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Productivity and Performance

Improve your focus, energy and resilience to perform at your best without burning out.

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Episodes

7 episodes
Where Did My Day Go?

Where Did My Day Go?

The neuroscience of a hijacked attention span, and how to build focus that survives a real day.

ZSZahra Saleh· Director, MindTactics Consultancy

Zahra Saleh shares focus techniques, habit-building strategies and neuroscience-backed tools to cut distractions and reclaim control of your day.

Productivity and Performance
76 mins9 June 20261 free tool
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Burnout Happens Gradually, Then Suddenly

Burnout Happens Gradually, Then Suddenly

Why tech leaders hit the wall, and how they find their way back.

ASAndy Skipper· Founder and Chief Coach at CTO Craft

Andy Skipper, CEO of CTO Craft, on how tech leaders recognise burnout, recover from it, and build healthier leadership environments.

Productivity and PerformanceLeadership
59 mins10 March 20261 free tool
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The 5 Levels of High-Impact Leadership

The 5 Levels of High-Impact Leadership

Why hard work stops working, and what high-impact leaders do instead.

GAGiorgos Ampavis· Technologist

Giorgos Ampavis on the five levels of high-impact leaders, why hard work stops working, and the shifts that raise impact without burnout.

LeadershipCareer and GrowthProductivity and Performance
62 mins25 November 20251 free tool
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Who Cares? The Hidden Workforce

Who Cares? The Hidden Workforce

The leadership skills carers bring, and why employers miss them.

KHKirsten Hurley· Chief Empowerment Officer

Leadership coach Kirsten Hurley on carers at work: the hidden leadership skills they bring, and how employers can support and retain them.

Teams and CultureLeadershipProductivity and Performance
81 mins18 November 20251 free tool
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Why Happy Teams Outperform Unhappy Ones

Why Happy Teams Outperform Unhappy Ones

How to get results without burning people out.

CRCharlotte Rooney· Executive Coach & Leadership Coach

Coach Charlotte Rooney on balancing results and relationships: clear expectations, kind candour and simple rituals that build momentum.

Teams and CultureLeadershipProductivity and Performance
75 mins12 August 20251 free tool
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Write an Email From Your Future Self (It Might Change Your Life)

Write an Email From Your Future Self (It Might Change Your Life)

The exercise that turns goal-setting into goal-getting.

ANAaron Norris· Sales coach and author

Aaron Norris’ method to clarify your future, define success and take daily action, moving from goal-setting to actually goal-getting.

Career and GrowthProductivity and Performance
49 mins7 August 20251 free tool
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Why Success Doesn’t Always Make You Happy

Why Success Doesn’t Always Make You Happy

Happiness isn’t the prize. It’s the practice.

EGEllinor Glesner· Executive Coach

Ellinor Glesner on science-backed habits for happiness now: clarity, choices and daily practice, so success is sustainable rather than draining.

Productivity and PerformanceCareer and Growth
56 mins5 August 20251 free tool
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Upcoming episodes

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How to Get Stakeholders Aligned

How to Get Stakeholders Aligned

Stop building the wrong thing before the first line of code is written.

MSMartin Sadler· Chief Technology Officer at Beyond Type

Learn Martin Sadler’s practical stakeholder alignment framework to help engineering leaders reduce rework, align expectations, and build the right product first time.

Productivity and PerformanceStrategy and Execution
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Staying Technical as an Engineering Manager

Staying Technical as an Engineering Manager

Lead your team without losing the skills that got you there.

JGJeff Glasson· Chief Technology Officer at TWAICE

Learn how engineering managers can stay technical without micromanaging. CTO Jeff Glasson shares practical leadership advice for engineers moving into management.

LeadershipTeams and CultureProductivity and Performance
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Free tools

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The MindTactics™ Focus Framework

The MindTactics™ Focus Framework

Zahra Saleh’s framework for reducing distractions, managing overwhelm and making real progress on your most important work each day.

Zahra SalehZahra SalehPDF · 705 KB
The Tech Leader’s Guide to Burnout

The Tech Leader’s Guide to Burnout

Andy Skipper of CTO Craft on recognising burnout early, recovering from it, and building leadership environments that don’t cause it.

Andy SkipperAndy SkipperPDF · 2.2 MB
The Multipliers Map

The Multipliers Map

A self-assessment for breaking the effort ceiling. Find your level among the five levels of high-impact leaders and work smarter, not longer.

Giorgos AmpavisGiorgos AmpavisPDF · 1.5 MB
The Impact First Career Growth Framework

The Impact First Career Growth Framework

Dan Ashby’s framework for engineering your career around impact rather than titles; map skills to results and prove your value.

Dan AshbyDan AshbyPDF · 13.7 MB
Results First Prioritisation

Results First Prioritisation

Charlotte Rooney’s framework for focusing on what matters: define outcomes, rank by impact and effort, and deliver without burning out.

Charlotte RooneyCharlotte RooneyPDF · 105 KB
An Email From Your Future Self

An Email From Your Future Self

A guided template for writing a letter from your future self — build clarity, motivation and purpose through structured reflection.

Aaron NorrisAaron NorrisPDF · 161 KB
The Pursuit of Happiness: The Reconnect Questionnaire

The Pursuit of Happiness: The Reconnect Questionnaire

A reflective questionnaire to evaluate your happiness, clarify what you want next, and rediscover a sense of direction.

Ellinor GlesnerEllinor GlesnerPDF · 2.9 MB

Who covers this

8 contributors

The guests and authors behind the Productivity and Performance material.

Zahra SalehZahra SalehAndy SkipperAndy SkipperGiorgos AmpavisGiorgos AmpavisKirsten HurleyKirsten HurleyCharlotte RooneyCharlotte RooneyAaron NorrisAaron NorrisEllinor GlesnerEllinor GlesnerDan AshbyDan Ashby

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