Personal Productivity System


 

“Chris’ three part Personal Productivity System has been a revelation; I am now working far more efficiently than before and actually feel in control of what I do day to day.

It is perhaps more profound than a productivity asset for a business: it is potentially a method for surviving and thriving in the modern world. This is no overstatement. ”

Andy Clennell - MD, Clennell Custom Brass

 

An effective productivity workflow system is an essential part of growing your business to its full potential and where most of my clients start.

This will become the cornerstone that you rely on to run your business and can transform how you do what you do. It's a simple, straightforward, comprehensive way to organise and manage everything that you need to do.


What you can expect

  • No more feeling overwhelmed by what's on your plate. Give yourself a game you can win for once by reducing your never-ending to-do list to a workable, manageable, "I can do this" set of tasks that you know you've got a realistic chance of completing by the end of the week.
  • Free yourself from the shackles of your email in-box. Turn it off and feel fine about it knowing that you'll never miss anything important.
  • Remote working or in your office, in-person or on Zoom, synchronous or asynchronous, it doesn't matter. Be effective wherever you are and whatever you need to do.
  • Delegate clearly and confidently knowing that your system will stop things slipping through the cracks and everything will get done on time.
  • Be clear about what has to happen and what you need to have done when. No more missed deadlines and no more rushing around at the last-minute burning the midnight oil.
  • Know where you should be focusing your time and energy so that you're consistently making progress on the projects that matter, not getting distracted by the stuff that doesn't.
  • No more nagging doubts at the back of your mind that you've forgotten to do something important, or waking up at 2am because you've realised that you didn't do the one thing you promised your best client you'd do without fail.

What You'll Get

  • A bespoke system to manage everything that you have to do. Do the work that you want to do, the way you want to do it.

    We'll design workflows to take of everything with carefully chosen tools and apps that are the best fit for you. We'll take your complicated tangle of stuff and give you a simple, straightforward, easy-to-understand way to keep on top of it all, once and for all.

  • You'll understand the simple but powerful productivity principles and frameworks that are the foundation of working effectively so you can use your brain for what it's good at, not for what it isn't.

    We evolved to be very good at some things, not so good at others. There's nothing you can do about that but we can create workflow systems that compensate and free you up for what you're naturally great at doing.

    Know how your mind works so that you're working with it not against it.


This Could Be Great For You If:

  • You're the MD or Director of a company with annual sales between £500k and £4M and more demand than you can cope with.
  • You're fed up of trying to grow your business by pedalling the hamster wheel faster and faster. It's never going to give you what you want, so stop now.

    There are much better, easier, and ironically faster ways to get where you want to go.

  • You've tried random time management tips and tricks from Twitter and Instagram that only fix your problem for five minutes. You're ready for a complete overhaul, a rip it all up and start again approach.
  • You want to stop blaming yourself because you tried to implement yet another course or book that didn't work. It wasn't your fault, it just wasn't the right fit for you.

    There are hundreds of different time management and productivity methods and thousands of to-do apps but no "one ring to rule them all". One size doesn't fit all, it only fits one person. The rest of us have to try and make do. This will give you a complete system that finally suits you.

  • You want practical approaches that have been tried and tested at the coal face. A lot of the popular time management advice that you'll come across is either out-dated or based on academic theories that just aren't practical in your hands-on real world. (Try telling anyone in sales to turn their phone off and see what reaction you get.)

    And please stop trying to "eat that frog" first thing in the morning when you sit down at your desk, there are much nicer things to have for breakfast.

  • You've tried other time management systems that turned into another complex, time-consuming job for you to do. This won't do that.
  • You understand that no-one has a magic wand. But we can make life much smoother, easier, and straightforward.

How It Works

1: Discovery and Design
We'll take a detailed look at how you're working now; what works well for you and what doesn't. We'll look at the problems you've got and find the best ways to solve them. We'll talk about what's getting in your way and stopping you from working on the projects you know you should be doing.

Then I'll review everything that we've talked about and design a bespoke workflow system that we'll implement in the coaching sessions that come next.

2: Setup and Coaching
We'll put your system into practice. Along the way we'll talk about everything works so you understand what's happening and why. I'll give you all the training you need on any new apps and you'll have support between sessions if you need it.

I know that you're already very busy(!) so there's extra help available to get everything up and running if you need that too.

3: Review
Doing this inevitability involves a lot of investment on your side and change too. I want to make sure that this really works for you so we'll have a review session one month after we finish your system setup.

We'll talk about what how this is working for you, fix whatever problems come up, and decide where to go next.


Delivery and Time Frame

For most clients this works best if we split this up into sessions over 4 - 6 weeks. I've also compressed this into two intensive all-day sessions for some clients if you prefer.

We can do this on Zoom, Skype, or something similar as long as it supports screen sharing. We can also do this in person, Covid-19 restrictions permitting.


Guarantee

I want to make this as risk free for you as possible. I've personally and professionally had my fingers burned by consultants and coaches who didn't deliver on their promises, costing me well over £10,000 along the way as well as a lot of unnecessary stress, frustration, and time.

I need to be able to sleep at night which is why if you're not happy with the work that we do, we'll put it right at no cost to you. If we can't do that I'll give you your money back. It's as simple as that.


Questions?

If you've got any questions, if you're unsure about whether or not this is right for you, or if there's anything that isn't clear, please book a call with me or send me a message.


Get Started

Before we get started I want to make sure that this is going to work for you. Please book a short call with me so that we can get to know each other, talk about the problems that you're having and make sure that this approach is going to be the right one for you.

I only work with clients that I know I can help. I don't want to waste your time (or mine!) so if I don't think that I'm going to be the best option for you I'll tell you why and recommend some alternatives for you to look into.

I'll only take things further if I'm certain that I'll be able to help you make the changes that you're looking for.


 

“Chris’s productivity coaching changed the way I run business operations. I have a simple way to manage priorities, meet time scales, and keep performing in a high pressure environment.

But more importantly, I’m way less stressed about my days.”

Emma Rogers - MD, Rogers Geotechnical