by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
It’s time to get out. My family is fully vaccinated. Beautiful downtown Savannah beckons. Tybee Island is ready and waiting for a twilight walk with my beloved. Networking organizations are back in full swing to help me reconnect with the business community…...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Productivity is more than a well-managed email inbox and a comprehensive to-do list. Those things are important, but workplace relationships can dramatically affect not only our job satisfaction, but our ability to get our work done. Dr. John Gottman studied...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
As a productivity coach who has almost exclusively been Zooming since 2015, I feel defensive when I read or hear someone expressing a generalized “Zoom Fatigue.” I’m good with the fatigue part of the phrase – I feel that. Attributing our fatigue to Zoom – I disagree...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
In December 2020, I was a guest of podcasters Drs. Shelley and Chad Prevost. Having enjoyed their Facebook Group, Big Self School, I jumped at the chance to be interviewed by them. We had a fabulous time. They are caring, intelligent, and engaging people. A link to...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Do you remember the movie Ghost with Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg, and Demi Moore? Of course, you do. Picture the scene where Oda Mae is trying to sleep while Sam is incessantly singing “I’m ‘Enery the Eighth, I am, ‘Enery the Eighth, I am, I am…” My...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Maintaining your productivity can feel like a solitary endeavor – just you and your task list or calendar. While time management is more appropriately described as self-management, you don’t need to do it alone. One of the best ways to manage yourself is to...
