How I Work
408 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 120 ratingsHave you ever wondered if the worlds’ leading entrepreneurs, writers, musicians and business people construct their day differently to you? How I Work delves into the working days of some of the world’s most successful innovators. We discuss tactics, rituals and tricks they use to achieve so much more than the average person, despite having the same number of hours in the day.
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Maggie Beer on why mastering the basics is the best way to up your game
July 21, 2021 20:00 - 37 minutesSince opening a small pheasant farm and restaurant with her husband back in the 70s, Maggie Beer has become the master of making the most out of every opportunity. She’s no stranger to creating new and hugely popular new food products from excess harvest, and shares how to look for inspiration in something that can, at first, appear to be a problem. Maggie has been helping us up our game in the kitchen for years. She says the best way to drastically improve your cooking is to master the b...
My Favourite Tip: Don’t scramble your chances of a productive day - Attica’s Ben Shewry shares the right way to start the day
July 19, 2021 20:00 - 10 minutesIf deciding what to have for breakfast each morning does your head in, why not outsource the decision to the best - top Melbourne restaurant owner, Ben Shewry? The Attica chef says, “It takes just as long to make a bad breakfast as it does to make a good one.” So what are Ben’s top tips for making a great breakfast? Omelette, poached or scrambled… No matter how you take your eggs, Ben Shewry is about to help you take them to the next level. Connect with Ben on Instagram or Twitter You...
Work less, achieve more, with Greg McKeown
July 14, 2021 20:00 - 39 minutesA tip just for you - you’re doing too much, friend. You’re probably conditioned to think the harder you work, the better the results... And you might have even hit burnout once or twice along the way. Leadership and business strategist Greg McKeown wants you to fight against that conditioning. Instead of wondering “How can I work harder to get more done?”, Greg wants you to ask yourself “How can I make this easier AND get the best results?”. But can you genuinely take fewer steps...
My Favourite Tip: Adore Beauty co-founder Kate Morris on ‘The best thing I ever did’
July 12, 2021 20:00 - 6 minutesHow does someone as busy as Adore Beauty co-founder Kate Morris nail her unique and polished look at every event? Spoiler - it’s not by pulling everything out of the cupboard! As the leader of a publicly listed e-commerce beauty empire, the pressure is ON when Kate steps out of the house. Kate shares her secret, which she says is “the best thing I ever did” and a total shortcut for always wearing the best version of herself. Connect with Kate on Linkedin You can find the full int...
BEST OF: Google’s Executive Productivity Advisor, Laura May Martin, on how she dramatically reduced the amount of time she spends in her inbox
July 07, 2021 20:00 - 56 minutesOn today's BEST OF episode, my guest is Laura Mae Martin. Laura is the Executive Productivity Advisor at Google. So how did this happen? Laura Mae Martin started at Google almost 10 years ago in the Ann Arbor office. Shortly after joining she started a 20% project and developed an internal training on how to manage your inbox effectively. Her continued passion for productivity has developed into a full-time role working 1:1 with Executives at Google and running the Productivity@Google progra...
My Favourite Tip: Being in the business of delight with Simon Griffiths
July 05, 2021 20:00 - 10 minutesWhen Simon Griffiths chose to cover your toilet paper stack with a cheeky sense of fun and delight, the Who Gives a Crap founder cracked open a whole new world of creative possibilities for the business. For Simon, that meant delivering something unexpected to his customers and creating a culture of quirky fun in the workplace, all while delivering decoration to your dunny. That sense of humour has even filtered through to the company’s recruitment process. Connect with Simon on Twitter...
BEST OF: Rahul Vohra on why the key to productivity is to stop touching your mouse
June 30, 2021 20:00 - 50 minutesIn today's BEST OF episode, my guest is Rahul Vohra. Rahul is the founder and CEO of Superhuman, the fastest email experience in the world. Users get through their inbox twice as fast — and many see Inbox Zero for the first time in years! Previously, he founded Rapportive, the first Gmail plugin to scale to millions of users. Rapportive was acquired by LinkedIn. In our chat, we cover: Rahul’s approach to becoming as efficient as possible with the software he uses Rahul’s email workflow Ho...
