The Productivity Show

Improve your team's time, energy and attention with this simple tweak. We'll share how you can build your team's internal communication strategy, the things to think about, and we'll provide a link to ours that has worked well for us for years. We cover: 1. How to choose the right tool to communicate in the right situation 2. Expected response times, so everyone is aligned 3. A simple way to gentl...

Stay on top of the newest productivity trends like the Metaverse, how SpaceX is changing the way we work, and important Apple software updates. Other topics we're going over: What is the point of a 3rd party password manager in 2022? The true "Work from Anywhere" might be coming Why we think "real life" is going to be the next big productivity trend You can find links to everything that we share i...

The CEO of Boomerang talks about productivity, team-building, successful meetings, and creating a Guiding Principles book for your team.   Aye Moah, CEO and Co-Founder of Boomerang joins us in this episode. If you've ever read any list of "productivity tools" and apps online, someone always mentions Boomerang, for good reason. Moah shares her favorite productivity apps, how she prioritizes, and he...

Whenever we do a Q&A or a webinar, we always get asked about our workstation, our favorite apps, tools, and workflows we personally use to get stuff done efficiently. In this episode we're going to cover all that and more. So if you're looking to redo your setup at home, at the office, and want to try new apps, tools, and workflows to help you get an edge…you're going to like this episode. You can...

Get focused without giving up on social media. Social Media CAN be like productivity kryptonite - distraction and disruption is literally 1 tap away. But what if you want to use it productively?  How do you do it in a way that won't destroy your productivity and attention span? Here are 3 things you'll get out of this episode: How to set up "Guardrails" to stop social media from taking over your l...

Edward Sullivan has been coaching and advising start-up founders, Fortune 10 executives, and heads of state for over 15 years. His clients include executives from Google, Salesforce, Slack, and dozens of other fast-growth companies. Edward is CEO & President of Velocity, which is an executive coaching consultancy. Edward is ALSO the co-author with John Baird of a new book called LEADING WITH HEART...

Let's catch up on what's been happening in our industry and new trends that you need to be aware of so you stay ahead of the curve. Aside from the industry news, we also have 3 important topics to go over: The weird middle ground between DMs and meetings The problem with the "996 Work Culture" How has the pandemic impacted productivity? You can find links to everything that we share in the show no...

This episode is going to be a little different. I was recently traveling in Europe and had… an incident. Long story short, I lost pretty much EVERYTHING except my phone. As I recovered from this, I found that there are some things I had done well that helped me out, and there were some lessons learned that will make my life easier in the future if something like this ever happens again. You may ne...

Today I'm joined by Shawn Wells. He is the world's leading nutritional biochemist and bestselling author of the book The Energy Formula, 6 life changing ingredients to unleash your limitless potential. He's an expert on Health Optimization and has formulated over 700 supplements, food, beverages, and cosmeceuticals and patented over 20 novel ingredients. He's also a chief clinical dietitian with o...

One of THE most important things you can do to help your productivity is to create an easy to follow routine that you follow after you wake up We don't even like the term "morning routine" - we prefer "Rise Ritual" - because you can do it anytime, not just in the morning. Doesn't matter what time you wake up. The key is to have a routine of repeatable steps that you can follow to support your prod...

Let's catch up on what's been happening in our industry and new trends that you need to be aware of so you stay ahead of the curve. Aside from the industry news, we also have 3 important topics to go over: Can you get away with the task manager built into your platform? Do you NEED a separate task manager? Is AI-Generated Writing and Speech The Future? Is it more productive to focus on one screen/...

Something we've been wondering for quite some time is this question: "How do you know when you've reached mastery of productivity?" Many people have told us what they like about AE is that we are not system, app, or tool specific, and we are focused on PRACTICAL productivity, not just theory. With this in mind, we've broken down productivity mastery into 25 steps that we call the 25X Productivity...

