This week (4/27 through 5/03) on Work Matters we talk about how we can balance growing responsibilities by working smarter.

If you think about it, mounting workloads and dwindling staffs seem to encourage multitasking. But is that the smarter way to get things done?

Beth Pelkofsky and I start the show by discussing work issues in the news and answering listener questions in a regular show segment, Uncommon Sense.

Then Dave Crenshaw joins me to address this issue of multitasking while we discuss his book The Myth of Multitasking: How Doing It all Gets Nothing Done.

Finally, I share with you my perspective on working smarter in the ending segment: Something to Think About.

I'd love to hear from you! Please call my new toll-free number (1-866-944-8195) and tell me what's on your mind or let me know the questions you'd like my show to answer. Or if you prefer, contact me with any questions or comments at workmatters@nanrussell.com

Have you read my new book "Hitting Your Stride", available on Amazon.com?

This week (4/20 through 4/26) on Work Matters we look at how to use change to improve our lives.

Sometimes it is thrust upon us. Sometimes we choose it. But either way, handling the challenges and finding the opportunities that come with change is a skill we need.

I discuss this subject and more with Dr. Gary Bradt author of The Ring in the Rubble: Dig Through Change and Find Your Next Golden Opportunity.

Then Beth Pelkofsky joins me to answer listener questions in the regular show segment, Uncommon Sense. I then wrap up the show with Something to Think About and a discussion about 2009 most promising jobs.

I'd love to hear from you! Please call my new toll-free number (1-866-944-8195) and tell me what's on your mind or let me know the questions you'd like my show to answer. Or if you prefer, contact me with any questions or comments at workmatters@nanrussell.com

Why don't you read my new book "Hitting Your Stride", available on Amazon.com?

This week (4/13/09 through 04/19/09) on Work Matters we look at what people are doing to succeed in this tough economy.

Have you asked yourself: Why do some people thrive while others struggle in these challenging times? What do highly successful people know that I should? And how can I stop worrying about what might happen to my job or future?

Discover the answers to these and more as I talk first to performance expert Dr. Mollie Marti, author of The 12 Factors of Business Success . Then, Tom Sterner joins me. Tom is the author of The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus to Your Life.

Please call my new toll-free number (1-866-944-8195) and tell me what's on your mind or let me know the questions you'd like my show to answer. Or if you prefer, contact me with any questions or comments at workmatters@nanrussell.com

I think you'd like my new book "Hitting Your Stride", available on Amazon.com.

This week (4/06/09 through 04/12/09) on Work Matters we talk about what's going on in the world and future trends.

As you are painfully aware, the world is evolving around us. Understanding how social trends impact your work and financial future is key to your ongoing success. The show starts when Beth Pelkofsky and I answer listener questions in the regular show segment, Uncommon Sense.

Then Patricia Aburdene, social forecaster and author of Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism, joins me to discuss trends that will transform the way you work, live, and invest.

Finally, I share some trends that I've noticed in a segment of Something to Think About.

Please call my new toll-free number (1-866-944-8195) and tell me what's on your mind or ask me your questions that might be risky to ask in your workplace. Or if you prefer, contact me with any questions or comments at workmatters@nanrussell.com

I think you'd like my new book "Hitting Your Stride", available on Amazon.com.