The Productivity Slapdown: Clashing Approaches to Getting Things Done with Brian Nelson-Palmer

On this episode of Management Development Unocked, Eric welcomes Brian Nelson-Palmer back to the show for a friendly debate. Brian is the founder of Productivity Gladiator and teaches personal, practical productivity skills. Brian’s target audience is recently promoted office people managers. Brian and Eric have different productivity styles, and this episode is all about their dueling opinions on various ways of remaining productive, including calendars, task lists, what time work should start, and more. While they may disagree on their methodology, Eric and Brian share a passion for getting things done in a timely manner.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. The five things Eric and Brian Nelson-Palmer are in disagreement about.
2. Using a calendar for tasks and events (Eric) versus Brian’s use of a calendar and a separate task list.
3. The paradigm differences that may make Eric’s method work for one person but Brian’s method for someone else.
4. Planning every facet of your day versus leaving room in your schedule to remain flexible.
5. Why Eric works out in the afternoon but starts work very early.
6. Brian’s preference to sleep in later and work out earlier in the day.
7. Brian’s explanation that meditation does not work for him other than getting back to sleep.
8. The benefits of meditation that Eric loves.
9. Why Brian loves Amazon’s Subscribe and Save and Eric’s dislike of it.

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