Category Archives: Productivity

Getting Things Done

July 30, 2008 – 2:59 pm

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity, David Allen
After this book was recommended to me by two CEO’s and a professional magician, I HAD to check it out. Boy, I’m glad I did! Allen addresses both the being and doing of productivity. Even if you don’t used the whole system [...]

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Tips from an Email Expert

July 11, 2007 – 5:38 pm

Yesterday I learned some pretty nifty tips from email efficiency expert Mike Song (otherwise known as the Hamster).  Mike is out promoting his book, The Hamster Revolution, and was interviewed by coach and info-entrepreneur, Marcia Bench.
Not only is Mike all about email efficiency, he seems to be a very efficient guy.  He has a kind [...]

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Executive Think Time

April 13, 2007 – 4:17 pm

There is another way to view “slowed down moments of self connection" :  as a business tool.  In the book Executive Think Time, master coaches Ellen Fredericks and Val Williams observe that many executives spend less than 20% of their time in strategic thinking.  Kind of shocking!  What is a leader if not someone who [...]

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