by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
One of the first questions I ask a new productivity coaching client is: How are you currently managing your tasks? Answers vary: I have this notepad…They are in this pile of paper… I have sticky notes… My email inbox is my task list… I mark the items...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
NOTE: If you have ovaries or love someone who has ovaries, this post is for you. I follow The Holderness Family on Facebook. They are the “Christmas Jammies” people who have expanded their enterprise into parenting, self-care, and pickleball. During the pandemic,...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
If you have ever worked with me, you likely know that I have a love match with Outlook Tasks. I rely on it for my survival much like Rose did with that chunk of door from the sinking Titanic. Too bad for Jack, though. Don’t tell Outlook Tasks, but I’m seeing someone...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Yesterday, my son passed his road test and got his license to drive. He is our youngest, so the days of school drop offs, pickups, swim runs, driving him to a friend’s house…those are over. When I said goodnight to him last night, it wasn’t, “See you at 6:45 am...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
A few weeks ago, I was doomscrolling Facebook and ran across this post from one of my friends, Michael Lawley: Umm. Full stop. Time for another episode in my #productivitysuperheroes series. Michael Lawley provides vCISO services for Centene’s...
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...
