I recently spoke with my thoughtful — and hilarious — friend Anne Grady. Anne is an internationally recognized speaker and author. Her latest books are Mind Over Moment and the Mind Over Moment Journal, which focus on how mindfulness can help us...
Audio Interviews Archive
Tackling Distraction With ‘The Innovation Show’
Distraction is the No. 1 enemy of productivity. I talked about how to strengthen your battle plan against it during my recent interview on The Innovation Show. Hosted by Aidan McCullen, The Innovation Show is a podcast for forward-thinking leaders, entrepreneurs and...
To-Do List Tips – My ‘Sales For Nerds’ Interview
Is your to-do list making it easier or harder for you to complete tasks and move toward your goals? Some simple tweaks can make your list a whole lot more effective. I talked about better ways to create and manage your to-do list, along with other productivity topics,...
Podcast Preview: Knowledge Workers’ Productivity
If you're a leader, do you manage with the wellbeing of your knowledge workers' brains in mind? I talked about why this is essential during my recent interview with Andrea Simon for the On the Brink podcast. Andi is a principal and founder of Simon Associates...
LEADx Podcast Interview: Productivity Tips for Leaders
Your leadership style has a big effect on your own productivity — and the productivity of your team. I dug into this and other productivity tips for leaders as a guest on a recent episode of The LEADx Leadership Show podcast with Kevin Kruse. Kevin is the founder +...
Dr. Ed Hallowell Interview Pt 2: ADD’s Upside, the Power of Attention
Last week's blog article featured Part 1 of my interview about busyness and distraction with Dr. Edward Hallowell, the New York Times best-selling author of "Driven to Distraction," "CrazyBusy," "Shine" and several other books. This week is Part 2 of our conversation....
Dr. Ed Hallowell Interview Pt 1: ADD, Attention and Being ‘CrazyBusy’
I’ve long admired the work of Dr. Edward Hallowell, the New York Times best-selling author of “Driven to Distraction,” “CrazyBusy,” “Shine” and several other books. So I was honored when he joined me to talk about attention deficit disorder, how it’s changed and why...
How to Focus When Distractions Are Everywhere
I've been a big fan of Dr. Ned Hallowell's for years. So it was a thrill for me to appear on his new podcast, "Distraction." Our topic? How to focus and manage your attention in today's distraction-filled workplace. A psychiatrist, speaker and author, Dr. Hallowell...
Productivity Secrets for Building a Better Network
I recently had a chance to sit down (virtually) with Steve Harper and Drew Bixby, my friends and two of the founders of Promptivate, which is a fantastic new tool that makes it easy for you to strengthen your connections and add value to your network. We discussed...
Talking Productivity on Fox 7 Austin
I was very excited to speak with Keri Bellacosa on Good Day Austin on the local Fox station this morning! In the segment which was almost five minutes long, we managed to get in a discussion of why time management and information overload are outdated terms (and why...