A simple strategy to make better decisions + meet me at the Melbourne Podcast Festival
June 28, 2021 20:00 - 8 minutes***Complete the 2021 How I Work Listener survey to go into the draw for a $100 Visa gift card and a spot in Inventium's Workday Reinvention program, valued at over $500: https://bit.ly/3fEMiAG. *** Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber Twitter: https://twitter.com/amantha Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanthai/ Get in touch at [email protected] If you are lo...
Why She’s On The Money’s Victoria Devine doesn’t do long-term career goal setting
June 23, 2021 20:00 - 32 minutes***Complete the 2021 How I Work Listener survey to go into the draw for a $100 Visa gift card and a spot in Inventium's Workday Reinvention program, valued at over $500: https://bit.ly/3fEMiAG. *** How did Victoria Devine convince hundreds of thousands of millenials, mostly women, to stop hitting snooze on their finances? The award-winning financial advisor and Founder of She’s on the Money shares her no-nonsense tips for building a secure financial future. In Victoria’s case, that ques...
My Favourite Tip: eBay's Tim McKinnon on striking a balance between having authority and being approachable
June 21, 2021 20:00 - 8 minutes***Complete the 2021 How I Work Listener survey to go into the draw for a $100 Visa gift card and a spot in Inventium's Workday Reinvention program, valued at over $500: https://bit.ly/3fEMiAG. *** Do you struggle to speak up in a meeting and share your ideas? Developing your authority as a leader while still remaining approachable can be super tricky. Ebay Australia's Managing Director Tim MacKinnon says when you’re trying to strike that perfect balance, traits like vulnerability, aut...
Bigger is better, and other misconceptions about networks with Marissa King
June 16, 2021 20:00 - 42 minutes***Complete the 2021 How I Work Listener survey to go into the draw for a $100 Visa gift card and a spot in Inventium's Workday Reinvention program, valued at over $500: https://bit.ly/3fEMiAG. *** Before you click ‘add’ on another vaguely familiar face on LinkedIn - not so fast! But the larger your social or professional network, the larger your influence, right? Organisational psychologist Marissa King says… not always. A professor of organisational behaviour at the Yale School of ...
My Favourite Tip: Job Van Der Voort on why it's not enough for organisations to be remote-friendly
June 14, 2021 20:00 - 7 minutes***Complete the 2021 How I Work Listener survey to go into the draw for a $100 Visa gift card and a spot in Inventium's Workday Reinvention program, valued at over $500: https://bit.ly/3fEMiAG. *** Now everyone has had time working from home, is it time to return to ‘normal’? Remote.com’s Founder and CEO Job van der Voort says now we've tasted the freedom of remote work, companies are going to have a tough time getting staff back in the office. Working for a remote-first company allows...
The habits of happiness with Gretchen Rubin
June 09, 2021 20:00 - 45 minutes***Complete the 2021 How I Work Listener survey to go into the draw for a $100 Visa gift card and a spot in Inventium's Workday Reinvention program, valued at over $500: https://bit.ly/3fEMiAG. *** What are the routines and habits of a happiness guru? Gretchen Rubin has spent the last ten years dedicated to researching and exploring how to be happier. She’s the host of popular weekly podcast, Happier with Gretchen Ruben, and the author of several books including The Happiness Project, ...
My Favourite Tip: Wired co-founder Kevin Kelly on how he decides who to work with
June 07, 2021 20:00 - 7 minutesMy guest today is Kevin Kelly. Kevin is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first seven years. His most recent book is The Inevitable, which is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. He co-founded the Hackers’ Conference and also the Quantified Self movement. He writes one of my favourite newsletters, Recomendo, hosts the Cool Tools podcast, and also founded the very popular Cool Tools website back in 2003, i...
Mastering the business of cooking with chef Gary Mehigan
June 02, 2021 20:00 - 41 minutes***Complete the 2021 How I Work Listener survey to go into the draw for a $100 Visa gift card and a spot in Inventium's Workday Reinvention program, valued at over $500: https://bit.ly/3fEMiAG. *** When Gary Mehigan opened his first restaurant he couldn’t understand why all that effort in the kitchen wasn’t cooking up good business. So the chef engaged a business coach who helped him work smarter instead of harder. He learned how to be more accountable to his business, including a daily r...
