Archives for the 'interviews' Category
Interview with Stephen Covey [Getting Things Done]
OK, this is getting weird. This weekend I have read 2 interviews with 2 of my “heroes”. Yesterday I found an interview with David Allen on Web Worker Daily and today I found that Stephen Covey has been interviewed by Leo from zenhabits.net! What I like about both interviews is that they do not repeat [...]
A conversation with Mark Hurst, web usability expert and author of “Bit literacy” [Matt's Idea Blog]
Recently I had a nice conversation with Mark Hurst, a leader of the online “customer experience” movement, and author of Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload (see the book’s site and sample chapter). Additionally, he’s contributed to the web usability field in many other ways. For more, see his bio, [...]
A conversation with Marilyn Paul, author of “It’s hard to make a difference when you can’t find your keys” [Matt's Idea Blog]
Another treat in my interview series (kickoff post, all posts), I’m very pleased to share highlights from an hour with Dr. Marilyn Paul, author of the best-selling It’s Hard to Make a Difference When You Can’t Find Your Keys (The Seven-Step Path to Becoming Truly Organized) (personal and consulting sites). Not only is her book [...]
A nice surprise: A short email interview with UK productivity expert Nicholas Bate [Matt's Idea Blog]
One of the great things about my series of interviews with top productivity consultants [1] (along with lots of new ideas) is discovering thinkers I’ve not previously heard of. I’m pleased to share a short email interview with Nicholas Bate (site, blog), who came to my attention when I received a surprise box of books [...]
A conversation with Sally McGhee, productivity pioneer and author of “Take Back Your Life” [Matt's Idea Blog]
Continuing my interview series with the top experts in personal productivity comes another deep and wide-ranging conversation, this time with Sally McGhee, CEO of McGhee Productivity Solutions and author of Take Back Your Life!: Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to Get Organized and Stay Organized.
If her name sounds familiar, that’s no surprise. Her book [...]
An interview with Chris Crouch, creator of the GO System [Matt's Idea Blog]
Continuing my interview series [1] with the top experts in personal productivity, I’m very pleased to share highlights from my conversation with Chris Crouch, creator of the GO System and author of Getting Organized: Learning How to Focus, Organize and Prioritize. Chris’s company runs a certification program and sells products like an implementation kit. You [...]
A conversation with Chris Crouch, author and creator of the GO System - Part I [Matt's Idea Blog]
Continuing my interview series [1] with the top experts in personal productivity, I’m very pleased to share highlights from my conversation with Chris Crouch, creator of the GO System and author of Getting Organized: Learning How to Focus, Organize and Prioritize. Chris’s company runs a certification program and sells products like an implementation kit. He’s [...]
A conversation with Laura Stack, the Productivity Pro [Matt's Idea Blog]
As I announced last week [1], I’ll be interviewing the top experts in the field of personal productivity, and I’m pleased to start out with a bang - I had the pleasure of talking with Laura Stack, AKA the Productivity Pro, last week.
Laura (site, blog), a very well known expert in productivity, has created a [...]
What can you learn from the world’s best productivity consultants? Let’s ask! [Matt's Idea Blog]
As you know, I’m working on being a top personal productivity consultant. In addition to absorbing every related book I can lay my hands on [1], I’ve been developing my networking skills [2], building my LinkedIn network, and asking smart, successful people how they got to where they are (and where I want to be).
To [...]
Organize IT Recap 26th Aug 2007 [Organize IT]
Organize IT recap for 26th August 2007
I hope you enjoyed the three part series where I interviewed a series of productivity bloggers, to celebrate the first birthday of Organize IT. I didn’t get many comments though, so if you have not read the posts yet, please do. There are a lot of interesting points.
As part [...]