Productivity
5 Things You’ll Experience If You Decide to Be Totally “Off” on Your Vacation
Most leaders I know really struggle with taking vacation of any kind. I’m curious if you do. It’s been an epic battle for me over years. Too many leaders never take a real break. And as a result, they end…
Some Non-Obvious Reasons You Feel Busier Than Ever
I’m guessing you probably feel busier than ever. Almost every leader I talk to does. Dealing with an overwhelming, never-ending list of responsibilities was a problem long before the global disruption of 2020-2021. The disruption made it even more complicated…
How to Talk Yourself Out of a Slump: Beating the 3 P’s of Discouragement
I’m currently pouring through a mountain of replies I received when I asked over 75,000 leaders what they were struggling with right now. Can I just say there’s a lot of struggle? One of the key challenges is discouragement—discouragement that…
Why Your Time Off Will Never Be Enough to Truly DeStress You
Let me guess. You feel like you really need to de-stress. This season has been unreal, and almost unbelievably trying—far different than any season you’ve led through before. Every leader I talk to is tired. Well, more than just tired.…
10 Ways To Fight Back Against Stress And Burnout
Almost every leader I know is under more stress than we’ve ever been at this point in leadership. How do you cope? A few years ago, I went through the most intense period of burnout in my life. It almost…
6 Productivity Experiments That Paid Off (and One Fail)
Almost every leader I talk to these days feels overwhelmed, and a growing number are struggling with burnout. I get it. The onslaught of information, requests, and demands on everyone’s time seems to be growing rapidly every year, and it’s…
7 Practical Tips to Help You Stop Working 7 Days a Week
So you’re busy. Welcome to the club. For too many of us, busy now means working 7 days a week. One leader approached me a while back and said the one thing he knew would change everything for him was…
3 Simple Steps To Get You To Inbox Zero Today (And Why It Will Bring You More Peace Than You Think)
So you just love email, right? Kidding. Of course, you don’t. Few people do. Of all the time-suckers that show up in modern work, email is near the top of most lists. If you tallied the amount of time you…
9 Hacks That Will Seriously Boost Your Productivity at Work
Ask any leader, they’ll tell you: it seems to be getting harder and harder to get anything accomplished at work. Let’s dial that back a notch: it’s getting harder and harder to get anything done anywhere. Why? Well, advancements in…
7 Stupid Distractions Every Leader Should Eliminate
Ever notice your day seems to vaporize and you wonder what happened to all your best intentions? You’re ready to leave work but you barely even dented your to-do list. As a result, you’re going to have to try to…
The Top 7 Myths About Time (It’s Time to Bust)
Maybe you play this little game. Every Monday (or every first of the month or every new year) you say to yourself, “This will be different. I’m finally going to crush my to do list/get to the gym/be home with…
3 Secrets to Crushing Your Goals AND Loving Your Family
Most people think that if you win at work, you need to lose at home. The demands of leadership are so tough that it’s almost impossible to win on both fronts. And—honestly—sometimes we lie to ourselves as leaders. We pretend…