Beyond Busy

Graham talks down-the-line with leadership mentor, and South Carolina city councillor Tameika Isaac Devine.

They discuss her upbringing, how her father’s history, growing up in the segregated south encouraged her advocacy, leading through turbulence, and juggling her role on the city council with her full-time job as an attorney in a law firm she founded in 2001.

In 2002, at the age of 29, Tameika became the first African American woman to serve on the city council. She still serves on the city council, and has overseen dramatic weather events, civil action (recently in the form of the removal of the confederate flag), and the church shooting that made international headlines.

During these events, Tameika has not simply presided over these events, but actively worked within her community to help recover from, or otherwise make sense of them.

Graham and Tameika also discuss her take on work-life integration, including defining and managing goals, measuring success, avoiding burnout and saying “no”.

Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive.

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Graham talks to former submarine commander and language engineer David Marquet, about the language of leadership, intent, and starting questions with “why” or “how”.

David approaches the statement: “I wish my team were more x”, and encourages leaders to work towards changing their own behaviour in order to facilitate change within their team.

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Graham speaks down-the-line with coach, facilitator and speaker David McQueen.

They talk about valuing one’s time and experience, telling hard truths, and the prejudices faced by black and other ethnic minority professionals that are often unchallenged.

David shares his L4 framework of loving, listening, language and learning for moving conversations forwards, and speaks candidly about his experiences, the way he leverages privilege, and the importance of turning down engagements where only the other party benefits.

Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive.

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Graham was a guest on the Happy Startup School's Friday Fireside, discussing productivity during lockdown, and taking questions from the livestream audience.

Graham provides tips for prioritising work, managing commitments and boundaries, trust and autonomy.

Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive.

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Graham sits down with authors of How to Go to Work, Lucy Clayton and Steven Haines.

They share their experiences helping younger people enter the world of work, dealing with bad bosses, managing holiday and allocating energy.

Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive.

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Graham talks with author Alex Pang about the four day week, creativity, competing in the job market for peace of mind over higher salaries, and how running shorter meetings can translate into better social capital within a more traditional work week.

Both Alex and Graham are proponents of the four day work week, and in this episode they challenge some of the misconceptions people have around the way time is spent throughout the week.

Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive.

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Graham speaks with co-founder of career development company Amazing If, Sarah Ellis, about uncertainty, social media’s comparison culture, and the importance of a personal manifesto.

They both share personal moments from their time in lockdown and Sarah shares her insights on company values from her time working with Sainsbury’s.

Sarah has run Amazing If for six years, going from a side-project alongside her job working in corporate social responsibility for Sainsbury’s, to a full-time commitment during that period, balancing child care and looking after her own fitness and wellbeing.

Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive.

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Graham and Grace present their webinar on working from home, from coping with distractions to juggling priorities.

As well as delivering a full training session to their virtual attendees, they took questions from the live chat.

Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive.

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Graham speaks with digital change specialist Katz Kiely, about the need for cultural transformation within the health sector, and how operating with compassion is just good business.

Katz is leading an initiative to help frontline NHS workers get the personal protective equipment (PPE) that they need to work more safely.

You can find out more about the initiative at frontline.live, and if you’re a key worker in need of PPE, you can post a tweet with the following hashtags:

* #frontlinemap

* your work postcode (eg #SW11AA)

* your PPE need (eg #N95masks)

You can also submit your PPE needs directly and anonymously.

Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive.

This podcast is produced by Origin.

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Graham talks to author Louai Al Roumani, about acting effectively and compassionately in a crisis.

Louai was head of finance and planning at one of the largest banks in Syria, when the war broke out in 2011. He shares his thoughts on leading "from the ground", how to think long-term, and effectively measure success.

Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive.

This podcast is produced by Origin.

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