Productivity

CEO Time is the most important time you spend running your company. This video from will show you how to get that time and what to do with it. We also cover the Eisenhower matrix - what's important and what's…

Time Blocking is a useful technique when you find the urgent is overwhelming the important. It’s based on the concept that you give every hour of your work day a specific task. Here’s how to do it. Make a list…

File under: Software I Can NOT Live Without. How much time have you wasted looking for files on your PC? If it’s more than a minute, stop what you’re doing and go to and get a copy of the Everything…

A change map is a way to understand the ramifications of a change in your organization (or your life). It could be a change you’ve already adopted, or one you’re considering. It’s a great tool to bring together the smart…

Here's a picture of my desk. It's got ZERO papers on it. If I'm working on something I'll put that ONE thing on the desk. Then put it away when I'm done, or when I'm interrupted. This concept is new…

If the answer is NEVER then you're doing it wrong. Seriously. Check this out: Time Management: How an MIT postdoc writes 3 books, a PhD defence, and 6+ peer-reviews papers. And finishes by 5:30pm. You see you can't really manage…

I mentioned this before but I don't think I gave it the focus it deserves. The focus it deserves is actually in this New Yorker article and a shorter one in Fast Company. But consider this key quote. If someone…

I got this idea from a client - Thanks, Kendra. In meetings when they have an topic on the agenda they allot a certain amount of time to it. Then they set a timer at the start. It keeps the…

What would you pay for a tool that could transmit the wisdom of your smartest people out to everyone in your whole organization? One that is able to reduce errors in the most complex activity and achieve consistent results time…

We all know about working smarter not harder. But Seth Godin has an interesting insight that we often confuse working longer with working harder (or smarter). Here are a couple of choice quotes. None of the people who are racking…

1. Does it fit into the big picture? This is the 80/20 rule. Should eliminate 80% of stuff. Of course you have to know what the big picture is. I think many people are afraid to eliminate stuff because it…

This from Paul Orfalea. [founder of Kinkos which got acquired by FedEx and now has 1,200 stores in 10 countries] You must be flexible and astute and focus on the big picture. Busyness is not your friend. Startup entrepreneurs too…

"When you're up to your eyeballs in alligators, it's hard to remember that you set out to drain the swamp.". Many clients come to me in that situation. And they feel paralyzed with so many emergencies they don't see how…

I read somewhere that many of the clients of Dominatrixes (what is the plural of dominatrix?) are CEOs - people who spend all day calling the shots and answering to no one. They have a psychological need to be bossed…

An effective schedule is composed solely of Routine, Rocks and Reserves. You should be able to look at your calendar and see them. Routine. This is missing from most entrepreneur's schedule. It's the routine meetings and regular times you review…

When work is physical you need time & motion studies. Frederick Taylor pioneered this around 1900. He found out, for example, that a guy (it was always a guy then) could shovel more stuff in a day if he didn't…