HuffPost Live from Davos

Greg McKeown, told HuffPost Live his book grew out of working with people who are really successful. “Success can become a catalyst for failure,” he said at Davos on Saturday. McKeown said he’s met leaders at Davos who have experience with plateauing [...]

MoneyTalking (WNYC Radio)

(Greg comes in at about 03:48) Greg was a guest on the MoneyTalking WNYC Radio show on Thursday January 22nd 2015 Episode #145. The topic is title “If you’re too busy to be bored, find time”. Here’s the article details [...]

Why Monk Mode is the Secret to Insane Productivity – Fast Company

By Drake Baer (based on a LinkedIn post by Greg McKeown) The most productive people structure solitude into their working lives: Marie Curie experimenting deep into Parisian nights, Friedrich Nietzsche tramping around Alpine lakes, Henry Thoreau camping and contemplating in a Massachusetts forest. That was back [...]

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The 30 Second Habit With A Lifelong Impact

What follows is a beautiful Essentialist practice in a gorgeous piece written by my friend Robyn Scott (one of WIRED’s 50 People About to Change the World). Enjoy. There are no quick fixes. I know this as a social science junkie, who’s [...]

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Entrepreneur Article “The Difference Between Successful and Very Successful People”

Greg’s originally published post on LinkedIn was featured in Entrepreneur Article titled “The Difference Between Successful and Very Successful People”. You can read the full article by going here: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240878 You can read the quoted article below: I recently met with [...]

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Why don’t successful people and organizations automatically become very successful? One important explanation is due to what I call “the clarity paradox,” which can be summed up in four predictable phases: Phase 1: When we really have clarity of purpose, it leads to success. Phase 2: [...]

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Michael Hyatt Interview – Why Doing Less Is the Best Way to Do More S1E07

In this seventh episode, Michael Hyatt and his co-host Michele Cushatt talk about Greg McKeown’s recent book, Essentialism and why doing less is the best way to do more. Watch the video interview below: [...]

How Your Nice Boss May Be Killing Your Career

Chris spent years working for a supportive, encouraging manager at a major technology company headquartered in Silicon Valley. In fact, his boss raved about him. His manager gave him top ratings in the performance evaluations, gave him space to do [...]

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Next Time You Don’t Want To Go To A Meeting, Do This

The good news was I was at the World Economic Forum for Latin America in Mexico with an amazing array of speakers, panels and participants. The bad news was I felt pulled to attendeverything and meet everyone. When I was involved in one activity [...]

Essentialism Wins 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award for Personal Development

Greg McKeown’s Book “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” has won the 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award for Personal Development. http://inthebooks.800ceoread.com/news/articles/and-the-winners-are- [...]