by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D.
Work smarter…not harder. ~Allan H. Mogensen, the father of flowcharts, ca. 1930 For knowledge workers, “hard” work is often measured by time spent – an eight-hour day becoming a ten-hour one, for example. Hard workers put in extra hours, check their work email...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D.
I’ve been writing blog posts since 2008. I get inspiration from my clients, my industry, and occasionally, personal experiences. Those of you who have been loyal readers for a while have seen me fail at my goals, sell my business, roll with an unexpected family...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D.
Your calendar is the shield with which you defend your balanced life. However, too often we treat it as a sponge for other peoples’ priorities. In this video, Dr. Melissa Gratias gives three tips to use your calendar as the important time management tool...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D.
In this video, Dr. Melissa Gratias tells the tale of a client who reduced her work hours from 75 to 50. There are things you need to do at work and home to achieve similar results. Don’t want to watch the video? A transcript is below. Transcript: Hi, my name is...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D.
There’s nothing astronomically significant that happens at midnight on December 31st. There’s no “New Year Comet” that flies through the sky. If you really want to get astronomically geeky about it, a year is not really a year. There is a psychological significance,...
