This is the ‘set up’ meeting in a typical AC coaching engagement – the first of eight weekly meetings. As a coach, I’m still motivating...Continue reading

We all try to help our organization be flexible. We hear about the benefits of flexibility, responsiveness, and flat organizational structure. In addition, we all...Continue reading

In this episode, I’m going to refine our definition of productivity in knowledge work. If you think you know the definition, there’s a good chance...Continue reading

This will be a review of Cal Newport’s book, Slow Productivity. By the way of introduction, if you’ve listened to much of my podcast, you...Continue reading

When I talk about task and attention management, I usually talk about wastes of attention. And there are three primary wastes of attention that I’ve...Continue reading

Let’s talk about email, and communication metaphors. You’re not going to be shocked when I tell you that we don’t handle email well. It’s not...Continue reading

I try to help you think about how you’re using your attention and, thus, how to manage yourself. What you need to manage is your...Continue reading

In the podcast, we study knowledge work and how to get better at it. This touches on a lot of different disciplines, notably management. Typically,...Continue reading

David Allen on Information Overload – if it were real, then when you walked into a library, your head would explode. Let’s consider that idea...Continue reading

I talk about how information storage and access is changing. Note that it is changing in ways that mean our old metaphors (and their associated...Continue reading