My Favourite Tip: Perry Marshall on how to do more $10,000 per hour tasks and less $10 per hour tasks
May 31, 2021 20:00 - 10 minutes***Complete the 2021 How I Work Listener survey to go into the draw for a $100 Visa gift card and a spot in Inventium's Workday Reinvention program, valued at over $500: https://bit.ly/3fEMiAG. *** Have you ever thought about breaking down your day into what are the most valuable tasks that you do and the least valuable? If you're like most people, you've probably broken down your annual salary into an hourly rate. Or if you're a business owner or freelancer, perhaps you've divided annual re...
Digital nomad and CEO: Working efficiently from anywhere with Sam Corcos
May 26, 2021 20:00 - 46 minutesHave you ever considered packing up your life and working on the road? Co-founder and CEO at Levels, Sam Corcos, has been a digital nomad for more than 10 years. All while running a global company. Sam is a fellow productivity nerd and thinks deeply about his personal productivity. In today's show, he shares a tonne of really practical tips, from his email processing strategies and how he organises his calendar as a hyper busy CEO, through to how he manages to read two books every week ...
Two strategies to get rid of the "shoulds" in your life
May 24, 2021 20:00 - 6 minutes“Should” is one of the most problematic words when it comes to self-talk. I should go to the gym. I should accept this event invitation. I should call this friend and see how she's going, I should spend less time on social media. Shoulds are very, very unhelpful. They have the double whammy of making us feel guilty AND they don’t actually help us change our behaviour. So today I want to share with you two alternative words or phrases to replace the shoulds in your life. Visit amanthaimber....
Why NYT journalist Kara Swisher has never had imposter syndrome
May 19, 2021 20:00 - 37 minutesKara Swisher is a no-nonsense journalist with a reputation as both the most feared and the most respected journalist to cover Silicon Valley. When she interviews the biggest names in tech, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla’s Elon Musk, they’re usually visually nervous and on their toes. She's been covering the industry since the early 90s and knew many giants in the tech world when they were just starting up. Kara is widely connected, well-read and always prepared for an int...
It’s time to challenge your rituals and routines
May 17, 2021 20:00 - 7 minutesAre your routines still serving you? Maybe they were when you first made them, but are you still getting the same results as when you started? I’ve recently been revising my own rituals and routines in my day, week, and month. I’ve discovered that by mixing up some of my routines, such as my workout and weekly psychologist appointment, I’ve been more energised and productive. So I’m challenging you to take a look at your own routines and ask yourself if there’s a better way to achieve the ...
Master your tasks with Todoist’s Amir Salihefendić
May 12, 2021 20:00 - 23 minutesDo you ever finish your day with your inbox and task list complete? Amir Salihefendić is a CEO who prides himself on an empty calendar and empty inbox at the end of each day. In 2007 he created the to-do list app, Todoist, from his college dorm room. Today it’s one of the world’s most popular task management apps with more than 25 million users. He’s set his remote-first company up to work asynchronously. This means everyone in his company works remotely and documents what they’re doing ...
Research shows that time management equals happiness
May 10, 2021 20:00 - 6 minutesCan you become happier in your job simply by managing your time better? At Inventium, our Workday Reinvention Program is one of our most popular programs with clients. The program increases productivity by teaching people to prioritise deep work over shallow work. This can lead to 20% more productivity and a huge increase in job satisfaction. A recent study published in PLOS One looked at the outcomes of better time management. I was surprised to find out that time management was also lin...
Cal Newport on how to eliminate 80% of emails in your organisation
May 05, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutesDo you hate email? Are you sick of being a slave to your inbox? Are you like the "average" knowledge worker and check your email or chat messages every six minutes? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, I think you will love today's show. Cal Newport is a Computer Science Professor at Georgetown University and also the bestselling author of Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and most recently, A World Without Email. And Cal has been thinking a lot about how to overcome what he calls ...
Four pieces of career advice from the world's most successful leaders
May 03, 2021 20:00 - 7 minutesWhat’s the best advice you’ve ever received? A great piece of advice can be life-changing. It can set you on a whole new trajectory, land you a new job, or even prompt you to make a big career change. Group Managing Director of Coca-Cola Amatil, and self-described overachiever Alison Watkins shares how to make sure the advice you receive is right for you. Global leader in innovation Scott D Anthony wants you to flirt with possible career moves through advice and curiosity. Organisa...
