Leslie’s Articles

Articles featured in Smart CEO Magazine

11/2011 – Detour Recovery: How to Stay on Course When Interruptions Strike

1/2011 – This is Your Brain On Work: Six Facts That Can Help You Maximize Your Brainpower and Productivity

9/2010 – How Productive Are You? Avoid These Three Red-Hot Danger Zones to Stay in Control of Your Work Day

3/2010 – Wash Away Your Worries

10/2009 – This System Sucks: How My Vacuum Taught Me a Lesson in Workplace Productivity

7/2009 – Productivity Potholes: How to Steer Clear of Time-Wasting Distractions

1/2009 – Ditch the Diet: How True Productivity is Like Eating Right for Life

10/2008 – Attack of the Space Invaders: How the Boss Can Be the Unwitting Cause of Low-Level Productivity

7/2008 – Information Overload

4/2008 – Learning to Let Go: Lasting Delegation Skills for Leaders

11/2007 – Block Time or Risk Blocking Progress

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Articles featured in Work Day Wonders

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Leslie Shreve, productivity expert and founder of Productive Day, teaches highly motivated professionals how to use the power of productivity to get clarity and control back in their work day so they can enjoy more freedom, focus and success. For access to the best productivity tips, techniques and strategies, get your FREE subscription to Leslie’s e-zine, Work Day Wonders, today at www.ProductiveDay.com/e-zine.

11/15/11 – Front and Center: Why Your Task List Should Steal the Show

1/11 – Interruption Reduction: How to Reduce the Interruptions from Your Full-Time Team and Boost Productivity for All

10/18/11 – How to Get More Confidence and Certainty in Your Work Day Using the Power of Choice

10/4/11 – Is Your Note-Taking Routine Burying Your Best Opportunities?

9/20/11 – What’s Your Mindset Telling You?

9/6/2011 – Paella and Productivity: 3 Key Ingredients to Add to Your Day So You Can Stop Trying to Remember What You’re About to Forget

8/16/2011 – Productivity Sabotage: 4 Real Life (Real Scary) Scenarios that Are Hazardous to Your Work Day

8/2/2011 – Ship Shape or Ship Wreck: 3 Ways to Set Sail for a More Wonderful Work Week

7/19/2011 – Ye Olde Planner: Step Out of the Past and Into More Productivity & Peace of Mind

7/5/2011 – 3 Ways to Stand Up, Take Charge and Get Going: (No One Else Will Do It For You!)

6/21/2011 – Lessons from Dad: 3 Simple Secrets to Success if You Want to Lead and Succeed

6/7/2011 – Bridges to Burn: How You Invest in Your Time Is How You Invest in Your Success

5/17/2011 – Break Free from E-File Entanglement: 7 Simple Steps to Organize Your E-Documents and Create a System You Trust

5/3/2011 – How to Be Note-Free: 4 Tips to Unburden Yourself of Notes from Meetings, Calls & Conferences

4/19/2011 – Is Decision Making Easier at Starbucks than In Your Office?

4/5/2011 – Magazine Mania: How to Manage the Articles You Fall in Love With

3/15/2011 – 4 Fundamentals to Lighten the Load in Your Inbox

3/1/2011 – Make Planning Part of Your Plan

2/15/2011 – Time for a Calendar Fix

2/2/2011 – First Things First: 5 Tips to Help You Focus on Your Priorities

1/18/2011 – Doing Less for More Success: How to be Under-committed, Underwhelmed & Under-stretched in 4 Easy Steps

1/4/2011 – Say Yes to Less: 3 Simple Steps to Create an Atmosphere for Achievement

12/2010 – Work Day Casino: How You Could Be Gambling with Your Productivity and Success

11/2010 – Rescue Missions for Saving Time from Your Inbox & Other Dangerous Thieves

10/19/2010 – Desk Detox: 7 Simple Steps to Clear Your Desk and Your Mind

10/5/2010 – What You Learned in 5th Grade is All You Need to Know to Stay Productive at Work

9/21/2010 – Why Being a Control Freak is a Good Thing

8/17/2010 – Are You Holding a Fire Hose Instead of a Golf Club? 4 Starter Steps for Using Outlook Tasks to Give You More Control, More Freedom and Less Stress

8/3/2010 – Tried and True: 12 Time-Tested Productivity Tips that Never Go Out of Style

7/20/2010 – Reading Resuscitation: 7 Steps to Revive Your Reading or Retire It for Good!

7/6/2010 – Productive Day Proverbs II: More Little Pearls of Wisdom to Keep You Out of Productivity Peril

6/15/2010 – Estimated Time to Interstate 83: How to Use Time Wisely & Stop Underestimating, Overestimating and Procrastinating

6/1/2010 – First Come, First Served: Why Your Office is Not a Short-Order Deli and How to Toss Other Work Day Misconceptions in Favor of More Productive Practices

5/18/2010 – How to Play Chicken and Other Time-Saving Tactics for Your Work Day

4/20/2010 – Productive Day Proverbs: Little Pearls of Wisdom to Keep You Out of Productivity Peril

4/6/2010 – Don’t Crash and Burn: 3 Steps to Prepare for Emergencies & Keep Your Day on the Road to Success

3/16/2010 – How to be Totally Inefficient: What Not to Do if You Truly Want to Stop Stalling & Gear Up for Business Success

3/2/2010 – 6 Fascinating Facts About “Your Brain at Work:” How Your Brain Affects Your Productivity and Your Success

2/1/2010 – Too Much or Not Enough: How to Eliminate the 5 Biggest Time Wasters in Your Day

1/18/2010 – Is Information Traffic Holding You Up On The Road to Success? How to D.A.R.R.T. Through Information Traffic So You Can Speed Up Your Productivity and Your Success

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