My guest today 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 program for all employees.

We cover:

How Laura scored the job of Executive Productivity Advisor at Google
Laura’s top tips for working from home during COVID while being a parent
How Laura sets her day up for success
Laura’s template for planning her day the night before
Laura’s weekly ritual for planning her work
How Laura reflects on her energy levels over a week and plans her week based on these insights
How Laura has set mental and physical boundaries while working from home during COVID
Laura’s approach to making meetings as efficient as possible and her default meeting length time
Laura’s email management strategies to dramatically reduce the amount of time she spends in her inbox
How Laura manages digital distractions
Laura’s favourite productivity apps
How Laura and other Googlers are improving social connectedness during COVID.

Find out more about Laura here:

Laura's blog post about working from home
Laura's blog post about mastering email
The Suite Life YouTube series, where Laura shares GSuite hacks on a weekly basis
Laura's LinkedIn

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

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