Best Tools โ€“ LenovoPRO Staff Picks

Thereโ€™s a big difference between a job with the right tools and a job with no tools, or the wrong tools. Havingย the rightย tech stack, equipmentย andย inspirationย canย easilyย makeย orย break aย position, team, departmentย or organization.ย ย 

As budgets get tighter, project deadlinesย growย heavierย and holiday stress loomsย closer,ย theย LenovoPROย Community teamย thoughtย it was timeย toย weigh-inย on theย conversation.ย Withย their hand-picked, favorite and most productiveย picks, the team is excited to share what tools haveย yielded the highestย ROIย โ€“ from a money, effort and time investment.ย ย 

Hopefully theseย picks canย inspire you andย help you be more productive and excited for all the work to come, no matter what time of year it is.ย ย 

So, without further ado, letโ€™s meet theย LenovoPROย teamย and their picks!ย ย 


Monday.Com

"Iโ€™ve recently started using Monday.com to sync withย various teams, both at a local and global level,ย and have to say it has been an ultimate game-changer! The platform is incredibly intuitive andย makes tracking projects a dream.ย I've always loved adding a pop ofย colorย and visualย queuesย to my notes (love a good highlighter moment)ย -ย monday.comย has the functionality AND the aesthetics toย keep meย coming back. The seamless ability to import from other programs has been a real treat in converting a lot of static (and very plain) trackers into the bright and interactive dashboards monday.com has to offer.โ€ย 

Sylvia Tran,ย LenovoPROย Community Manager, Australiaย 


OpenComm Bone Conduction Bluetooth Headset

โ€œAtย firstย Iย didnโ€™tย knowย what my colleague wasย recommending meย but OpenCommย Boneย Conduction Stereo Bluetooth Headset is one of the bestย remote work items I have ever boughtย this year.ย It is aย remote work, award-winning product in 2020/21 in Japan. The sound is great, I love the noise cancellationย and it doesnโ€™tย evenย go inside or over the earsย so itโ€™s very comfortable. I also love myย LenovoPRO community.ย And I appreciateย thatย thisย headset helpsย me stayย online and work onย my communityย all day longย withย wearingย it. Iย feelย like Iย interactย with peopleย better with it, as well. It also helps duringย meetingsย andย is incredibly smooth when switchingย to music .ย ย 

Mariย Babikova,ย LenovoPROย Community Manager, Japanย 


Adobe Creative Suite

"When it comes time to produce visual content, I (and the world) would be lost without Adobe Creative Suite.ย  If youโ€™re in a position where you need to develop graphics,ย edit video, or create animations, then youโ€™re not only going toย wantย these programsย on handย (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects), but you willย needย familiarity with them to keep up in the modern production landscape.ย ย Even better, Adobe provides amazing training videos and support groups that allow you to get answers when you have issues.ย  Plus, their social network for creatives calledย Behanceย is a great way to share what youโ€™ve createdย โ€“ they even have a tool to create your own portfolio website!ย  Overall, if you dive deep into Adobe Creative Suite, it mightย end up beingย the most valuable set of software your companyย works with!โ€ย 

Sean Oโ€™Leary, Lenovo Communitiesย Globalย Content Producerย 


Lenovo FHD Monitor

โ€œCan you imagine working without one or more monitors? Me neither! Who wants to constantly change the tabs and documents when you can open everything at once? This makes my work much easier, because it simply saves me time. No more searching for information in already open windows and clicking back and forth between documents. In addition, a large screen makes it easier to work, which in turn increases my productivity. This in turn increases my performance (at least I hope so). In the office,ย this equipment is a standard, but for the home office I had to buy something first. My recommendationย is theย Lenovo L27m-28 27 Inch FHD LED Backlit LCD USB Type-Cย Monitor ! It's worth the moneyย ๐Ÿ˜‰โ€ย 

Dianaย Lochli,ย LenovoPROย Community Manager, Germanyย 


Microsoft 365 for Business

โ€œIย promise that our friends in Redmond arenโ€™t making me say this, but I have become a huge proponent ofย Microsoftย 365 for Business.ย BTW, the business version is only available toย LenovoPROย members which I also promise Beth is not making me say.ย Anyway, being able toย seamlessly collaborate with my colleagues has soothed so many headaches.ย No more version control nightmares or compiling PowerPoint slidesย asย Iโ€™m sureย many of you reading this will appreciate.ย Heck, this very article was put together with Word inย Sharepointย and we didnโ€™t have any endless email chain or 15 โ€œalignmentโ€ phone calls.ย Plus, Teams makes a remote working environment feel less...remote.ย It has helped create a genuine feeling ofย comradery.โ€ย 

Alex Leopold, Lenovo Content Strategistย ย 


Wireless Keyboard & Mouse Set

โ€œWhite wireless keyboard and mouse set just like thisย Lenovo 510ย has changed myย workย life. Itโ€™s not super glamorousย or expensiveย but the benefits to me areย invaluable. The #1 thing I love about this combo set is the lack of wires. Wires can be stressful and messy, taking away valuable desk top space and clean lines. When I am working, the number #1 way (after good hydrationย and healthy snacks)ย I stay on-taskย isย withย a clean and inspiring space to get-in-the-zone. No wires, no interruptions and full control.ย Add in a few plantsย and some tea andย we areย groovin'ย rightย intoย the zone!โ€ย 

Beth Knittel,ย LenovoPROย Community Manager, USA


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Whatโ€™s your top pick? Share with the community in this thread and let us know if you want to see more staff picks and tips articles in the comments below!ย ย 

For more on communityย suggestions and picks, you might enjoy What is your go-to WFH accessory?ย and What model do you have?ย 

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