The volume and velocity of work and our focus on completion can make us forget to update people on progress and especially the lack thereof. These people include coworkers, clients, direct-reports and even family and friends. Instead… Casey's eTip: Keep People Informed Everyone wants results, yes, but more than that…

One way to prioritize tasks and create accountability for them is to commit to another person to complete them by a certain deadline. Such promises help but can still lead to last-minute fire drills. Here’s a way to ensure you make time to do a task well before it’s due……

The Yerkes-Dodson Law holds that there is an optimal level of energy or excitement that produces high performance. You, too, can… Casey's eTip: Find Your Energy Sweet Spot It's so obvious you might miss the implication that you can leverage this law: Too little energy and your performance suffers. Too…

"Unless a decision has degenerated into work, it is not a decision; it Is at best a good intention." These are the immortal words of Peter Drucker and he is correct. You too can… Casey's eTip: Ensure Your Decisions Become Actions How to do it? Drucker encourages you to consider…

In the quest to live our lives aligned with our values, needs and purpose, other people--people we care about--will sometimes feel frustrated, annoyed, disappointed or sad about our decisions. It's true. For some, the need to prevent others from having those emotions derails them from their lives of purpose. If…

One of the fundamental principles of productivity is to connect tasks (your to-do-list intentions) with time (your calendar). In other words--schedule appointments with your activities, not just with other people. This planning can get complicated, though, and can sometimes feel like you're playing Tetris with your calendar. Now there's automated…

When people think of to-do's, they often imagine a list of items they can check or unflag when done. But that's a bit binary and doesn't convey much context. If it feels too confining, here's another way to clarify your commitments… Casey's eTip: Use Kanban to Visualize Your Work Kanban…