Business Chicks Emma Isaacs on how to get better at networking (even if you hate it)
April 28, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutesHate networking but know you need to get better at it? Career entrepreneur Emma Isaacs has built her professional network of people - including Richard Brandson, Nicole Kidman, and Arianna Huffington - from the ground up. She bought her first business at the age of 18 and has never looked back. Today Business Chicks is a global social networking group with over 44,000 members, hosting events across Australia and the US. Emma now runs her company from the US, where she lives with her fam...
Five cool tools to improve your health
April 26, 2021 14:00 - 10 minutesI place a huge value on my health. It’s my number one priority. If you’re not healthy, chances are you’re less productive. Using these tools helps me incorporate physical activity into my day, understand my health patterns so I know where I can make improvements, and trains my brain. I use the Apple Smart Rope to count reps when I’m skipping. The rope connects to an app on my phone and lets me know when I have reached my goal. Smart Rope: https://www.apple.com/au/shop/product/HL6M2ZM/...
Why Booktopia’s CEO Tony Nash is excited when people resign
April 21, 2021 20:00 - 31 minutesIf you left your job, could your company go on without you? Booktopia’s CEO Tony Nash believes a company should be more robust than the people working for it. When someone walks into his office to resign, they don’t get the reaction they expect. Instead of alarm, Tony feels excitement when someone decides it’s time to move on. Before starting Booktopia in 2004, Tony ran his own online recruitment company, Best People International, and still enjoys the process of recruitment, even from t...
The ultimate home office set-up
April 19, 2021 20:00 - 12 minutesWelcome to my home office. Since Inventium officially became a remote-first organisation, I’ve been making improvements to my set up with the help of my dad, who’s very tech savvy. By using a semi-professional camera as a webcam, I get amazing clear images for online meetings and presentations. I can control the lighting and make sure I look great, without lights shining in my eyes. I’ve turned my office into a mini-recording studio for podcast and presentation recordings. I’ve even start...
Wired co-founder Kevin Kelly on how you can make a career from just 1000 true fans
April 14, 2021 20:00 - 27 minutesIf you're anything like me, your inbox is cluttered with e-newsletters that you don't read. But there are a handful I actually look forward to reading. One of them is called Recomendo, co-written by Wired co-founder Kevin Kelly. As you would expect from someone who founded arguably the most influential tech magazine on the planet, Kevin epitomises the phrase "finger on the pulse". I interviewed Kevin last year and he has kindly offered to come back on again. If you're interested in Kevin's f...
Three cool tools for better virtual meetings and presentations
April 12, 2021 20:00 - 8 minutesDo you want to nail engaging virtual meetings? Make presentations feel more like they do in real life. The mmhmm app helps you to configure your screen for more effective presentations. By appearing next to your slides instead of being replaced by them, you’ll enhance human connection and communicate more naturally. Increase interaction with your audience with fun polls and live voting. The Slido app integrates seamlessly with Google Slides and even displays live results - adding that lit...
How to remember names and influence people - with Carsales’ CEO Cameron McIntyre
April 07, 2021 20:00 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBIf you have a meeting with Cameron McIntyre there are a few things about him that might surprise you. The first one is he will remember your name and the second is that he’s always present, prepared, and not easily shaken. But how does he manage to do this? What is his trick for recalling names in a meeting full of people he’s never met before? Cameron shares his hacks for always being composed, never sending an email you may regret, and making a good impression. Cam...
Carsales’ CEO Cameron McIntyre on how to remember names and influence people
April 07, 2021 20:00 - 32 minutesIf you have a meeting with Cameron McIntyre there are a few things about him that might surprise you. The first one is he will remember your name and the second is that he’s always present, prepared, and not easily shaken. But how does he manage to do this? What is his trick for recalling names in a meeting full of people he’s never met before? Cameron shares his hacks for always being composed, never sending an email you may regret, and making a good impression. Cameron’s favo...
Four cool tools to improve your writing
April 05, 2021 14:00 - 6 minutesDo you want to improve your writing? Writing is one of the fundamental ways we persuade people to take up our ideas, meet with us, or buy the thing we are selling. Want a snappier headline or to make sure you are communicating to the right audience. Want to find those pesky grammatical errors before you send your email? What if you see a nice font you like, but don’t know how to find out which one it is? Text analyser Hemingway, writing assistant Grammarly, headline improver CoSchedule an...
