You are an efficient person, but you are also polite and care about other people. When they want some of your time, you are happy to give it.

However, there are personalities you find to be difficult - they take way too much time. In conversation with them, you find yourself glancing at your watch, trying to be productive by ending the conversation…but you can’t

And you don’t want to be rude, but what can you do to address the stereotypical time hoarder?

Tune into this episode to hear from me and my special guest, Jennifer Morin, as we tackle this wicked problem together.

I’m Francis Wade and welcome to the Task Management & Time Blocking Podcast

You are someone who does a great deal of time blocking in your calendar. You follow the best practice and don’t try to schedule big complex tasks - instead, you schedule their sub-tasks.

But how do you deal with tasks whose complexity is hidden? In other words, it contains far more sub-tasks than you imagined. When you come upon them, a 4-hour task can take 20 hours!

Is there anything you can do?

Tune into this episode to hear from me and my special guest, Trevor Lohrbeer, we tackle this wicked productivity problem together.

Once again, you find yourself caught in a bad meeting. As you glance at your watch, you are hoping it will end quickly, and put you out of your misery. Why? Little of value is being accomplished.

But how can you make sure this problem goes away? If you’re in an organization, ”Saying No” may give you some relief, but it does not solve the underlying issue. In fact, you are not sure anything will!

Tune into this episode to hear from me and my special guest, Ben Kirk, we solve this wicked problem together.