Maybe you haven’t seen TLC’s reality show Hoarding: Buried Alive, but you probably know a thing or two about hoarders and the chaotic states of their homes. Now here is something you most likely know nothing about: information hoarding. We have so much accessible information today, but we too often try to hold on to [...]
“Work is no longer a place – it’s something we do.” With this striking new definition, we kicked off a fascinating chat with workplace technology specialist David Shaw that covered productive office spaces, introverts vs. extroverts, meeting rules and more. The world of work has changed dramatically, yet our physical work environments still suffer from [...]
Meetings are crucial in the working world, especially for workshifters. But too often people leave meetings feeling that time was wasted. To help make your meetings more productive, here are a few things to keep in mind if you want to effectively and efficiently collaborate – whether online or in person. Why are we here? [...]
Today we have a guest post from Stephanie Brennan. Spring is finally here! Do you think you’ll be more productive in a cluttered, dingy workspace while you long for the sunshine and foliage on the other side of the wall, or do you see yourself accomplishing more in a streamlined space that brings some of [...]
This week’s episode of The Work Talk Show features Dan Martell, CEO and founder of Clarity and an angel investor in multiple ventures. Dan is extremely passionate about how we spend our time. With a strong entrepreneurial streak, Martell has now set his sights on solving a problem that’s a challenge to many – how to [...]
This week’s The Work Talk Show episode features Jonathan Fields. As his bio states, Jonathan is a dad, husband, New Yorker, author, speaker, serial wellness-industry entrepreneur, recovering S.E.C./mega-firm hedge-fund lawyer, marketing and innovation consultant, venture partner and book-marketing educator. It’s no surprise that someone this busy would be a guest on this week’s edition of [...]
Every month on Workshifting, we find and publish one video that embodies the ideas we discuss on the blog (anywhere productivity, work-life balance, travel, etc.). For April, we chose an interesting debate from TED2013 between economist Robert Gordon and Erik Brynjolfsson, a professor of management. Here’s the description from TED: Robert Gordon says that the [...]
This week’s The Work Talk Show episode features Christopher S. Penn, a wearer of many hats. He’s the vice president of marketing technology at SHIFT Communications, a co-founder of PodCamp with Chris Brogan, a co-host of the Marketing Over Coffee podcast with John Wall and a professor of Internet marketing and advanced social media at [...]
This week’s The Work Talk Show episode features IBMer Matt Stryker. As manager of smarter commerce strategy and solutions at IBM, Matt has a long, rich history of working remotely. From his time at IBM to his previous life on the agency side, he was kind enough to share his thoughts on what’s changed about [...]
The terrible British weather seems to have lasted much longer than we would all like. Where is the spring and sunshine? Are your energy levels low? Lacking on creative thoughts? We hear you. That’s why we’ve created the Productivity Generator app to inspire you throughout the day. The app has a series of dials looking [...]





