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PRODUCTIVITY Seek & Destroy Your Team's
KILLERS
by Marissa Brassfield

2.
01
Meeting Madness
Hacking work periods into pieces
Calendar software inflates meeting length
Unnecessary "FYI" and basic status update meetings
Fragmented free time for high-value work

3.
If you had to identify, in one word, the
reason why the human race has not
achieved, and never will achieve, its full
potential, that word would be "meetings."
D A V E B A R R Y

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01 | MEETING MADNESS
ACTION STEPS
1 Limit Meetings to 10-, 20- or 40-min Intervals
2 Only Use Meetings to Make Decisions
3 Review/Clear Standing Meetings Every 90 Days

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02
Email Overload
Drowning in others' agenda items
Asynchronous messaging in synchronic situations
Messages that don't initiate or facilitate progress
Long-winded messages bloated with context

6.
If the only way you could read an email
was to run a mile first, the urge would
quickly die.
A N D R E W W E I L

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02 | EMAIL OVERLOAD
ACTION STEPS
1 Omit Unnecessary Context & Offer 5-min Follow-Up Calls
2 Only Use Emails to Catalyze Progress
3 Keep Emails Short and Scannable (<5 sentences)

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03
Burnout
Incinerating energy and passion
Exhaustion, frustration and mental fog
Lack of creativity and innovation
Micromanagement, poor decisions, rash judgment

9.
I actually think burnout is the wrong
description of it. I think it's burn up.
Physiologically, that's what you're doing
because of the chronic stress being
placed on your body.
R I C H A R D B O Y A T Z I S

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03 | BURNOUT
ACTION STEPS
1 Fully Unplug Every Night, Take Real Weekends
2 Focus on Getting Quality Sleep Every Night
3 Meditate, Connect and Seek Support From Loved Ones

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04
Stagnation
Choking out innovation
No interest in striving to improve
Resistance to change and innovation
Helplessness and futile attitude

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Success breeds complacency.
Complacency breeds failure.
Only the paranoid survive.
A N D Y G R O V E

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04 | STAGNATION
ACTION STEPS
1 Adopt and Incentivize a "Destroy to Create" Attitude
2 Reinvent a Core Process, System or Protocol Every 90 Days
3 Track & Analyze Quantifiable Performance Metrics

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05
Motivation
Starvation of inspiration
Disconnection with your "why"
Lack of commitment and follow-through
Withdrawing from the job and colleagues

15.
When you look at people who are
successful, you will find that they aren't
the people who are motivated, but have
consistency in their motivation.
A R S E N E W E N G E R

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05 | MOTIVATION
ACTION STEPS
1 Identify Your "Why," Connect With It Throughout the Day
2 Recognize & Express Gratitude Every Day
3 Address Personal Needs: Eat Well, Exercise, Sleep, Connect

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