INDEX

Aaker, Jennifer

achievements, 2^nd see also success

action(s)

versus activity

defining your business

identifying next steps

versus identity

versus on the radar

versus results, 2^nd

agendas

Allcott, Graham, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Allen, David

alternatives

to being right

offering

American Psychological Association

Archer, Rob, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Aristotle

attention levels

availability see boundaries

awe, sense of, 2^nd

 

baby steps, 2^nd

boss, managing the

boundaries

finish lines

how to say no

importance of

managing expectations, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

brain

effect of diet

effect of exercise

effect of sleep deprivation

learning process

parts of

sense of purpose

see also mind monkeys

Branson, Richard

break times, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Brown, Brene

burnout, 2^nd, 3^rd

busyness, 2^nd, 3^rd

‘but’ versus ‘and’

 

candle test

‘can’t’, 2^nd

Cantwell, Marianne

celebrating success, 2^nd

change: expecting the unexpected

chaos

dealing with (see clarity, creating)

identifying

types of, 2^nd

chimp brain see mind monkeys

choosing see control

circles of concern and influence

clarity, creating

about failures

chaos beyond your control

ideas park

identifying your territory

incoming work (CORD Productivity Model)

in place versus in use

of vision

workflow

working environment (noise control)

Clinton, Bill

Cloud, Henry

clutter, 2^nd, 3^rd

colleagues

building trust

conversations to have with

daily huddle

influence on productivity

interruptions

managing the boss

project updates

roles and responsibilities

see also firefighting; personality

communication

agendas

of boundaries, 2^nd, 3^rd

daily huddle

do not disturb

how to say no

of needs, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

openness about weaknesses

project updates

slowing down

of what happens next

with your boss

compartmentalising

concern, circle of

confidence, lack of, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

control

choosing your focus

dealing with failures

identifying your territory

responsibility versus response-ability

of stress

of time

see also boundaries

CORD Productivity Model

core purpose

core values, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Covey, Stephen

creativity, 2^nd, 3^rd

curating, as an alternative to being right

curiosity, as an alternative to being right

 

daily rhythms

decision-making, 2^nd

default roles, 2^nd

dehydration, 2^nd

delegating, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Dennis, June

diary: building in margin, 2^nd

diet, 2^nd, 3^rd

digging ditches

DiSC profile

distractions, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th see also interruptions

downtime, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Drucker, Peter

 

Eat that Frog!

Einstein, Albert

email

autoresponders, 2^nd

check in with yourself first

inboxes

interruptions, 2^nd

and the Pareto rule

signatures

energy

daily rhythms

recharging, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

exercise, 2^nd, 3^rd

exhaustion

experimenting, as an alternative to being right

extroversion versus introversion

 

faffing about

failures, 2^nd

fake work, 2^nd

family, 2^nd

fear, overcoming

feedback

feelings

listening to

mood boosting, 2^nd, 3^rd

Ferguson, Caroline

Ferris, Tim

finish lines, 2^nd

Finn, Andrew

firefighting

flexible working

focus, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

food, 2^nd, 3^rd

fool, being the

Ford, Henry

Forster, Mark

fun, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Furtick, Steven

 

game, turning work into a, 2^nd

goals

alternatives to being right

finish lines

what are you building?

see also purpose

Godin, Seth

goodness versus greatness

Grady, David

Groeschel, Craig

guilt, 2^nd

 

happiness, 2^nd, 3^rd

Harland-Khan, Jennie

‘have to’ versus ‘get to’

health, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

help, asking for, 2^nd

Hendrick, Gay

home, working from, 2^nd

Horton, Janice

Hyatt, Michael

hydration, 2^nd

 

‘I am’ versus ‘I’m doing’

‘I can’t… ’, 2^nd

‘I have to’ versus ‘I get to’

‘I’ll just…’

ideas

parking

starting versus shipping

identity, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th see also roles

imagination, 2^nd

Immelt, Jeff

imposter syndrome

in place versus in use

inboxes

incoming work (CORD Productivity Model)

influence, circle of

integrity, work–life

interruptions, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th see also distractions

introversion versus extroversion

irresistible, making work

 

joy, 2^nd, 3^rd

juggling

art of

asking for help

compartmentalising

multitasking

roles, 2^nd

 

King, Martin Luther, Jr

Koven, Susan

 

Lamott, Anne

language

how to say no

project names

self-talk, 2^nd

Lencioni, Patrick

less is more

letting go, 2^nd

Lindell, Eveliina

lizard brain, 2^nd see also mind monkeys

Luccock, H. E.

