Beyond Busy

Graham talks down-the-line to organisational designer Mollie West Duffy from Ideo, and the author of No Hard Feelings: Emotions at Work and How They Help Us Succeed. They discuss devices at work, creating barriers against bad habits, working the room, and earning trust.Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks down-the-line with author Paul Jarvis, about his book Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business. They discuss purpose, questioning growth, adaptability, "hustle" (and other business sacred cows), and how to think like a small company. Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks with Benjamin Spall of My Morning Routine, who shares what he's learned from the many successful people he's interviewed for his blog and book. They walk through some highlights from the book (including the four-star US General who purportedly survives on one meal a day), discuss what it means for Marie Kondo to leave the house untidy, and reflect on their Amazon reviews and attitudes towards them. Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks to Tony Danker from Be the Business, about improving the productivity of UK businesses, forming good teams and constructively rowing within them. **Join Graham on Monday 21st January at Action for Happiness, for a talk on getting beyond busy.** Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks to Professors Mark Dodgson and David Gann, authors of the book The Playful Entrepreneur. They discuss learning and innovation, problematic depictions of entrepreneurship in popular media, and the importance of experimentation in work. **Join Graham on Monday 21st January at Action for Happiness, for a talk on getting beyond busy.** Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks to singer-songwriter Grace Petrie about gigging, protest singers, gender identity and acceptance. Grace's new album, Queer as Folk is available on her Bandcamp site, and on Spotify.Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham has a frank and fascinating discussion with leadership coach Sally-Anne Airey, touching on identity, mindfulness, leadership in the Royal Navy, and parenting. Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the first of a new season of Beyond Busy, Graham talks with serial social entrepreneur Sam Conniff Allende about ethical marketing, disruptive advertising and settling the score as to who would win between a pirate and a ninja. Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham is in his back garden talking to the author of The Definition of Success, entrepreneur Derek Snook. They discuss faith, living among the homeless, living with purpose, social media and the search for validation. Derek formed a non-profit company in his home state of South Carolina, to help improve the working conditions of day labourers (workers, often manual labourers on day-long contracts that historically have been exploited). In his latest project, Co-Life, Derek is combatting isolation by helping people live together and share resources. Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham is in Hove, speaking with founder and CEO of the Choir with No Name, Marie Benton. They chart the history of the first choir and the charitable organisation, and discuss maternity leave, work/life balance and self-evaluation. ## Support the Choir with No Name If you're in the UK, text the word SING to 70300 to donate £3 to the Choir with No Name. Find other ways to donate on their website.Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.