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Many of us struggle with making time to prioritize the things that are most rewarding to us and our careers. On today's show, we tackle the topic of time management through the questions from the community. Plus, responses to questions on additional topics as well.

Guest: Bonni Stachowiak

1. Question about leading during a school closing from Jermaine

We recommended episode #55 with Carol Taylor on How To Lead In A Crisis.

2. Question about giving feedback from Sue

3. Question about prioritizing emails and voice mail from Matt

Dave's task management system: OmniFocus

Bonni's task management system: Remember The Milk

VIP contacts and flagging on iOS7 for the iPhone and iPad: How To See Important Messages in iOS7 Mail from The Mac Observer

Mailbox for iPhone

Sanebox.com

We recommended episode #109 on Seven Online Tools That Will Help You Do Your Best Work.

We recommended episode #119 with David Sparks on How To Get Control Of Your Email.

4. Question about small tasks and large tasks from Catherine

5. Question about hiring the right person for a non-profit

Check on episodes #89 and #90, both on StrengthsFinder with Steve Dosier

What’s one new practice you’ll start with your time management this week?

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What’s one new practice you’ll start with your time management this week?

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed

Bonni is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, Dean of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Business and Management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, she was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. Bonni is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide*.

Bonni and I discussed three steps for getting what you most want out of conflict:

Recognize our tendency to focus on ourselves being right and the other party being wrong.

Getting clear on the feeling factor: becoming aware of our own feelings and learning to express them accurately to another party

Know your short and long-term goal. “Given what has already transpired that you can't change, what do you want to have come out of this situation?”

We recommended Difficult Conversations*

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So you’re in the midst of conflict and frustrated with the other party. What can you do get what you really want? On today’s show, Bonni Stachowiak joins me to discuss the path to get there.

Guest: Bonni Stachowiak

Bonni and I discussed three steps for getting what you most want out of conflict:

Recognize our tendency to focus on ourselves being right and the other party being wrong.

Getting clear on the feeling factor: becoming aware of our own feelings and learning to express them accurately to another party

Know your short and long-term goal. “Given what has already transpired that you can't change, what do you want to have come out of this situation?”

We recommended the book Difficult Conversations*

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Episode #125 airing later this month will be an all question and answer show focused on the topic of Time Management. If you have a question relating to time management, please record it for consideration for this episode at this link.

Thank you to Rose Baladez, Louise deCordova, Katie Smith, Graham Loan, Jeff Herbele, James White, David Myers, Luke Ennis, Rene Husum, Antonio Han, Erin Bailey, Nancy Rondeaux, Mary Schuman, Rob White, Huibert Gill, and my dad, Gene Stachowiak who’ve subscribed to my weekly update this past week.

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How would identifying what you want out of conflict help you in a current dialogue?

John Corcoran: Smart Business Revolution

Key Points

Ursula Burns (CEO of Xerox) and her thoughts on work-life balance, as reported by the Wall Street Journal

The Storyline Productivity Schedule (used by John)

David Allen's Getting Things Done* (both John and Dave use the philosophy of this system)

ProductiveFlourishing.com (John uses)

OmniFocus (Dave's task management system)

Drafts (how Dave captures thoughts throughout the day)

5 Days To Your Best Year Ever (Dave attended this course over the holidays to set his 2014 goals)

iCloud calendars (Dave's family uses this to coordinate family scheduling)

Boomerang for Gmail (John uses this to delay sending emails)

Coaching for Leaders episode #70: How Three Words Can Drive Your Development This Year (Dave's podcast that aired in early 2013 that John and Dave referenced during the show)

Book recommendation: Give and Take by Adam Grant*

Book recommendation: How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie*

Book recommendation: The Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce Feiler* (mentioned by Dave post-interview)

Follow Dave's reading on GoodReads.com by visiting CoachingforLeaders.com/goodreads

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If you Google the phrase “work-life balance” you’ll get 265 million hits. There’s lots of information on this so called balance, but not as much on the practical perspective of what works and doesn’t for people. Today, my guest John Corcoran and I tackle the practical pursuit of work-life balance.

