Charlie Gilkey Info and Resources
Charlie Gilkey has advised hundreds of teams, from Fortune 100 companies to tiny nonprofits, through Productive Flourishing, the coaching and training company he founded.
His current book, Team Habits: How Small Actions Lead to Extraordinary Results, shows how changing your team habits is the most effective, enduring way to improve team performance and belonging. His previous book, Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done, is a Publishers Weekly Fall 2019 Top 10 Business and Economics Book, a Kirkus Reviews Top Indie Book, and the winner of the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize in 2020. He’s also a former Army logistics officer and near-PhD in philosophy. Charlie lives in Portland, OR.
Getting To Your Best Work
Discover what's really getting in the way of your big picture goals vs. your day-to-day reality. Get clear about what matters to you. Keep first things first and set clear boundaries, even when it's easy to buckle. Learn why discipline creates freedom.
Practice the Five Project Rule
Use the Five Project Rule to prioritize your daily schedule and be at peace with the work you choose not to do, especially important in challenging times. It's essential to navigate uncertainty, stress, and competing priorities to focus on what matters.
Use Time Blocking
For many, the "normal" workday has collapsed, as have the school and extracurricular activities that containerize time. Discover new ways to re-create your daily structures with time blocking, anchors, new habits, and new routines.