The 3 Items on the ToDo list rule

If you're managing engineers, graphic designers, copywriters or anyone for that matter, you might want to try adopting a simple principle that can make a big impact on your troops productivity -

Never have more than 3 items on someone's ToDo list at any given point in time.

As all the personal productivity experts say, sticking to focusing on a single item at a time is the only way to getting things done.

And they're right.

This is particularly true in the software development world, as it takes about 30 minutes to switch from one task to another and get your mind wrapped around all the intrinsic details.

Communicate the 3 most important item to every team member and then get out of their way, don't bug them and don't throw anything else at them.