How I Work

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My Favourite Tip: Rachel Botsman's strategies for creating a brilliant start to virtual presentations Jan 04, 2021

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My favourite tip from my chat with Rachel Botsman was on her strategies for creating a brilliant start to virtual presentations.

This extract is from my second time having Rachel on the show - you can check out the full interview here.

And check out my first interview with Rachel here.

Follow Rachel on Linkedin to get her biweekly newsletter Rethink.

Subscribe to my new podcast How To Date in Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a short monthly newsletter that contains three cool things that I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

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BEST OF: Envato co-Founder Cyan Ta'eed on spending just 15 minutes a day on her phone Dec 30, 2020

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***BEST OF HOW I WORK***

I'm currently taking a few weeks off, so today's episode is a Best Of episode. I've gone back through the archives of the last 2.5 years of hosting How I Work and picked out my absolute favourite episodes!

My guest today is Cyan Ta’eed. Cy is one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, having co-founded Envato in 2006 and growing it to being valued at over $1 billion. Last year she tried her hand at chocolate (why not?!) and Hey Tiger is now one of Australia’s fastest growing purpose-driven brands. Oh, and in her spare time, she recently launched Milkshake.app, which allows users to make a free website for their Instagram profile all on their phone, instantly.

In this chat, we cover:

How Cy went from spending four hours a day on her phone to just 15 minutes
How Cy changed her mobile phone to make it less addictive
The game that Cy’s family play on January 1, every year
The five minute activity that Cy does every morning to set herself up for the day
How Cy manages her energy levels as a self-described introvert who presents as an extravert.
Cy’s approach to constant learning and development
How and where Cy has found great people to work in her businesses.
Cy’s strategies for overcoming Imposter Syndrome
How Cy mentally prepares herself for stressful events
Why Cy had an app on her phone that reminded her she is going to die 5 x per day
Cy’s go-to apps and gadgets
What happened when Cy had an eyesight-threatening ulcer and had to rest in darkness for several weeks.
Balancing sprints with periods of rest

Find Cy on Instagram at @cyantaeed, check out her amazing chocolate social enterprise Hey Tiger and her most recent business Milkshake that allows users to create a webpage from their Instagram account.

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

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My Favourite Tip: Dr Jason Fox's 7-day rhythm for work and life Dec 28, 2020

Show notes

My favourite tip from my chat with Dr Jason Fox was his 7-day rhythm for work and life.

This extract is from my second time having Jase on the show - you can check out the full interview here.

And check out my first interview with Jase here.

Connect with Jason at fox.substack.com

Subscribe to my new podcast How To Date in Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BEST OF: Rachel Botsman's tips for saying no, making a productive start to the day, and her one-minute mindfulness routine. Dec 23, 2020

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***BEST OF HOW I WORK***

Rachel Botsman is a world renowned expert on technology and trust, and the author of bestselling books “Who Can You Trust?” and “What’s Mine Is Yours". Rachel is a Trust Fellow at Oxford University and has been recognised as one of the “Most Creative People in Business” by Fast Company and as one of the 50 most influential management thinkers in the world.

We cover a lot of ground in this conversation, including:

Why Rachel never sleeps near her phone
“Big stride days” and how to have one
How the weather effects her productivity
Her unusual but very awesome way of crafting presentations
How Rachel hit a ridiculously tight book deadline
Why she finishes her day midway through writing a paragraph
Her one minute mindfulness routine
Rachel’s “tips” to make it easier to say no
And a whole lot more.

You can find Rachel on Twitter and Linkedin at @Rachelbotsman and via her website.

Comprehensive show notes on this episode can be found right here.

Want to get in touch? Reach out at amantha@inventium.com.au

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My Favourite Tip: Rice University Professor Scott Sonenshein on to make better decisions Dec 21, 2020

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My favourite tip from my chat with Rice University Professor Scott Sonenshein was on to dramatically improve meetings.

You can find the full interview here: Rice University Professor Scott Sonenshein on how to clean up your meetings, decisions and inbox

Learn more about Scott right here.

