Fireside Chat with David Anderson

Are you groovin with the drumbeat? - Chat with David Anderson

Today's 22 minute podcast is with David Anderson who works for Microsoft and has written a book called Agile Management (and has a blog by the same name). David and I chat about how managers can use drumbeat and the natural cycles and rhythms of the work environment to improve productivity and focus. We also discuss data that show how a collaborative work environment out performs a non-collaborative one.

Understanding optimal work cycles and pace is critical. Listen to this podcast!

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There are five more conversations in this series! Stay tuned.

Comments

[Wally Bock]

The podcast was interesting, with David repeating several bits of research about effectiveness/productivity. Here are a few books that you might enjoy.

The Twenty Minute Break by Ernest Rossi covers a lot of the research and is pretty easy reading, too.

The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz has a lot of good stuff on arousal curves and energy management.

And, to pay homage to a master, let's not forget that Drucker was writing about 90 minute work cycles in the Effective Executive back in the mid-sixties.

[Lisa Haneberg]

Wally - Thanks for the great book recommendations!