Getting Things Done, or GTD, is a productivity system developed by David Allen, and it was introduced to the world in the book "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity."" Here's the thing about GTD though: a lot of its promoters are very… opinionated about how you follow it. If you don't follow it to the letter, you aren't "doing it right" We don't really care about all that - we...

The Productivity Show podcast has been around since 2015 or so - this is episode 404 - and at the beginning, whenever we had a guest on, the host would end it by asking the guest three questions: "What's your Book, Tool, and Frog"? Book: What's a book you're either loving right now, or you would recommend to the audience? Tool: What's a "tool" that helps you get your best work done? It could be an...

Today I'm joined by Chris Sparks. He's the founder of Forcing Function where he helps executives achieve peak performance. As a former top 20 poker player in the world, he takes lessons and frameworks that helped him become one of the best at poker to help others perform at the highest level and make better decisions. We'll be diving into Chris's productivity methodology and strategies so you can...

Let's catch up on what's been happening in our industry and new trends that you need to be aware of so you stay ahead of the curve. Aside from the industry news, we also have 3 important topics to go over: Is the 40-hour workweek an outdated concept? Are Google's suggestions helpful or annoying? What do you do when people you admire give conflicting productivity advice? You can find links to every...

In this episode, we're going to talk about 3 ways you can use your money to buy back time. We'll be covering some very inexpensive ways, and some more advanced ways, you can get back more of that precious time. Because Time is the first part of our TEA Framework - the 3 levers of productivity - Time, Energy, and Attention. Improve any of those 3 areas, and you'll improve your productivity. Even be...

We've been helping people become more productive at work and in life since 2011. The podcast has been around since 2016 and we surpassed 11mm downloads which makes us the #1 productivity podcast in the world. We don't take this for granted. We're taking this episode to celebrate this major milestone. It's fun to mix it up so we're going to give each co-host an opportunity to share things with the...

Today I'm joined by Alice Ferris, the founding partner of Goal Busters Consulting where she helps small to medium size organizations in the non-profit sector with fundraising. She has more than 30 years of professional fundraising experience. Fun Fact: Alice is the 90th fundraising professional in the world to earn the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE) credential. Alice is recognize...

In this episode, we're going to talk about 3 ways you can revamp your productivity by doing a spring cleaning for your schedule, your workflows, and your environment. Even if it is not Spring where you live, do a little "fall cleaning" along with us. Here are 3 things you'll get out of this episode: How to make sure your schedule things that support your goals as much as possible How to make sure...

Today's episode is a new format we're experimenting with. We know many of you like listening to podcasts to learn new things and also to stay on top of what's happening in the world. So we thought it would be helpful to also share some industry news on the podcast so you're always up to date with the latest news around productivity apps, tools, books and everything else in between. Aside from the...

In this episode, we're going to talk about ways to have a good weekend that leaves you feeling refreshed and ready for whatever comes during the week. Even if you're self-employed or an entrepreneur and don't follow the M-F work week, you can apply these concepts to whatever leisure time you do take. Here are 3 things you'll get out of this episode: How to make sure you have a "good" weekend, and...

Let's talk about team productivity and how you can double the output of your team without making drastic changes. We've been running AE since 2011 and learned a lot of things about individual productivity and team productivity. A few years ago we were always behind on schedule for product releases and nowadays we tend to be ahead of schedule, have happy, stress-free team members, and get stuff don...

Today's episode is a new format we're experimenting with. We know many of you like listening to podcasts to learn new things and also to stay on top of what's happening in the world. So we thought it would be helpful to also share some industry news on the podcast so you're always up to date with the latest news around productivity apps, tools, books and everything else in between. Aside from the...

Today is going to be another App episode, but this time we are going to get specific and talk about Wellness Apps. We'll each share 3 apps that we love, broken into the following categories: FOCUS: How to zero in on what is important to you ENERGY: How to have the energy to do what you want to do BALANCE: How to be happier, more grounded, and more mindful There are a million "wellness apps" out th...