How I Work

My favourite tip from my chat with Amazon executive Paul Migliorini was on banning PowerPoint decks.

You can find the full interview here.

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This is part 2 of my chat with Jake Knapp. 

If you didn’t listen to last week’s episode, Jake spent the last 10 years at Google and Google Ventures where he created the Design Sprint, which is a method for building and testing a prototype in five days. He then went on and wrote a book about the process, called Sprint, which was a New York Times bestseller. He recently wrote another book called Make Time, which I mentioned on a previous episode. I personally loved Make Time, which is all about strategies to help make time for doing your most important work and really getting the most out of each day.

Check out my very first interview with Jake.

And check out Part 1 of this interview here.

We cover:

• How Jake and his wife deliberately design each day in 15-30 minute increments
• The importance of planning his morning to set himself up for the rest of the day
• Our favourite calendar software
• On sharing “news duty” with his wife and how it has completely changed the way Jake consumes news
• Daily dancing to improve mood
• Using phone calls instead of video calls
• On trying to be a better listener and stop solving people’s problems.

Books

• You’re Not Listening

Find out more about Jake here:

• Running remote Sprints
• The Jake and Jonathon podcast
• Jake’s website
• Jake’s books Sprint and Make Time

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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My favourite tip from my chat with Columbia Professor Rita McGrath was on how she decides what projects to take on.

You can find the full interview here.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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My guest today is Jake Knapp. Jake spent the last 10 years at Google and Google Ventures where he created the Design Sprint, which is a method for building and testing a prototype in five days. He then went on and wrote a book about the process, called Sprint, which was a New York Times bestseller. He recently wrote another book called Make Time, which I mentioned on a previous episode. I personally loved Make Time, which is all about strategies to help make time for doing your most important work and really getting the most out of each day.

Check out my very first interview with Jake.

And in this chat, we cover:

• What working from home during COVID is like when you are a solo worker
• What it was like having all keynotes and workshops cancelled when COVID hit
• How working from home right now is completely different to working from home pre-COVID
• How to build self-worth when the majority of your client work has been cancelled
• Running remote Sprints
• The importance of planning a highlight for every day
• Jake’s favourite new mobile app for daily reflection
• Jake’s biggest struggle in trying to be productive
• Why email is so addictive and how to kick the addiction
• Balancing communicating with fans of his work and dedicating time to getting new work done
• Jake’s new email auto-responder

Find out more about Jake here:

• Running remote Sprints
• The Jake and Jonathon podcast
• Jake’s website
• Jake’s books Sprint and Make Time

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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My favourite tip from my chat with Sandra Sully was on how to conduct a great interview.

You can find the full interview here.

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My guest today is Mia Freedman. Mia is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of the Mamamia Women’s Media Company in Australia. Mamamia has an audience of more than five million women each month and includes the largest women’s podcast network in the world with over 67 million listens and 28 different shows. 

As many Australian listeners would know, Mia was the youngest editor of Australian Cosmo at 24 years old back in the mid 90s. And because I was one of many loyal Cosmo readers as a teenager, I feel like I grew up with Mia. I’ve also lapped all of her books and I just love how she speaks so honestly and is such a raw way about her life.

This is Mia’s second time on How I Work. (Listen to her first time here). I loved her so much the first time that I was keen to check in with her during COVID to see how she was going and how her working life has changed.

We cover:

• Mia’s plan for transitioning back to the office
• Why her first day back was exhausting
• New rituals that helped Mia thrive during lockdown
• The most challenging thing about running a media company during COVID
• The rules and rituals Mia set for herself around news consumption 
• How Mia maintained social connections during lockdown
• Mia’s strategy for getting a quick read on how all her staff members were coping during lockdown

Check out:

• Mia on Instagram
• Mia’s podcasts: No Filter, Mamamia Outloud, and Lady Startup.
• And on her website. 

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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My favourite tip from my chat with Dropbox executive Dean Swan was on finding the ideal structure for his day.

You can find the full interview here.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

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My favourite tip from my chat with CommBank board director Wendy Stops was on the best career advice she has received.

You can find the full interview here.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

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My favourite tip from my chat with Scott Young was on the best ways to give and respond to feedback.

You can find the full interview here.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

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My guest today is Fred Schebesta. Fred is an award-winning business leader, best known for co-founding one of the world’s leading comparison websites, Finder.com. 

Finder.com was born out of a simple concept: to educate people and directly compare student credit cards. Over the years, it expanded and evolved to compare a range of products across different industries. Today, Finder.com compares virtually everything from cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets, credit cards and insurance to savings, travel, technology and electronics. Finder.com attracts over 8-10 million visitors per month and now operates in over 80 countries.

We cover:

• The most challenging parts of working from home during COVID
• Using narratives to communicate with his staff
• How Fred segments his sleep
• Fred’s approach to eliminating digital distractions
• Why Fred doesn’t have a TV
• How Fred consumes the news
• Having an emotional coach
• What self-care looks like in Fred’s life
• Why Fred frequently reminds himself he will die
• How Fred creates space for creativity in his calendar
• Fred’s strategies for identifying the best talent in recruitment

You can connect with Fred on Linkedin and Instagram. 

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at [email protected]

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

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