Subscribe to my new podcast How To Date in Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

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BEST OF: Adam Grant on how to turbo-charge productivity and motivation Dec 16, 2020

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***BEST OF HOW I WORK***

On today’s show, I speak to organizational psychologist, best-selling author and Wharton’s highest-rated professor, Adam Grant. His books Give and Take, Originals, and Option B have sold over one million copies and have been translated into 35 languages. Adam has been recognized as one of the world's 10 most influential management thinkers, was named one of Fortune’s 40 under 40, and he also happens to be the host of one of my favourite podcasts, WorkLife which is a TED original podcast.

In this conversation, we cover a whole bunch of topics such as:

How to make email more bearable
How becoming a parent completely changed Adam’s way of working
How Adam approaches social media usage
How Adam starts every week
Why meetings kill productivity
The podcasts Adam is listening to and books he is reading

And a whole lot more.

You can sign up to Adam’s e-newsletter Granted (one of my faves!) here: https://www.adamgrant.net

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My Favourite Tip: Atlassian's Dom Price on making virtual meetings not suck Dec 14, 2020

Show notes

My favourite tip from my chat with Atlassian's Dom Price was on making virtual meetings not suck.

This extract is from my second time having Dom on the show - you can check out the full interview here.

And check out my first interview with Dom here.

Connect with Dom:

Subscribe to my new podcast How To Date in Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

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Perry Marshall on how to do more $10,000 per hour tasks and less $10 per hour tasks Dec 09, 2020

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Perry Marshall is one of the most expensive business strategists in the world. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs use his 80/20 Curve as a productivity tool. His reinvention of the Pareto Principle is published in Harvard Business Review. He founded the $10 million Evolution 2.0 Prize, with judges from Harvard, Oxford and MIT, it is the world’s largest science research award. And his book the Ultimate Guide to Google Ads is the world’s best selling book on internet advertising. Perry’s latest book is called Detox, Declutter, Dominate.

In this chat, we cover:

How to apply the 80/20 rule to business
How to do more $10,000 per hour tasks and less $10 per hour tasks
How to do less of your $10 per hour tasks
Why you need to get a virtual assistant - no matter what your role
Perry’s top tips on how to write persuasive copy
The importance of understanding and leveraging your natural selling modality
Perry’s favourite structure for writing persuasive copy
Perry’s daily "Renaissance time” ritual

Get your copy of Detox, Declutter, Dominate and connect with Perry here and here.

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My Favourite Tip: Jake Knapp on winning the battle against email (and why it's so addictive) Dec 07, 2020

Show notes

My favourite tip from my chat with Jake Knapp was on winning the battle against email (and why it's so addictive) .

This extract is from my second time having Jake on the show - you can check out the full interview here.

And check out my first interview with Jake here.

Find out more about Jake here:

Subscribe to my new podcast How To Date in Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Visit https://www.amanthaimber.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.

Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

eBay Australia's Managing Director Tim MacKinnon on how to actually be an authentic leader Dec 02, 2020

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My guest today is Tim MacKinnon. Tim is the Managing Director and Vice President for eBay Australia, a role that he has had for the last three years. At eBay, Tim’s purpose is to help Australian retailers grow and take advantage of opportunities in online, mobile, local and global commerce. Enabling businesses and entrepreneurs has been the connecting thread in his career at eBay, Intuit in Silicon Valley, and before that Advising the Minister responsible for IT industry and as a corporate lawyer.

We cover:

* How Tim approaches Deep work and his Deep work rituals

* How Tim dramatically improved how people at eBay make decisions

* How Tim’s leadership team approaches decision-making

* Some of the unusual policies eBay has around meetings and interruptions

* Unique ways Tim has built a “one team culture” at eBay

* eBay’s version of virtual hot desking

* How to be a truly authentic leader

* How to show vulnerability as a leader

* And much more.

Check out the Frances Frei TED talk we spoke about.

Connect with Tim on LinkedIn or via email at tmackinnon@ebay.com