{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What Works","title":"EP 261: 5 Project Management Tools These Small Business Owners Can’t Do Without","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1660,"description":"\n\n\n\n\nThe Nitty-Gritty:\n\n\n\n* 5 small business owners share the project management tools they can’t live without* Why each tool is the right fit for the way each business owner works* How they incorporate the tools into their workflows* Plus, what tools haven’t worked for them\n\n\n\n\n\nProject management is so much more than software.\n\n\n\nBut if you think about tools like Asana, Trello, Clickup, or Notion (referral link that helps to support What Works) when you hear project management, you’re certainly not alone.\n\n\n\nI remember when Asana first started gaining popularity among digital small business owners. “Finally!” we thought collectively, “We can figure out how to get it all done.”\n\n\n\nOf course, most of us quickly realized that software like Asana doesn’t solve the problem of having too much work, unclear priorities, and a decidedly nonlinear project to complete.\n\n\n\nProject management is as much about how you approach the work that needs to get done as the software you use.\n\n\n\nSo if project management is as much about how we approach the work as it is the software we use, why do we spend so much time stressing over that software?\n\n\n\nMy hunch is that, despite all indications to the contrary, we believe that there’s a piece of software out there that will make us more productive, more organized, and more effective.\n\n\n\nHere’s what I’ve found to be true, instead:\n\n\n\nMy project management software is only as good as I am. I can’t expect it to do for me what I’m not willing to do for myself.\n\n\n\nBut if I commit to doing the work of project management…\n\n\n\n…if I organize my projects and get real about what’s required to bring each of them to completion…\n\n\n\n…if I’m willing to do the work I say I’m going to do…\n\n\n\n…if I consciously balance my big picture goals and my daily to-do lists…\n\n\n\n…then I can find project management software that helps me do that. But it starts with me and my own approach to the work.\n\n\n\nNow if that sounds personal, I can assure you that it is. I...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AmfGeDL96-fhMaeOcqmX7TK_eWrvTLco6OJj2QpZtZI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NGUx/OWY5ZDg1M2E5MmU3/ZjEwOWVmNDM3MWVh/ZjZlOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}