Monday is the most productive working day of the week, study reveals
Data from Success.co showed that teams completed 65,515 tasks on Mondays, 142% more than Tuesday.
Monday is the most productive day of the working week, according to internal data analysed from Success.co.
Data showed that teams completed 65,515 tasks on Mondays, 142% more than Tuesday.
Issues resolved on Mondays reached 61,565, almost double Tuesday’s figure.
Mondays also saw 5,355 big quarterly goals completed, 8,866 milestones ticked off (46% above the weekday average), and 166,598 scorecard entries logged (87% above the weekday average).
The numbers showed teams were more focused and energised on Mondays.
By contrast, Fridays had the second highest scorecard entries at 98,670, but 80.3% of Friday meetings were skipped, with most people using the day for reporting and admin.
Philipp Maucher, CEO at Success.co, said: “The data tells you exactly how to structure your week.
“Monday is when people are at their sharpest and most motivated, so use it to execute.
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