From the course: Succeeding in a New Role By Managing Up
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Kathryn Minshew: Be the most productive version of yourself
From the course: Succeeding in a New Role By Managing Up
Kathryn Minshew: Be the most productive version of yourself
- [Kathryn Minshew] A couple tips I have for being the most productive version of yourself, since we all wish we could get more done. One, is to really figure out when you do your best work. I think there's a classic expectation that we all start work at nine, end work at five. That's the kind of way that it's always been done. But, for many people, that's not actually the case. I know people who are incredibly productive in the morning and then have a slump in the afternoons. For me, I actually get really productive late at night. I can just sit on the couch with my laptop and just crank through things that would be challenging for me to do at other times. So, my first tip is, figure out when you, personally, are productive, then protect that time. That actually leads really well into the second tip, which is to put up barriers. So, for example, it's really hard when you're sitting at your desk or if you're somewhere where people have easy access to you, to not get interrupted…
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