.
Dark mode has generated alot of hype in the tech world recently. We'll go over the benefits of enabling dark mode and how it can impact your work. Continue reading
When I joined Weekdone, I had little idea of what OKRs were or how to use them. This is my personal story of what I learned through my introduction to OKRs. Continue reading
We will teach you how to align goals with the new OKR hierarchy view. This will help you unify your company by introducing a new hierarchy tree. Continue reading
Learn about Weekdone's new feature, "Getting Started" so you can get started with OKRs on your own! This way, you can take learning into your own hands. Continue reading
Rewarding others for their hard work is key to boosting productivity and encouraging repeat behavior. Now, there is a quick... Continue reading
In the new version of Weekdone we focused on a new feature of managerial reviews and weekly feedback to each employee.... Continue reading
Happy new year, dear Weekdone users! On behalf of our team we wish you a productive 2013. Select your plans... Continue reading
Good news just keep pouring in. We just made Weekdone free to use for single users and all teams of... Continue reading
Today we launched support for item #hashtags and grouped items pages in Weekdone. You can use hashtags to name topics, customers or anything you like Continue reading
Many of you use issue and task management tools like JIRA, Asana, Pivotal and Trello. There’s no need anymore to... Continue reading
Employee Engagement & Satisfaction
Tips & tricks to define, measure and improve employee engagement, happiness and satisfaction.
Your team goals are vital to the success of your long-term projects. The best goal-setting and tracking framework the Objectives and Key Results methodology Continue reading
Even if the company culture is not supportive enough and onboarding doesn't happen on their own, there is a lot you can do as a team leader to make sure your new hire will actually stay and be productive. Continue reading
Motivation leads to higher performance, morale and productivity. Nevertheless, 30% of executives say that motivating their employees is their toughest job. Continue reading
To get the best result in your team or a company, it's important to make sure each employee has a chance to use their strengths aka superpowers, at work. Continue reading
Deloitte found that their current approach to performance management was wasting 2 million hours per year. So, they crafted a new approach. Continue reading
Weekly reporting doesn't have to be dull and boring. There are some excellent creative uses that provide valuable insights to your team. Continue reading
In an ideal world we as managers believe we know quite clearly what our employees do and think, what their... Continue reading
Last week we told you about the results to our survey: "What employees really think of their managers." We also... Continue reading
What's one of the best ways to have better performance, creativity and retention at your company or team? It's having... Continue reading
The stress from overwork can seriously damage your heart. A recent survey suggests that more heart attacks occur on Mondays... Continue reading
Customer Case Studies & Interviews
From SMEs to Fortune 500s, Weekdone is used across the world to improve team communication and productivity. Learn how it's done.
"We've always had weekly meetings to synchronize everybody's objectives, but we reached a point in scaling where we couldn't keep up with everybody. We didn't want to lose our focus on long-term objectives" said Jaume - BMAT COO Continue reading
Once teams and companies start to understand the potential of the Objectives and Key Results framework, the first question they... Continue reading
I am proud to present one of the high-performers in the Weekdone community. Meet Kaspar von Grünberg – CEO of... Continue reading
Exxact Corporation has been using Weekdone for a few months and we talked to them about status reporting, OKRs and how implementing Weekdone went for them. Continue reading
Shawn is a big fan of OKRs methodology and he required a suitable software to match his needs. According to Shawn, he looked at 7-8 different OKRs solutions Continue reading
One of the questions we commonly get here at Weekdone is: "How are others using this?" That is a pretty... Continue reading
We are so excited to share Stephanie Bailes thoughts from Peninngton & Bailes on how are they using Weekdone´s weekly reporting tool. Continue reading
A team from Whole Foods Market give insights how to improve meetings and drive team growth by using weekly progress report. Continue reading
We at Weekdone have not limited the usability of weekly progress reports to specific companies or specific industries. In fact,... Continue reading
Thinking about going remote? Read how a global SaaS company AgoraPulse was able to go remote by using status reports that made collaboration easy. Continue reading
Fun
Inject a dose of fun and a breath of fresh air into the daily 9-to-5 lifestyle.
With a show like Game of Thrones, there was always going to be a negative backslash to how it ends. But it could have been avoided. Continue reading
We called upon the holiday magic, and enlisted the help of a squirrel, to give you this Holiday Calendar of Productivity. Continue reading
his Manager Simulator is a easy way to see, how well you’d do as a manager. Try it out Continue reading
In our daily office grind, we disguise ourselves as Clark Kents and Bruce Waynes. Let's rip off these gray suits and reveal the real Superheroes at work. Continue reading
For some Friday fun: next time when you're working on your to do list, try humming this to Pink Panther... Continue reading
We are extremely happy to see that our hard work has been acknowledged. Weekdone has been selected as the winner... Continue reading
Get some cake for the office because in Canada, the States and Lithuania, it is the National Boss Day. The... Continue reading
Happy Halloween to everyone! Wallace, our moustached mascot agreed to wear a seasonal costume in celebration of the holiday. Download the wallpaper. Continue reading
Many have asked us about the Weekdone weekly reporting Android app that we promised to launch in Q1. Till today... Continue reading
