How I Work

Today’s guest is Tim Kendall. Tim is the former President of Pinterest, where he led global sales, marketing and product development. Prior to Pinterest, Tim was Facebook’s Director of Monetization, where he led the development of Facebook’s advertising business.During his last year at Pinterest, Tim began noticing his own “bad” phone habits, not to mention the poor habits of everyone around him. Tim is now the CEO of Moment, a mobile app that helps you to use your phone in a healthy way, giving you back time for the parts of life that matter most.We cover a bunch of things in this chat, including: Tim’s quirky technique for keeping staff focused while he was President at Pinterest Tim’s extreme tactic for controlling mobile phone usage Tactics that Tim uses for setting himself up to have a productive day The role sleep plays in Tim’s life Why Tim takes ice baths most mornings, and what lead to this being a part of his routine Tim’s email hack that helps him stay focused The email software that has dramatically sped up the amount of time Tim spends responding to email Tim’s email rules for employees at his company, Moment. The damaging culture that exists in many Silicon Valley tech companies Why Tim is contemplating moving Moment to a four day work week and having parent-friendly hours Two books that have had a profound impact on Tim’s thinking Why Tim stays away from consuming the news And a whole lot more.You can find out more about Tim and Moment at http://inthemoment.ioDownload Moment on the iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moment-track-how-much-you/id771541926?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Christmas holidays nearly upon us, this mini-episode reveals five science-backed (and counterintuitive) ways to create the perfect break.Warning: after listening to this episode, you might want to change your Christmas holidays plans.Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is Patty McCord. Patty McCord served as chief talent officer of Netflix for 14 years and helped create the Netflix Culture Deck, which has been viewed on Slideshare over 15 million times (Sheryl Sandberg has referred to this deck as “ the most important document ever to come out of the Valley.”). She is also the author of "Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility". In this episode, we talk about: How Patty uses her time on planes How her life is different post-Netflix How Patty prepares for presentations The key to making unlimited paid leave work Her commutes to work with Reed Hastings and the critical role this played Where she conducted most of her one-on-one meetings The importance of being radically honest at work - and how to get better at it How to change a culture Why many companies’ bonus systems are broken What executives need to expect from their HR people Find Patty at pattymccord.com, check out her book Powerful (https://www.amazon.com/Powerful-Building-Culture-Freedom-Responsibility/dp/1939714095) and take a look at the Netflix Culture deck (https://jobs.netflix.com/culture).Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you need to get your creative juices flowing this week, I cover four incredibly simple-to-apply tips to instantly boost your creativity on today's show. All backed by science.Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discover innovative strategies from a fascinating book that can transform your daily routine. Learn how selecting a daily highlight can significantly boost your productivity. The discussion covers practical tips for minimizing distractions, like organizing your phone and managing emails. Get ready for inspiring experiments aimed at making time for what truly matters in your life. Join the journey to reclaim your focus and enhance your working days!

How do you decide what to say "yes" to and what to say “no" to? And how do you say “no" in a way that doesn’t offend?Guests on the How I Work podcast struggle with like the rest of us. They literally get hundreds of requests on their time and can’t possibly say yes to everyone. So they develop methods to make the decision-making process easier, and have specific strategies for saying no nicely.This episode covers the following: Adam Grant’s strategy for prioritising requests The two types of requests Adam Grant loves receiving How Mia Freedman learnt to become great at saying no Mia Freedman’s rules for saying no Why Mia Freedman tries to say no quickly Rachel Botsman and the “clean” no How Sarah Green Carmichael frames her “no’s” when rejecting submissions to HBR How Nancy Duarte uses her assistant to say no. And much, much more! Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes.Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I love to-do lists. But the problem with most to-do lists is that they don’t discriminate between the type of thinking different tasks require and the fact that our brain is suited to different types of thinking depending on the time of day. This episode will teach you how to re-think your to-do list.Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes.Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's episode is a blast from the past (and by that, we mean one from a few months ago because Amantha is on holidays right now!).This episode features Matt Mullenweg. Matt is kind of like internet royalty because he is a founding developer of WordPress, which is the Open Source software used by over 31% of the web. He also founded Automattic which now employs around 700 people. Matt has been named one of PC World's Top 50 People on the Web and Business Week's 25 Most Influential People on the Web.In this conversation, we cover a whole bunch of topics such as: Matt's innovative approach to consuming books How Matt stays focused on important tasks Matt's approach to meetings Techniques to create healthier habits What's on Matt's smart phone home screen Matt's favourite productivity apps Why Matt still uses a paper notebook The podcasts Matt is listening to and books he is reading And a whole lot more.You can find out more about Matt via his blog https://ma.tt/ or via https://automattic.com/For comprehensive show notes on this episode, go to: www.amanthaimber.com/podcastIf you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at howiwork.coWant to get in touch? Reach out at amantha@inventium.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Email gets a bad rap. People complain that email is the biggest drain on their productivity. But it’s only bad because of the mindless way most people approach their inbox. Instead of checking email willy-nilly throughout the day, there is actually an optimal time of the day to be dipping into your inbox.Visit amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes.Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's episode is a blast from the past (and by that, we mean one from a few months ago because Amantha is on holidays right now!).Amanda Palmer is a singer-songwriter, rule-breaker, disruptor, and all round rockstar.You might know Amanda from being one half of the Dresden Dolls. Or you might know her, as I did, through her TED talk "The art of asking" which has been viewed by over 10 million people. Amanda is a total innovator in the world of music, and raised $1.2 million on a kickstarter campaign several years ago to be able to produce her own solo album, independent from a record label.One of the things I loved most about this chat with Amanda is hearing her very intensive step by step process for creating and delivering her amazing TED talk.In this conversation, we cover topics such as: How Amanda writes songs Why she insists on staying in a separate hotel room to her husband when on tour The enormous amount of work that went into her TED talk The signals she uses in her life to work out whether she is on or off balance The podcasts Amanda is listening to and books she is reading And a whole lot more.You can find Amanda on all the usual social channels at @amandapalmer, via her website amandapalmer.net, and find out more about her my Patreon community right here: www.patreon.com/amandapalmerFor comprehensive show notes on this episode, go to: www.amanthaimber.com/podcastIf you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at howiwork.coWant to get in touch? Reach out at amantha@inventium.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.