by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D.
Fewer and fewer professionals are struggling with voicemail as a productivity problem. Many people don’t get any voicemails. In this video, Dr. Melissa Gratias asks for your input on the state of voicemail. Is it still a useful business tool? ...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D.
In a previous post, I gave tips for taking meeting notes on paper. I promised to discuss electronic note-taking later. Welcome to later. Yes, there are cognitive and social advantages to taking meeting notes on paper. Research shows that we remember...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D.
Dear Outlook Tasks, We first met in the early 2000s. I came from a Lotus Notes world, and you were there to welcome me to civilization. You sat in the lower left-hand corner of my screen. You beckoned me with promises of productivity, but I ignored you. ...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D.
Sometimes we think that being more productive requires big, overwhelming changes to how we work and live. Not true! In this video, Dr. Gratias gives you five small things you can do that may have a big impact on your productivity. Don’t want to watch the...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D.
Guest Post by Shannon Martin, Director of Communications for Podbean Do you have a growing stack of unread books? Are there topics you’d love to learn more about but wonder where you’ll find time? Enter….Podcasts! The Serial podcast brought podcasting further into the...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D.
I have been a productivity coach for over a decade. And, although I love the tools of productivity – calendars and task lists, timers and process documents – they are not the reason that I still enjoy what I do. What keeps me fired up and engaged with my clients is...
