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Do You Need A Weekly Schedule?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | March 28, 2013 |
Do You Need A Weekly Schedule?

Lately I feel like so many of my clients are coming to me with the desire for a “weekly schedule.” The common hope is that a weekly schedule will simultaneously keep them from the pitfalls of too much social media and email time while making sure they are getting done what they REALLY need to…

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Jo Recommends: Sanebox

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | March 3, 2013 |
jo recommends sanebox

One of the biggest complaints I hear from entrepreneurs, clients, & friends is their email abyss. How much time do YOU spend processing your emails? Deleting spam – or checking spam for the one message someone swears they sent you?

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What Kind of Leader Are You?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | January 31, 2013 |

I recently discovered a well-established leadership theory (Rooke and Torbert, HBR April, 2005) that divides individuals into 7 types of leaders. The theory, as it reads, conceives these 7 leadership types as different developmental levels that people evolve through on their leadership path.

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Self-Quiz: How To Tell If You Are “Too Busy”?

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | January 25, 2013 |
Self-Quiz: How To Tell If You Are "Too Busy"?

Be honest here – when someone last asked, “How are you?” – weren’t you even slightly tempted to answer “Busy!” These days it seems as if the lament of not having enough time has become a national refrain. Everywhere, people find themselves constantly in a rush, over-booked and over-scheduled with little time off.

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How To Break A Bad Habit In 20 Seconds Or Less

By Jo Ilfeld, PhD | October 9, 2012 |
How To Break A Bad Habit In 20 Seconds Or Less

Recently I was driving my son to basketball practice (usually a wonderful father-son activity) and I suddenly realized I was actually en-route to my daughter’s preschool, having completely missed the freeway exit I needed to get to basketball! It struck me that this instance of driving on “auto-pilot” is the perfect metaphor for how many…

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