Chaos and Time Management Strategies with Anna Dearmon Kornick

Anna Dearmon Kornic stops by The Future of Teamwork to talk about her experience as a time management coach, and how she helps people reclaim time for the things that matter most to them. Along with host and HUDDL3 Group CEO Dane Groeneveld, Anna explores holistic approaches to time management, as well as understanding what means the most to people. During the conversation Anna discusses strategies for combatting the most distracting elements of modern life in favor of intentional tracking and habit reinforcement.

Key Takeaways:

• [00:11 - 02:58] Anna Kornick and how she became a time management coach
• [02:58 - 04:45] Anna's first job out of college as a scheduler in D.C.
• [04:45 - 06:14] Moving home to Louisiana and working in crisis communications and government affairs
• [06:17 - 08:47] Hitting a breaking point and creating an LLC focused on time management
• [08:50 - 09:33] Living in chaos, managing chaos
• [09:33 - 11:33] What engagement looked like with new customers when Anna started
• [11:35 - 12:40] Spending time with people, finding quality time
• [12:42 - 14:31] Helping female professionals and business owners find more time
• [14:32 - 15:57] The mental, emotional, and physical task workload women often bear
• [15:59 - 17:36] A holistic approach to time management solutions
• [17:41 - 20:24] Slipping out of practices, working out, hydrating
• [20:27 - 22:32] Reinforcing good habits and progress at check-ins
• [22:33 - 24:06] Old fashioned habit reinforcement and tracking
• [24:05 - 25:43] Myers-Briggs and finding your own time management preferences
• [25:44 - 28:29] Preferences for how you take in informationf
• [29:29 - 33:26] Information diets and dealing with distractions to focus on our values
• [33:27 - 36:06] Creativity, spontaneity, and "infinite browsing mode"
• [36:08 - 39:21] Deploying strategies that reinforce vision, values, goals, and accountability
• [39:23 - 40:41] Shuffling meetings, especially across timezones
• [40:41 - 42:58] An asynchronous listening tour, and accommodating community in different timezones
• [43:13 - 47:17] The importance of rest, recharge, and being intentional with relationships
• [47:20 - 49:20] Recap and connecting with Anna