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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 May 21, 2025 at 11am PDT

May's Focus: Designing Your Summer Rhythm

1 hr ago •

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Maghan Haggerty

Join us for our next Leadership Strategy Session on May 7, 2025, 11am PDT

May's Focus: Preparing Your Team for Summer's Rhythm Shift

1 hr ago •

and

Maghan Haggerty

INSIGHTS: April 2025 Leadership Strategy Session

Shifting Identity: Manager Mode vs. Executive Mode 🎥

Apr 15 •

and

Maghan Haggerty

1:01:14

REPLAY: Are You Following Your Curiosity or Avoiding the Work?

March Monthly Momentum Call Highlights & Video Preview 🎥

Mar 25 •

and

Maghan Haggerty

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)

Prepare to Downshift (Productive Flourishing Pulse #499 + May Tips)

Creating space for summer's different rhythm

1 hr ago •

Maghan Haggerty

Spring Groove to Summer Smooth (Productive Flourishing Pulse #498)

Get the best (not just the most) out of the next six weeks

Apr 17 •

Steve Arensberg

Which Mode Will Serve You and Your Project Best? (Productive Flourishing Pulse #497)

Visionary, Planner, and Doer all have their place on your team, and in you

Apr 10 •

Steve Arensberg

What Can We Let Go Of? (Productive Flourishing Pulse #496)

To make room for what we need to move forward

Apr 3 •

Steve Arensberg

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 •

and

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

Prepare to Downshift (Productive Flourishing Pulse #499 + May Tips)

Creating space for summer's different rhythm

1 hr ago •

Maghan Haggerty

Join us for our next Monthly Momentum Call on May 21, 2025 at 11am PDT

May's Focus: Designing Your Summer Rhythm

1 hr ago •

and

Maghan Haggerty

Join us for our next Leadership Strategy Session on May 7, 2025, 11am PDT

May's Focus: Preparing Your Team for Summer's Rhythm Shift

1 hr ago •

and

Maghan Haggerty

Burrito in the Bathroom

Our instinctive response to burritos in bathrooms can help us create dedicated spaces everywhere else

Apr 21 •

Spring Groove to Summer Smooth (Productive Flourishing Pulse #498)

Get the best (not just the most) out of the next six weeks

Apr 17 •

Steve Arensberg

INSIGHTS: April 2025 Leadership Strategy Session

Shifting Identity: Manager Mode vs. Executive Mode 🎥

Apr 15 •

and

Maghan Haggerty

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