I Stopped Waiting to Feel Ready—Here’s What Happened Next (Six Habits to Become Your Future Self)
A year ago, I was sitting in the messy middle. Not at rock bottom, not thriving. I could see the
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Reinventing Your Leadership Path: Outgrowing the Role You Once Loved
There’s a quiet revolution happening among senior tech leaders—and if you’re reading this, there’s a good
Supercharge Your Productivity with AI: Unlock Success Through a Tailored, Goal-Aligned Strategy
Discover how a tailored, goal-oriented AI strategy can unlock sky-high productivity and accelerate your mission-driven success.
Design a Joyful Morning Routine With Your Family (With AI)
It’s easy to let mornings become a frenzied rush of managing logistics and getting everyone out the door to school or work on time. But what if you took a step back and co-designed a morning routine to optimize joy, ease and alignment?
The Future of AI in Time Management: How Artificial Intelligence Can Optimize Your Schedule and Maximize Your Productivity
In this article, we'll explore how AI is shaping the future of time management and how you can make the most of it.
Embracing AI Without Losing Your Humanity: Navigating the Non-Technical Aspects of AI Implementation
Essential themes to explore as you craft your personal and business AI strategy. Leverage the potential of AI without compromising your humanity.
Creative Intelligence: Deepfakes, Vishing, and the Future of Fraud
I share the earliest signals of a world where ubiquitous deepfakes make it nearly impossible to trust what we see online at face value.
My AI Workflow: Using ChatGPT and Jounce to Create Engaging Blogs
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Latest Posts
Fresh perspectives on the future of leadership.
Oct 09
Breaking Barriers: Organize Your Home Office to Get Stuff Done
This is a guest post by Keri Lunt Stevens.
It’s hard to justify allotting several hours to a home
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Oct 03
Virgin Group Announces Unlimited Vacation Policy
Richard Branson is one of today's most heralded visionaries. His latest policy move at Virgin marks another tremendous
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Oct 02
9 Responses to Google's Email Rules
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="qjIevT1b2TiONgze9L57hM5hnO8Wv6FA"]"How Google Works," the recently published business book by Eric Schmidt
5 min read
Sep 28
Disappearing Office Forces You to Stop at 6 PM
Amsterdam design studio Heldergroen has an approach to work-life alignment that we at Ridiculously Efficient can definitely get behind: a
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Sep 24
Stressed Out? Take a Walk
The best way to beat stress, according to new research, is to get a group together and take a walk.
1 min read
Sep 20
Hit Your Numbers: Happy Employees = Results
This is a guest post by Faeeza Masood.
Research shows that happier workers are more productive, and more productive workers
3 min read
Sep 19
Minimizing Miscues When Inviting Remote Participants to In-Person Meetings
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="njluQZFMrsfTasJzZHDpJbeNygnIWOZF"]Every team I've ever worked with makes the same mistake when
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Sep 18
Meeting Expectations: Do We Need a "Wasted Time" Fine?
[contextly_auto_sidebar id="SjFLjvhhMXrlpMuhqxQpibCzHIKzpyat"]If I look at my published work over the years, I'm
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Sep 16
How Your Mood Swings Are Getting in the Way of Your Productivity
Procrastination is one of those things that always seems to be brought on by a list of excuses we tell
1 min read
Sep 16
How to Reframe Meetings to Keep Them Action-Oriented
I'm on a crusade against pointless meetings. Here are some of my favorite ways to reframe meetings so
2 min read
Sep 15
Curation vs. Creation: Identify Your Work Process to Boost Productivity
Work days tend to split between two different modes. The first is when you feel super productive and fly through
2 min read
Sep 10
A Case for Using Good Old Pen and Paper to Take Meeting Notes
Taking notes on a laptop is undoubtedly faster, easier and more convenient than using pen and paper, but a recent
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