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How Do I Implement Ideas from a "World Without Email" for a Small Business?
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How Do I Implement Ideas from a "World Without Email" for a Small Business?

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Implementing Ideas from "A World Without Email"

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Madeline, a mom who wants to re-enter the workforce and coach small businesses on productivity tools, asks Cal for recommendations on how to implement his ideas from "A World Without Email" in small businesses.

  • There is an immense hunger within companies at all levels to figure out better alternatives to email and Slack.
  • Helping companies develop processes to sidestep the hyperactive hive mind is going to be a big deal.
  • Cal doesn't have a good process for helping companies develop these processes but thinks it's going to be a major sector of knowledge work management consulting.
  • It's important that Madeline eats her own dog food by running her consulting firm aligned with these ideas.

Learning More About Teams Before Proposing Changes

Cal advises Madeline on what she should do before proposing changes in small businesses.

  • It's important that you learn more about a team than you think before you're ready to propose things.
  • You have to surface hidden dynamics that are driving how work actually gets done.
  • Eat your own dog food by running your consulting firm aligned with these ideas.

Jenny Blake's New Book

Cal recommends Jenny Blake's new book called "Free Time" which comes out in March.

  • Cal believes Jenny Blake's new book will be helpful for Madeline.

Consulting in the Corporate World

In this section, the speakers discuss the potential of consulting in the corporate world and how it can help companies improve their operations.

The Potential of Consulting

  • Consulting in the corporate world has a huge potential for growth.
  • Jargon-filled small talks about quarterly metrics can be challenging for some people.
  • Consulting can make a lot of people's lives better if their companies actually get rid of hive mind.

Overall, consulting has great potential to help companies improve their operations and make employees' lives better. However, not everyone is cut out for this type of work.

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Cal Newport answers a question about #AWorldWithoutEmail. A mom is trying to figure out how to implement ideas from the book into a small business. Cal explains that he's an idea guy and that it's up to the consultants to implement processes to make it all work. Listen to Episode Here (Scroll down to #170DeepQuestionsPodcast) : https://bit.ly/3eEefHK 0:00 Cal and Jesse talk about a question from a mom 1:14 Cal listens to the question in full 1:30 Cal's initial thoughts 2:25 Big space in consulting 3:20 Have an evolving process 4:30 Cal talks about a book for small business 4:43 Cal talks to Jesse about the question Connect with Cal Newport: 🔴Visit Cal's BLOG and website: https://bit.ly/3luGhca 🔴Check out Cal's books: https://bit.ly/3ppaafc About Cal Newport: Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University. In addition to his academic research, he writes about the intersection of digital technology and culture. Cal's particularly interested in our struggle to deploy these tools in ways that support instead of subvert the things we care about in both our personal and professional lives. Cal is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including, most recently, A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, and Deep Work. He's also the creator of The Time-Block Planner. The videos are considered to be used under the "Fair Use Doctrine" of United States Copyright Law, Title 17 U.S. Code Sections 107-118. Videos are used for editorial and educational purposes only and I do not claim ownership of any original video content. I don't use said video clips in advertisements, marketing or for direct financial gain. All video content in each clip is considered owned by the individual broadcast companies. #CalNewport #DeepWork #DeepLife #DeepQuestions #TimeblockPlanner #WorldWithoutEmail #DeepQuestionsPodcast