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Have you tried implementing the 5/25 rule for your productivity yet?
The 5/25 rule comes from a story about Warren Buffet and his pilot Mike Flint. Buffet asked Flint to write down 25 professional priorities and then circle the top five ones to focus on. When asked what he would do with the other twenty, Flint said that he would commit secondary time to the rest of the list. However, Buffet shut down that idea and said that the twenty should be the “Avoid at All Cost List” so he can give his complete attention to the top five. When he achieves a goal from his top five, he can then replace it with one of the goals from the rest of the twenty.
The point of the 5/25 rule is that you have to narrow down your priorities and focus on them. It’s tempting to want and try to do a lot of things at once but you’ll achieve better results when you prioritize.
Does the 5/25 rule sound like something that can help you with all your goals? Here are three reasons why the 5/25 rule might be just what you need for your productivity.
One of the best things you can do to achieve your goals is to write them down. It’s as simple as that. It’s even backed by science: A study found that people who vividly describe their goals are anywhere from 1.2 to 1.4 times more likely to accomplish their goals. Turns out writing things down helps your brain remember better, and you want to have your goals top of mind.
Not only do you want to write down your goals, you want to be regularly reminded of them. Use a tool like Assembly’s Daily/Weekly Agenda to write down and keep track of your goals. This tool allows you to prioritize your goals, so you can easily write down your 25 goals and then prioritize your top five.
Do you ever get overwhelmed with all the things you need to do? The reason why the 5/25 rule works for productivity is because it forces you to focus on a narrowed list of items. Because, whether we want to admit it or not, we just can’t do everything at once. Especially in today’s world with the myriad of tools, goals, things-to-do in our professional and personal lives. So many things demand our attention that we need to prioritize what is most valuable and focus on doing things one, or a few, at a time.
There’s not much we can do to prevent distractions or keep our to-do list from growing, but what we do have control over is organization. By following the 5/25 rule, we can take our list of 25 and prioritize doing just five of them first. Focusing on five things is easier to manage and to keep track of. A good tool to organize your tasks is Assembly’s Notebook and you can see how easy it is to add and move tasks around in this video.
The reasons why the 5/25 rule works is because of its most powerful aspect: Prioritization. As we’ve said before, it is too easy to have so many things to do and goals to achieve. The best thing we can do for our productivity is to prioritize our tasks, from importance to timeliness. What needs to be done this hour, today, or by this week? What can wait? What is the most important thing to do? What is less important? Answering these questions can help us prioritize our tasks so we know what we need to do first.
If you need help figuring out what to prioritize, try a little retrospective. Think about what has and hasn’t worked for you in the past. What made your projects successful and your goal achievements possible? Assembly’s Retrospectives too has an easy-to-follow structure that will help find concrete takeaways, track changes, and identify areas of improvement.
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Yes, at Assembly, security is a top priority. Each quarter, we have ongoing security work that is everyone’s responsibility. While we maintain a strong security posture, it was important for us to prove to our customers that we do everything we claim to do. This led us to pursue a SOC 2 Type II report that would provide evidence of our compliance with industry gold-standard security practice.
There is study after study showing that employee recognition leads to increased engagement. This in return creates an environment where employees are happier and more motivated which increase productivity and reduces voluntary turnover significantly. In order to filled critical roles, companies tend to spend nearly twice the value of an annual salary. Assembly is an investment in your employees that supports your bottom line.
Yes, we will offer contracts for companies with longer-term agreements to help larger customers have more certainty around future costs.
The minimum agreement term is a 12-month subscription.
We do and for FREE! Any new customer needing further support to get started with Assembly to ensure you're set up for success can request custom onboarding support. Improving your employee experience is about much more than just using our amazing software; it’s about transforming your business to create a workplace that people love. That’s much easier to do with the personal support and advice from our passionate people experts.
At the time of redemption (when your employees exchange their points for a paid reward) you'll pay face value. If a reward is a $10 Amazon gift card, your cost will be $10. All paid rewards are billed for on a monthly basis.
The good news is that you don't have to pay for rewards upfront because we only charge you when points are redeemed, not when they're earned.
We offer discounts or educational or charitable organizations. In order to secure a discount, you'll first need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
For all other organizations, we are willing to consider longer-term agreements in exchange for discounts. To set up annual plans or longer, you will need to book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a month to month plan, you can go here and cancel anytime. If you're having concerns or need help setting up your account for success, you can always book a demo with a customer support specialist.
If you're on a longer-term custom plan, you'll need to reach out to your customer support specialist to cancel your account or email us at support@joinassembly.com.
Great question! You can customize your core values to match your organization's to boost and track alignment. You can change your currency from the 🏆 emoji (our default) to any emoji of your choice. You can swap our logo for your own. You can also set up company culture rewards such as, "Lunch with the CEO," "Buy a book on us," and so much more!
While we recommend a peer to peer set up where anyone in your organization can give or receive recognition, you can set up Assembly however you want. If you need to limit the people who can give or receive recognition, that's perfectly fine and can be done from your Admin, here.
Assembly connects to the tools your employees use every day to offer an easy, seamless experience with minimal change management.
Assembly has integrations with HCM/HRIS systems like ADP, Google, Office 365, and Slack. We also integrate with communication tools like Slack and Teams so you and your employees can access Assembly wherever they work now.
That depends on the company's permissions set up. That said, over 90% of the employees on Assembly's platform are recognized on a monthly basis. That means nearly every employee across all of our customers are receiving regular recognition from their peers, managers, or leadership. We're extremely proud of this.
They are not required. You can use Assembly without having rewards set up. However, we don't recommend it if you intend to have a high adoption and usage rate. You can always keep the costs down by offering internal culture rewards that are fulfilled by you internally.
No, you can remove allowances from anyone or everyone. It's up to you but we do recommend using points whether they're worth a real dollar value or not. Companies that use points have a much higher engagement rate even if those points don't exchange for real dollars.
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