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How to Prepare to Quarantine Overseas if You Test Positive for COVID on Vacation

  This summer I’ll be taking a group to Italy for a Productivity Recharge. We were originally supposed to enjoy the villages of Tuscany back in 2021, but for obvious reasons, it got postponed. We are ecstatic that we’re finally able to travel overseas relatively unhindered, but what we weren’t expecting was to be anxious…

National Leave the Office Early Day 2022 – Texas Hill Country Beer Trail Style!

  National Leave the Office Early Day is TODAY! If you’re not sure about the background of National Leave the Office Early Day, you can read my blog post here. In honor of this holiday, my husband and I decided to take an entire day off from work. We told a good friend about it,…

Do 15 Minute Meetings Actually Work?

  Recently a journalist shared the following productivity topic related to 15-minute meetings: “A new trend is developing in corporate circles called the ‘15-minute meeting’, which business experts say curbs employee burnout and boosts engagement. For managers, learning how to plan for and run a shorter, on-the-clock meeting is good business and good career management.…

How Parkinson’s Law Affects Productivity

  Have you ever heard the adage that work expands to fill the time? This is called Parkinson’s Law because this theory was explained in an article written by Cyril Northcote Parkinson for The Economist all the way back in 1955. Recently, a journalist posed the following questions about Parkinson’s Law, and I shared the…

Mental Health and Productivity

  May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, so this is the perfect time to pause and point out that the state of your mental health impacts your productivity levels. I work with many clients who have been diagnosed with various conditions: depression, anxiety, anger issues, and so on. Receiving their diagnosis didn’t magically cure…

Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off

  Growing up in Southern California, my brother and I were avid skateboarders. We were nowhere near the professional level, but we built ramps on the sidewalk in front of our house and also, eventually, in the street in our cul-de-sac. We would finish our homework early in order to get some shred time in…

National Leave the Office Early Day 2022

  National Leave the Office Early Day was created several years ago by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE. This special day is observed on June 2 each year. If June 2 will fall on a Saturday or Sunday, it’s celebrated on the closest weekday. A fellow productivity specialist, Laura’s goal was to bring attention to…

How to Stay Focused and Productive at Work – Part 2

    In last week’s blog post, I shared a quick summary of time management tips to implement in order to turbo charge your to-do list.   In today’s Part 2 of that post, I’ll explain how to implement those tips, which will help you stay focused and productive throughout the workday.   If you…

How to Stay Focused and Productive at Work

    Recently, Buzz Feed journalist Fabiana Buontempo posed this question:   “I’m writing a story on tips to stay focused and be productive throughout the workday. I’m looking for detailed answers that are not the typical “write a to-do list” or “make your office a zen space.”   Here was my recommendation for how…

Is Ambition Good or Bad?

  Journalist Kate Orson of Breathe recently posed this question: Is there a negative side to ambition? Can it make us unhappy to always be projecting into the future, and not finding happiness in the here and now? How can we find balance? Interesting. Is ambition good or bad? Here was my response to her…