Allow me to introduce you to my friend Dave Crenshaw. Dave is a master at teaching people how to become more productive. In this month’s Heart to Heart, I spoke with him about how the decisions we make around multitasking and productivity affect our relationships.
In this interview, you’ll learn:
- How we, as a culture, are multitasking on our partners, colleagues and children
- The three consequences of multitasking
- Why working “as long as it takes” is actually sloppy productivity
- How to create a buffer between your work and your personal life
- How one client transformed his life from chaotic and distracted to calm and connected

Dave Crenshaw (36:01)
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Gifts from Dave:
Think you’re good at multitasking? Try this exercise to realize (like I did) how inefficient it really is: DaveCrenshaw.com/exercise
Visit HarnessChaos.com to get your free action plan and take the brief assessment that Dave mentioned in the interview.
As always, please add your thoughts in the comment section below.
Bio:
A highly sought-after author, speaker, and business coach, Dave Crenshaw is the master of helping business owners harness chaos and harvest personal freedom.
Dave Crenshaw’s often humorous and entertaining approach always hits right on the head with audiences. His speeches are described as dynamic and life changing. Dave has also appeared in the news worldwide, including TIME magazine, the Washington Post, Forbes, and the BBC.
Dave’s first book, The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing It All” Gets Nothing Done, is a time manage
ment best seller available in many languages worldwide. His second book, Invaluable: The Secret to Becoming Irreplaceable, is also an organizational behavior bestseller. Dave’s courses on sites such as lynda.com are also among the world’s most widely viewed online training.
Dave is the founder of Invaluable Inc., a coaching and training corporation that has helped transform thousands of businesses around the world.
Dave lives in the shadow of Utah’s Rocky Mountains with his wife and children.
To learn more about Dave, visit his website at DaveCrenshaw.com.
If you enjoyed this interview, check out the Archives for more in the Heart to Heart series.









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