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Quick Start Resources

Take the Team Habits Quiz

Discover how you and your team can work better together

Oct 17, 2023 •

Take the Momentum Quiz

Discover your productivity persona and unlock your best work

Oct 17, 2023 •

The Productive Flourishing Productivity Primer

These 10 key principles and practices won't just help you become more productive - they'll help you thrive

Jan 13, 2022 •

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Events

Join us for our next Monthly Momentum Call on July 16, 2025 at 11am PDT

Navigating the Summer Paradox: When Busy Meets Slow

Jun 26 •

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Maghan Haggerty

Join us for our next Leadership Strategy Session on July 9, 2025, 11am PDT

July's Focus: Leading When Calendar Time Breaks

Jun 26 •

and

Maghan Haggerty

1:00:01

REPLAY: The Space Between Incubation and Illumination

June Monthly Momentum Call Highlights & Video Preview 🎥

Jun 24 •

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Maghan Haggerty

7:47

Turning Disruption into Strategic Insight

Insights from our June Leadership Strategy Session + summer preview 🎥

Jun 10 •

Featured Content

3 Ways to Give Focus Blocks Jobs in Your Planning

Name the work they'll do, assign them to projects, and convert them to learning blocks when needed

Feb 5 •

Make the Obvious Explicit to Improve Team Performance

When you do, you'll see it wasn't obvious to everyone, or obvious enough to drive effective behavior

Feb 3 •

The Readiness Assessment and Mini-Guide

Competency, capacity, and workways — three essential factors that determine whether your team is ready to execute.

Jan 29 •

Goals Are Homes for Energy, Intentions, and Dreams

Thriving requires goal-setting, but it doesn't have to be as "extra" as you think

Jan 22 •

The Pulse (weekly newsletter)

Losing Signal, Finding Sovereignty (Productive Flourishing Pulse #510)

Disconnecting from the noise is easy. Staying disconnected is hard.

Jul 10 •

Momentous, Not Impulsive (Productive Flourishing Pulse #509)

How a seemingly spontaneous trip to Glacier National Park reminded us that the most aligned decisions often don't look like what we expect

Jul 3 •

Ten Pivotal Decisions and a Pastry (Productive Flourishing Pulse #508)

Plus July Planners and Tips for Your Mid-Year Review and Reset

Jun 26 •

Stop "Having Fun and Relaxing" When You're No Longer Enjoying It (Productive Flourishing Pulse #507)

When to pack it in vs. stick it out

Jun 19 •

Top Podcasts

On Tackling Productivity Gaps and Fixing Broken Processes (Supermanagers Podcast Episode)

What are the barriers keeping you and your team from their best work?

Nov 20, 2024 •

Creating Better Team Habits (ATD Talent Development Leader Podcast)

And how belonging & well-being help drive team performance

Nov 13, 2024 •

1:23:30

Charlie Gilkey & Maghan Haggerty: Celebrating 5 Years of Start Finishing (Episode #255)

Unlocking Your Best Work and the Path to Finding Joy & Purpose

Sep 25, 2024 •

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Maghan Haggerty

How 15 Minutes Make or Break Your Day (Sparked Podcast)

Fifteen minutes can set the tone for the rest of your day

Nov 13, 2023 •

Recent posts

Losing Signal, Finding Sovereignty (Productive Flourishing Pulse #510)

Disconnecting from the noise is easy. Staying disconnected is hard.

Jul 10 •

Momentous, Not Impulsive (Productive Flourishing Pulse #509)

How a seemingly spontaneous trip to Glacier National Park reminded us that the most aligned decisions often don't look like what we expect

Jul 3 •

Ten Pivotal Decisions and a Pastry (Productive Flourishing Pulse #508)

Plus July Planners and Tips for Your Mid-Year Review and Reset

Jun 26 •

Join us for our next Monthly Momentum Call on July 16, 2025 at 11am PDT

Navigating the Summer Paradox: When Busy Meets Slow

Jun 26 •

and

Maghan Haggerty

Join us for our next Leadership Strategy Session on July 9, 2025, 11am PDT

July's Focus: Leading When Calendar Time Breaks

Jun 26 •

and

Maghan Haggerty

REPLAY: The Space Between Incubation and Illumination

June Monthly Momentum Call Highlights & Video Preview 🎥

Jun 24 •

and

Maghan Haggerty

1:00:01

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