Getting creative with a time limit - the new life of ABC Radio breakfast host Sammy J
March 31, 2021 19:00 - 46 minutesCan you be creative when you have a time limit? A new life for ABC breakfast radio presenter, TV writer and comedian Sammy J means more demands on his time. Gone are the days of creatively exploring ideas all day before performing at night. Sammy J has to organise his home and work life precisely to keep up with the demands of several jobs and his new role as a father. How has he learned to manage his creativity to deliver within strict time limits? Sammy J also shares his personal...
INTRODUCING — Curveball, a leadership podcast on how to thrive in challenging times
March 29, 2021 19:00 - 16 minutesIf there’s one thing leaders and entrepreneurs know, it’s that business is a rollercoaster. And sometimes you’re hit by something you couldn’t even see coming. There’s extreme highs and some devastating lows, and yet somehow you have to keep going. You need to adapt, pivot, and keeping moving. If you love How I Work, chances are you’ll enjoy Curveball. In revealing, personal conversations with leaders, host Kellie Riordan asks them how they tackle life’s toughest moments — and come out...
How to bring more comedy into your next stand-up meeting, with Naomi Bagdonas
March 24, 2021 19:00 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBDoes business really need to be so serious? Stanford Business School humour lecturer Naomi Bagdonas believes there’s always room for humour, even when you’re trying to accomplish very serious things. She’s found utilising humour can boost innovation, foster creativity, and bolster resilience through hard times. Naomi says bringing levity into your day-to-day exchanges can diffuse tension and help your colleagues understand you on a deeper level. She shares tips from her bo...
Bring more comedy into your next stand-up meeting, with Naomi Bagdonas
March 24, 2021 19:00 - 53 minutesDoes business really need to be so serious? Stanford Business School humour lecturer Naomi Bagdonas believes there’s always room for humour, even when you’re trying to accomplish very serious things. She’s found utilising humour can boost innovation, foster creativity, and bolster resilience through hard times. Naomi says bringing levity into your day-to-day exchanges can diffuse tension and help your colleagues understand you on a deeper level. She shares tips from her book Humor,...
Cool tools for time management
March 22, 2021 19:00 - 8 minutesAre you looking for ways to save time? There are plenty of tools out there to help streamline your work processes, but how do you know which ones work best? Find out what websites are causing you too many minutes of distraction, and learn how to batch check your emails rather than becoming a slave to the inbox. Website time tracker Rooster, time calculator Erik Rood, and email client Tempo are the three tools that help me get more out of my week. I’ll explain how I use them and how you can...
Why Adam Grant wants you to schedule a regular life check-up
March 17, 2021 19:00 - 59 minutesHow often do you stop and check-in about how you’re tracking with your career and the job you are in? How do you know you're not blindly following a career path you’re going to regret years down the track? Organisational psychologist and best-selling author Adam Grant says we should all be scheduling life check-ups. A life check-up is just like scheduling an appointment with a doctor, even if you don’t suspect anything is wrong. By putting a reminder in your calendar twice a year to re...
My Favourite Tip: Free yourself from meetings with Gitlab’s Darren Murph
March 15, 2021 19:00 - 10 minutesDo you have Zoom fatigue? What if you could cut your meetings down by 50%? Gitlab’s head of Remote, Darren Murph, believes time spent face-to-face is precious and should be reserved for informal communication and team bonding. So he’s created a four-step barrier to scheduling a meeting that means only the most important meetings make it onto his calendar. By preferencing documentation over meetings Murph has made his virtual meetings dramatically more effective. You can find the full int...
Keep calm and make good eggs with Attica’s Ben Shewry
March 10, 2021 19:00 - 47 minutesOn March 15, 2020 Ben Shewry woke up knowing his business was going to collapse. It was his birthday and also the worst day of his life. Melbourne was going into lockdown, forcing him to close the doors of his restaurant Attica, and to cancel thousands of bookings for his $300 a head tasting menu. But instead of giving up, Shewry decided to make a commitment to his 40 full-time staff to keep going. Now, not only is Attica still open, but Ben is about to open another restaurant in the Yarr...
How to keep calm and make good eggs with Attica’s Ben Shewry
March 10, 2021 19:00 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MBOn March 15, 2020 Ben Shewry woke up knowing his business was going to collapse. It was his birthday and also the worst day of his life. Melbourne was going into lockdown, forcing him to close the doors of his restaurant Attica, and to cancel thousands of bookings for his $300 a head tasting menu. But instead of giving up, Shewry decided to make a commitment to his 40 full-time staff to keep going. Now, not only is Attica still open, but Ben is about to open another restaurant in the Yar...
