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...
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Overwhelmed? Tips to Regain Control Over Your Work and Life
I’ve been speaking and writing about productivity for the past two decades, and still, like my clients, I have too much to do and not enough time to do it. Because no matter how organized and efficient you are, too much is still too much. But I suggest you take this...
A Burnout Recovery Plan to Regain Balance
It's no wonder so many people desperately need a burnout recovery plan. The World Health Organization validated something that all busy professionals know about today's work culture: Burnout is very real. Last year, WHO added burnout to its handbook of medical...
How to Boost Productivity with Brainpower Momentum
Every leader I know wants to boost productivity for themselves and their teams. Before the pandemic, this was challenging enough. When in the office, knowledge workers routinely deal with constant interruptions—whether from a boss who frequently drops in with...
5 Tips To Avoid Distractions When Working from Home
For many knowledge workers, the new normal of working from home still doesn’t feel normal at all. Maybe you're heading back to the office, or maybe you're hoping to continue working from home indefinitely. Regardless of where you're working, I’ve got some road-tested...
Kaizen for Personal and Team Productivity
Kaizen, according to Dictionary.com, is a noun meaning: a business philosophy or system that is based on making positive changes on a regular basis, as to improve productivity. an approach to one’s personal or social life that focuses on continuous improvement. In...
Being in Control Lowers Stress and Improves Well Being
My work has led me to believe that clutter, whether electronic or physical, but especially clutter of one’s work space, results in stress, because it sends messages to the owner of the clutter that they are not in control, that they are overwhelmed, that there may be...