 

Madavan, Cathy

margin, importance of, 2^nd

marketing

Maslow, Abraham

McGonigal, Kelly

McGuinness, Mark

McManus, Erwin

meaningful work

meetings, 2^nd

mind monkeys

avoiding waking

conversations with

dealing with

feeding

tactics of

mindset, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

mistakes, dealing with

momentum, maintaining

mood boosting, 2^nd, 3^rd

motivation, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

multitasking see also juggling

music

 

needs

asking for help, 2^nd

basic human

clarifying, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

negative thinking, 2^nd, 3^rd

negativity bias

Netflix

no, saying see boundaries

noise, 2^nd

 

office environment, 2^nd

open office hours

out of office autoreply, 2^nd

outsourcing

 

Pareto’s law

perfectionism, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

personality

DiSC profile

more than what you do

strengths and weaknesses

working with other people

Peters, Steve

phone calls, 2^nd

pioneering, as an alternative to being right

planning, 2^nd, 3^rd

play, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

playlists, pick-me-up

Pomodoro Technique

positive experiences

positive thinking, 2^nd, 3^rd

power moves

powerlessness

practising, as an alternative to being right

preparation

digging ditches

expecting the unexpected

as procrastination

thinking time, 2^nd, 3^rd

present moment, being in the, 2^nd, 3^rd

priorities, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

procrastination

fake work

monkey mind conversations

monkey mind distractions

preparation as

productive

techniques for overcoming, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

what you do, not who you are

productivity: definition

projects

naming

updates

Pullan, Penny

purpose, 2^nd

 

quality, work–life

questions

asking silly

for clarity (vision)

for dealing with uncertainty

at the end of the day

for teams

 

ranting and reframing

Ratey, John

real work

recharge times, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

recreation

reframing

relationships see colleagues; family

reputation

resistance, 2^nd see also procrastination

resourcefulness

responsibility

versus response-ability

roles, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

weight of

rest, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

results versus actions

retreats

rewards, 2^nd

rhythms

daily energy

juggling

performance and recovery

work–life, 2^nd

right, alternatives to being

roles, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Rudd, Melanie

 

Saunders, Elizabeth Grace

Schweitzer, Albert

self-doubt, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

self-generated problems

self-talk, 2^nd

serving by leading

Silk, Danny

Sinek, Simon, 2^nd

Slaughter, Anne-Marie

sleep, 2^nd

slowing down, 2^nd

small actions

Smith, Louise

social media, 2^nd, 3^rd

solitude

spare capacity (margin), 2^nd

speeding up

steps, taking baby, 2^nd

strategy for success

strengths and weaknesses

stress, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

success

alternatives to being right

celebrating, 2^nd

results versus actions

strategy for

support structures, 2^nd, 3^rd

 

ta-da! lists, 2^nd

teams

building trust

conversations to have with

daily huddle

influence on productivity

interruptions

managing the boss

project updates

roles and responsibilities

see also firefighting; personality

territory, identifying your

thinking time, 2^nd, 3^rd

tidiness, 2^nd, 3^rd

time

building in margin, 2^nd

fitting in baby steps

guilt about

having more

setting limits, 2^nd

taking your

wasting

tinkering

to-do lists, 2^nd, 3^rd

traffic control (workflow)

trust building

Tubb, Richard

Turner, Glenn

 

uncertainty, 2^nd, 3^rd

unfinished business

Urban, Tim

 

values, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

victim, playing the

Virgin

vision

Vohs, Kathleen

voicemail

void of uncertainty, 2^nd, 3^rd

 

water, 2^nd

weaknesses and strengths

‘what if’s?’

wobbly line

words see language

work and life

daily rhythms

maintaining momentum

working hours, 2^nd

work–life rhythm, 2^nd, 3^rd

see also juggling

work in progress

work, incoming (CORD Productivity Model)

workflow

working environment, 2^nd, 3^rd

working from home, 2^nd

working hours, 2^nd

worrying, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th