More than ever before, I hear highly capable people say…
“I was busy all day, but somehow I feel like I got nothing done!”
This happens because it’s difficult to accomplish anything important when you are:
- Frequently distracted
- Struggling to keep things together
- Drowning in communication
- Feeling disengaged with your work
Cultivate a Thriving Team
Free your team to get more done in a way
that energizes them!
Boost Your Personal Performance
Master distraction, stay organized, and
get more done!
Too many busy professionals are:
Check all that apply to your team.
To put a decisive end to these challenges, Maura Thomas created the Empowered Productivity™ System, a six-part workflow management system that transforms individual and organizational performance.
Meet the Empowered Productivity System
Maura’s system frees professionals like you by providing the knowledge and skills you need to stay organized, focused, and fully engaged by your work.
It covers all the skill sets required to:
- Conquer distractions
- Procrastinate less
- Stay on top of responsibilities
- Collaborate effectively
- Accomplish more
- Be your best self
And, because none of that can happen if you and your environments are misaligned, it covers what leaders must model and integrate into their culture to empower people to perform at their highest levels.
The six components of Maura’s system are:
Upgrade Your Day
When individuals and organizations learn and implement Maura’s system, people feel more:
- Energized
- Engaged
- Satisfied
- Enjoy their work more because they accomplish more!
They become empowered to bring their unique gifts to their work, their families, and even their communities in a way that energizes and motivates instead of overwhelms and exhausts them.
People who learn and implement the Empowered Productivity System end every day saying: “That was such a good day, I got so much done!”
Real Results from People Like You
Lee Watson, President/Chairman/CEO, AECO Companies
“The best investment I may have ever made for our employee development. We put 40 people through the training. If they each can save the same five hours that I saved, then that’s 200 hours a week. That’s five full-time employees. So we will definitely grow without having to hire more knowledge workers.”
Scott Smith, Founder/President TRUE Network of Advisors
“Maura Thomas has been a huge hit with our network. Two virtual presentations last year, and she will be with us three times in 2025. There is no better speaker on productivity and attention management.”
Andrea Steinbrenner, CEO, Partner at Exit Consulting Group, Inc.
“I have a rule that after I see a speaker, I wait at least a week before I share anything with my team, so as not to disrupt their priorities. But after seeing you, I broke my own rule! The next day I took a few minutes and went through the highlights with my team, and they got emotional, because they felt that even just those highlights were life-altering! We’ve changed our language in the office, and even in my home with my husband! Your work is powerful, and I’m excited to explore more!”
Eric Machan Howd, Director, Extended Studies, Ithaca College
“I want to thank you for your brilliant work with attention management. I’ve been a productivity-style seeker for years, and nothing has really stuck with me like the three books in your Empowered Productivity series. I’m still working on your suggestions but finding many of them easy and impactful. Thank you for your brilliant insights. Switching my brain from time management to attention management has really helped me.”
Tim Brown President at MBW Construction | Engineering
“I must say that the system has made a monumental difference …It has led us to get further out of the reactive mode and into a completely different management methodology. We are operating at a much higher level since implementing your system. I LOVE IT!”
JD Davis, Executive Editor, Riverfront Times
“Until you’ve gone through Regain Your Time Training, you can’t truly appreciate the benefit of “Clearing Your Mind.” I don’t spend any more time each day wondering what I was neglecting to do or worried that I had forgotten to call someone. I’m organized, efficient and clean. I’m confident that if these techniques can work for me, they can benefit anyone! The opportunity cost of not using The Empowered Productivity System is much greater than anything you will pay them.”
Laura Hansen, SVP of Loyalty & Employee Experience, Rogue Credit Union
“Rogue brings in the highest caliber speakers from all over the country for our leadership events. Maura received the strongest feedback of any speaker we’ve ever invited! Her information really made a lasting impact on our team.”
Victoria Yeager, Head of Contracts and Compliance, Genentech, Inc.
“Taking your training has made me realize how inefficient my prior work-life management “system” was! After just one day of utilizing your recommended tool and methodology, I already felt more in control and, as a result, slept better. I am excited about the long-term results of your program for myself and my team and I encourage others to take advantage of what you have to teach.”
Brad Osborne, Senior Quality Manager, Senior Metal Bellows
“Maura, I have to say that I was a little skeptical going into your training…I thought I was pretty well-organized and staying on top of my tasks. But WOW…has the training ever made a difference for me! It has quite frankly been a true “game-changer” for me in terms of managing my day and freeing me from distractions. and now, I feel like I’m getting closer to my team and to where the problems occur…and that’s the real mission of our department. This has truly changed my mindset and is beginning to change my behaviors (and habits) for the better. So thanks for your help and your dedication to really empowering people to regain their time! you’ve created a real zealot for your system.”
John Bellamy, Owner, Rapid Refill
“I just wanted to say thanks. You have helped me to regain my time. It’s actually strange I now find myself with time on my hands. The stress of running two companies has almost disappeared. I whole-heartedly recommend everyone take advantage of your services.”
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Recognizing that each situation is unique, Maura offers a comprehensive and customizable set of Empowered Productivity training and coaching programs for leaders, teams, and individuals.
Transcend Time Management
Over the last three decades, I’ve observed busy professionals and leaders like you trying to overcome the challenges that arise from distraction, disorganization, and discouragement in the traditional way: by employing the techniques of time management. And I've seen that those solutions don’t work.
I’ve learned that you can't solve disorganization and distraction problems with time management solutions. Instead, the best, most relevant, and easiest path to the achievement you want starts with learning what it really means to be in complete control of attention. That’s why the foundation of my Empowered Productivity System is Attention Management, a largely misunderstood and overlooked, but necessary and massively valuable solution.
I want you and your team to be able to bring your unique gifts to the world in a way that inspires, motivates, and energizes you, instead of in a way that overwhelms, stresses, and depletes you. Leaders have way more influence than they think. By giving your team the skills they need to overcome distraction and get more of their most important work done in a day, you'll not only be helping your team and your organization, you'll also contribute in a positive way to their families, your community, and the world.
About Maura Thomas
Ranked number 8 on the Global Guru’s list of the World's Top 30 Time Management Professionals for 2024, Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker and trainer. A recognized expert in individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, she is the most widely cited authority on Attention Management. Her proprietary Empowered Productivity System has been embraced by the likes of NASA, Google, and the U.S. Army.
She is a TEDx Speaker, founder of Regain Your Time, author of six books, and was named a Top Leadership Speaker in Inc. Magazine. Maura is frequently featured in major business outlets including Business Insider, Fast Company, and Washington Post, and she’s also a contributor to both Forbes and the Harvard Business Review.
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