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Why Time Management Doesn't Work — And How My Team Doubled Their Productivity Once I Started Doing This InsteadTime management is killing your productivity – here's why and what you need to do to increase your productivity instead.

ByTanya Dalton

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Time managementhas been aproductivitybuzzword in the workplace for decades. Since the industrial revolution, people have been trying to find ways to maximize their output and efficiency, by focusing on the clock.

As a successful business owner since 2008, I did everything I could to maximize productivity and encouraged my team to manage their time. I implemented tactics like instilling a4-day workweek, hoping it would help my team manage their time better. They loved the shorter weeks, but we found that they still felt like they were in a constant state of racing the clock.

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