SPaMCAST 398 – Kevin Kruse, 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 398 features our interview with bestselling author Kevin Kruse.  We discussed his new book, .  The ideas Kevin presents on managing time and more accurately managing focus are extremely useful and in some cases just a bit controversial. Surprising findings include:         Most high achievers do NOT use to-do lists.         The Harvard experiment that showed how 3 questions saved 8 hours a week.         Procrastination is cured by “time traveling” to defeat your future self.         Most high achievers practice a consistent morning ritual.         How high achievers manage their email If you haven’t bought a copy of , I would recommend that you start your personal program to improve your productivity by using the link in the show notes and buying a copy! Kevin Kruse is an Inc 500 serial entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, and Forbes columnist. Kruse has been named a Top 100 Business Thought Leader by Trust Across America. Over the last 20 years Kevin has started or co-founded several multi-million dollar companies which have won awards for both fast growth (Inc 500) as well as employee engagement (#4 Best Place to Work in PA). As a keynote speaker and performance coach, Kevin has worked with Fortune 500 CEOs, startup founders, US Marine Corps officers and non-profit leaders.   Contact Information: twitter.com/Kruse facebook.com/KruseAuthor instagram.com/kevin__kruse info@kevinkruse.com   Re-Read Saturday News We concluded the read of by Maassen, Matts, and Geary. This week’s installment will addresses the epilogue (everybody lives happily ever after) and summarizes some of the key concepts that I have already found useful.  Next week we will begin re-reading  ’s , Second Edition. I originally read the first edition several years ago on flights traveling between clients.  The book provides an important explanation for xP and the even today confronts us with the realization that Agile is more than just Scrum. Visit the Software Process and Measurement Blog (www.tcagley.wordpress.com) to catch up on past installments of Re-Read Saturday.   Next SPaMCAST In the next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our essay on using storytelling to jumpstart Agile efforts. Telling stories is a natural human activity from time immemorial that can be used to create a succinct and informative story to describe a business need or the future of an organization.  The essay provides an approach for using storytelling and suggests that sometimes the journey an organization must take to achieve a goal needs facilitation. We will also have columns from the Software Sensi, Kim Pries and an entry from Gene Hughson’s Form Follows Function Blog.   Shameless Ad for my book! co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: “This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book nglish and Chinese.