My Favourite Tip: Inventium's CEO Michelle Le Poidevin on why we fired all the managers
March 08, 2021 19:00 - 13 minutesDo you want more time for creative and strategic work? Inventium’s CEO Michelle Le Poidevin says removing the idea of ‘managers’ from a team structure is one of the best things she’s done for the company. When looking into the holacracy structure, Michelle realised the most senior people in the company were spending most of their time managing people, instead of doing the work that really mattered. By changing the work culture and building a founder-like mindset, her staff were able t...
How to turn self-doubt into a strength - not a weakness
March 03, 2021 19:00 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBHave you ever felt like an imposter? Of course you have! Because 82% of people have experienced it at some point. Imposter syndrome is the persistent thought we are undeserving of our achievements. People fear they might be ‘found out’ or that they ‘don’t know what they are doing’. How can you rethink or reframe these thoughts so they don’t have so much power over you? How I Work guests share their experiences with feeling like an imposter and how to use it to your advantage. ...
Turn self-doubt into a strength - not a weakness
March 03, 2021 19:00 - 29 minutesHave you ever felt like an imposter? Of course you have! Because 82% of people have experienced it at some point. Imposter syndrome is the persistent thought we are undeserving of our achievements. People fear they might be ‘found out’ or that they ‘don’t know what they are doing’. How can you rethink or reframe these thoughts so they don’t have so much power over you? How I Work guests share their experiences with feeling like an imposter and how to use it to your advantage. Envat...
My Favourite Tip: Tech journalist Peter Wells on how anyone can use software to automate their job
March 01, 2021 19:00 - 10 minutesMy favourite tip from my chat with tech journalist Peter Wells was on how anyone can use software to automate their job. You can find the full interview here: Tech journalist Peter Wells on how to automate your job Connect with Peter: Twittercom/peterwells Meta podcast The Helpdesk podcast Subscribe to my new podcast How To Date in Apple Podcasts or Spotify. If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things ...
Cosmetics queen Kate Morris on why you need to manage energy, not time
February 24, 2021 19:00 - 45 minutesWith just $12,000 borrowed from her boyfriend’s father, Adore Beauty founder Kate Morris started Australia’s first beauty e-commerce site in 1999. Adore Beauty has expanded its offer to more than 200 brands and 13,000 products, earning Kate the Business Innovation Award for Victoria at the Telstra Business Women’s Awards in 2014, and an induction into the Australian Businesswomen’s Network Hall of Fame in 2015. Adore Beauty floated on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2020 for a reputed $600...
My Favourite Tip: Global innovation thought leader Scott D Anthony on his new rituals for Deep and Shallow work
February 22, 2021 19:00 - 11 minutesMy favourite tip from my chat with global innovation thought leader Scott D Anthony was on his new rituals for Deep and Shallow work. This extract is from my second time having Scott on the show - you can check out the full interview here. And check out my first interview with Scott here. Get your copy of Scott’s latest book Eat, Sleep Innovate and check out the book's companion website here. Check out Scott’s firm Innosight. And connect with Scott on LinkedIn and Twitter. Subscribe to my...
Remote.com Founder Job van der Voort on the ultimate home office set up
February 17, 2021 19:00 - 50 minutesEven before we fled our workplaces amid the Covid pandemic to set up at home, Job van der Voort was convinced that remote working was the future. He’s the CEO of Remote (and the former VP of Product for GitLab), which assists other companies to set their employees up, which he says allows them to live a better life. But it’s not as easy as just letting some of your employees work from home. Job says the key to running a remote team is to intentionally create moments for connection and bond...
My Favourite Tip: Sunsama's Ashutosh Priyadarshy on using artificial time constraints to force productivity
February 15, 2021 19:00 - 9 minutesWant to complete tasks quicker and fit more into your day? Productivity nerd Ashutosh Priyadarshy says effective and productive behaviour comes from setting a goal for your time. He’s the founder of productivity software company Sunsama, the makers of a daily planner tool that helps you plan out a focused work day by pulling together your tasks from all of your tools. During the early days building Sunsama software, Ashutosh set a 1.5-day turn around from demo to delivery. This forced the t...