The document summarizes findings from a survey of 19,957 professionals across six continents about productivity habits. The survey identified seven key habits of highly productive professionals: 1) developing daily routines, 2) planning schedules, 3) managing communications effectively, 4) running efficient meetings, 5) delegating tasks to teams, 6) using to-do lists and prioritization matrices, and 7) avoiding multitasking. The summary recommends three steps for improving productivity: 1) plan work based on priorities and objectives, 2) develop techniques for managing information overload, and 3) understand colleagues' needs for responsive communication and clear directions.

1. What Makes Some People More Productive
Than Others
by Robert C. Pozen and Kevin Downey

2. What's Your Productivity Rating
South America,
Australia, Africa
10%
North
America
50% Europe
21%
Asia
19%
Habits Found
in
•Working smarter
•Senior professionals
recorded higher scores
•Male and female
professionals were almost
the same
Working LongerWorking Smarter Younger & JunierOlder & Senier Male ProfrssionalsFemale Professionals
General Patterns of
Productive
Professionals
Data Driven
from
•19,957 respondents
across six continents

3. The survey focused on seven habits
Developing
Daily
Routines
Panning
Your
Schedule
Coping
With
Message
Getting
A lot
Done
Running
Effective
Meeting
Honing
Communication
Skills
Delegating
Tasks to
Team
To Do list
Eisenhower
Matrix
Stop
Multitasking
Be
Organized
Track And
Limit
Smart

4. Summery
Plan
work
Understand
Needs &
Clear
Directions
Develop
Techniques
Farm
Fresh
First
• Plan your work
based on your top
priorities, and then
act with a definite
objective.
Second
• Develop effective
techniques for
managing the overload
of information and
tasks.
Third
• Understand the needs of
your colleagues for short
meetings, responsive
communications, and
clear directions.

5. Implementation
Focus on
adjusting
your daily
work
Quickly Start on
your important
work, focus on
final outcome
Become more
disciplined,
Developing
Daily Routines
Panning Your
Schedule
Coping With
Message
Getting A
lot Done
Running Effective
Meeting
Honing
Communication Skills
Delegating Tasks
to Team
HBR - 4 Habit s of people
who are always learning
new skills
Earning New Skills
HBR -5 strategies for
getting More work done in
less time
More Work in less Time
HBR- How to get your To
Do list Done when You’re
always in meeting
To Do List
Mostly
Sometimes
Rarely

6. Thank You