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Tony Schwartz on The Kathleen Show
Emily Pines | Productivity | COMMENTS | August 4, 2010
It would be safe to say that most radio hosts probably don’t read guests' books in their entirety before an interview.  But it was clear in Tony’s recent interview with Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau, host of The Kathleen Show, that she not only read The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, but also deeply reflected on the book.    
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Savoring Your Time
Tony Schwartz | Emotional Needs, Life Lessons, Mental Needs, Mindfulness, Physical Needs, Spiritual Needs | COMMENTS | August 3, 2010
I've just rented a house for five weeks near the beach. It was my wife Deborah's idea. At first, I thought I'd work in my office in New York during the week and come out here Thursday nights for long weekends. But Deborah is planning to stay here for the full five weeks. I've been working really hard for the past year and the more I thought about it, the more it started to sound really appealing.
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The Energy Coach: Dean: "Dean? Are You There?"
Catherine McCarthy | Email, Energy Coach, Focus, Mental Needs, Technology | COMMENTS | August 2, 2010
“I hate conference calls,” Dean admitted to me on a break during a recent session I was facilitating.  “No matter how hard I try, I just can’t seem to focus during them.”  As part of a select group of leaders chosen for a high potential program at a global food company, Dean was a bit sheepish about his conference call behavior. The Rationalization: “I know that I shouldn’t multi-task while on them, but I’m on so many conference calls every day that I need to use the time to get other things done.” 
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Energy Saver: RescueTime
Emily Pines | Email, Energy Saver, Mental Needs, Technology | 1 COMMENTS | July 28, 2010
Do you ever feel like you’re working for hours and not getting enough done? Do you feel yourself getting constantly distracted by the ping of a new email or an update on facebook? It is almost impossible to stay focused on our most important tasks when we are constantly barraged by communications from every direction.
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Tony Hayward is a Scapegoat
Tony Schwartz | Leadership, Life Lessons, Spiritual Needs | COMMENTS | July 27, 2010
In psychology, the term "identified patient" refers to a family member — often a child or a teenager — who gets scapegoated for behavior that is actually just a predictable response to dealing with an unhealthy family. Tony Hayward is BP's identified patient.
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