Guest: John Corcoran SmartBusinessRevolution.com John also appeared on Coaching for Leaders epsiode #106: How to Create Your Personal Networking Plan List of resources that John or I mentioned during our conversation:

Ursula Burns (CEO of Xerox) and her thoughts on work-life balance, as reported by the Wall Street Journal

The Storyline Productivity Schedule (used by John)

David Allen's Getting Things Done* (both John and Dave use the philosophy of this system)

ProductiveFlourishing.com (John uses)

OmniFocus (Dave's task management system)

Drafts (how Dave captures thoughts throughout the day)

5 Days To Your Best Year Ever (Dave attended this course over the holidays to set his 2014 goals)

iCloud calendars (Dave's family uses this to coordinate family scheduling)

Boomerang for Gmail (John uses this to delay sending emails)

Coaching for Leaders episode #70: How Three Words Can Drive Your Development This Year (Dave's podcast that aired in early 2013 that John and Dave referenced during the show)

Book recommendation: Give and Take by Adam Grant*

Book recommendation: How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie*

Book recommendation: The Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce Feiler* (mentioned by Dave post-interview)

Follow Dave's reading on GoodReads.com by visiting CoachingforLeaders.com/goodreads

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Be sure to also check out John's podcast, the Smart Business Revolution Episode #125 airing later this month will be an all question and answer show focused on the topic of Time Management. If you have a question relating to time management, please record it for consideration for this episode at this link.

Thank you Nusrat Khan, Shannon Chiusano, Johana Alvarado, Arthur Kogut, Pam Davis, Chao Fan, Jacob Abanga, Ian Butcher, John Corcoran, Maria Augustyn, Melissa Dixon, Jenny, Bryan Ryndak, James Drake, Rob Root, Brian Myers, and Loraine Clarke who’ve subscribed to my weekly update this past week. Thank you to Marla R for your very kind written review on Stitcher. If this show has been valuable to you as well, please leave a written review on iTunes or Stitcher by visiting coachingforleaders.com/itunes or coachingforleaders.com/stitcherWhat one new idea did you gain from our conversation that will help you achieve better work-life balance?

Richard Sheridan: Joy, Inc.

Author of the new book Joy, Inc.*

CEO, Menlo Innovations

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What if you loved starting your work most days? What if you were able to create a workplace where people felt joy? Our guest today leads a place that Inc. Magazine has called, “The most joyful company in America,” and is here to inspire us to do more for the people we lead.

Guest: Richard Sheridan

Author of the new book Joy, Inc.*

CEO, Menlo Innovations

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Episode #125 airing later this month will be an all question and answer show focused on the topic of Time Management. If you have a question relating to time management, please record it for consideration for this episode at this link.

Thank you to Juha Ruohola, Mir Ali, Chad Belletete, Donnie Mefford, Simon Cooper, Varun Perla, Sanjay Patel, Craig Strickler, Terry Cao, Melissa Hecht, Hani Alshoulah, Par Hoglund, Reza Ahmadi, Rebecca Mohon, Lynn Schaffer, Teresa Gibson, René Rasmussen, Klaus Feldam, Dick Donovan, Melissa Williams, Sylvia Emery, and Ron Echtenacher who subscribed to my weekly update this past week.

What’s one thing you could do today to bring joy into the workplace?

Mario Livio: Brilliant Blunders*

A lot of us fear making mistakes, but mistakes are such an important part of the process in moving forward. Today, you’ll hear why this is important even for (and maybe especially for) the most successful thinkers and doers.

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A lot of us fear making mistakes, but mistakes are such an important part of the process in moving forward. Today, you’ll hear why this is important even for (and maybe especially for) the most successful thinkers and doers.

Guest: Dr. Mario Livio

Author, Brilliant Blunders*

Astrophysicist, Space Telescope Science Institute

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What's a blunder you've made that later led to a big success?

How do I manage my former peers? Should I get an MBA? What can I do to get my organization to train people? I tackle these and more community questions on today’s show.

If you have a question for a future Coaching for Leaders Q&A show, be sure to submit it at coachingforleaders.com/feedback

Resources I mentioned for Kyle's question on managing peers vs. being buddies:

My appearance on Firefighter Toolbox to discuss How To Motivate and Lead in the Fire Station

FirefighterToolbox.com

Resources I mentioned for Kirks' question on deferred email:

Sanebox.com

Mailbox app for iOS devices

Halina's question on getting an MBA:

How can I apply my passions for coaching and training? [VIDEO]

American Society for Training and Development

Jennifer's question on how to get the training her organization needs:

Leading Change by John Kotter*

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