The Productivity Institute

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The Time Management Myth

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore Having made more than 2,000 presentations on Time Management and Personal Productivity during the last thirty years, I have had the good fortune of counseling with thousands in their quest for increased results in their daily business and...

The Paper Blizzard

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore Have you ever felt you were getting buried under a blizzard of paperwork? You should. Memos, junk mail, emails, letters, pamphlets, books, and faxes are coming at you at an ever-increasing rate. You get more information thrown at you in one...

The Eleven Biggest Lies

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore In the world of Time Management there are things said to us that we accept as truth and we act accordingly. The problem is sometimes they are not truths. They are lies and as we believe them, they waste our time. Those who speak these lies to...

The Curse of Perfectionism

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore There’s a rule known as the Pareto Principle. It teaches us that 20% of our efforts produce 80% of our results. The additional 80% of our efforts will only yield an additional 20% of results. The first thrust of effort then is the most...

Ten Super Marketing Ideas for the Professional Speaker

By: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore During the past thirty years as a full-time Professional Speaker, I have learned a lot about what to and, more importantly, what not to do to market Professional Speaking Services. Below are ten SUPER marketing ideas that have worked for me....