Better Productivity, Better Results!
“Never mistake motion for action.” – Ernest Hemingway I find myself explaining this idea of “push” vs “pull” a lot because it’s fundamental to sustainable productivity in work and life. But first, let’s start with the idea that personal energy is a skill. And personal energy a skill that you can get better at over …
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard After 25 years of high performance at Microsoft, what did I learn about my best productivity methods and tools? Well, I want to give you my single greatest proven practice for continuous personal growth, mindfulness, and mental well-being. I call …
“My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do.” — Francine Jay What kind of Productivity Persona are you? By knowing your Productivity Personas you can learn how to better adapt your productivity approach for the situation or challenges at hand. You can also use your Productivity Personas …
“Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.” — Franz Kafka What is modern productivity? Or, maybe a better way to put it is, what should modern productivity really be about? As I’ve been doing more talks for teams around Microsoft on the Agile Results productivity system, I’ve …
“Just Do It.” – Nike How do you defeat procrastination and find your motivation? Just start. Just Start is a practice I introduced in my book, Getting Results the Agile Way, because I wanted a simple phrase and a pithy reminder of how to find your motivation and take action. I wanted a very simple …
