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KL092 Ashley Whillans Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School How to Be Time Smart as a Leader Episode Summary As a leader, you’re busy—sometimes too busy. As leaders, we get so busy at times we neglect the important things in life. Would you like a playbook for taking back the time you lose to mindless tasks and unfulfilling chores? Listen to my interview with Harvard Business School professor Ashley Whillans, as she shares proven strategies for improving what she calls your “time affluence.” Her new book: “Time Smart—How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life,” was released on October 6, 2020. Bio Ashley Whillans is an assistant professor in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit, teaching the Motivation and Incentives course to MBA students. Broadly, she studies how people navigate trade-offs between time and money. Her ongoing research investigates whether and how intangible incentives, such as experiential and time-saving rewards, affect employee motivation and well-being. In 2015 and 2018, she was named a Rising Star of Behavioral Science by the International Behavioral Exchange and the Behavioral Science and Policy Association. In 2016, she co-founded the Department of Behavioral Science in the Policy, Innovation, and Engagement Division of the British Columbia Public Service. Her research is published in numerous academic journals and popular media outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Her first book, "Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time & Live a Happier Life," was published by Harvard Business Publishing on October 6, 2020. Professor Whillans earned her BA, MA, and Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of British Columbia. Before joining HBS, she was a visiting scholar and guest lecturer at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Website https://www.awhillans.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleywhillans/ Twitter https://twitter.com/ashleywhillans TEDx Cambridge https://www.tedxcambridge.com/speaker/ashley-whillans/ IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1139650/ Leadership Quote “Follow your passion and the rest will follow.” AND "One cannot divine nor forecast the conditions that will make happiness; one only stumbles upon them by chance, in a lucky hour, at the world´s end somewhere, and holds fast to the days, as to fortune or fame." –Willa Cather in Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert. Get Your Copy of Ashley’s Book! https://www.awhillans.com/new-book-ndash-time-smart.html Subscribe, share, and review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-leading/id1461490512 Full Episode Transcripts and Detailed Guest Information www.KeepLeadingPodcast.com Keep Leading LIVE (Live Recordings of the Keep Leading!® Podcast) www.KeepLeadingLive.com The Keep Leading!® podcast is for people passionate about leadership. It is dedicated to leadership development and insights. Join your host Eddie Turner, The Leadership Excelerator® as he speaks with accomplished leaders and people of influence across the globe as they share their journey to leadership excellence. Listen as they share leadership strategies, techniques and insights. For more information visit https://eddieturnerllc.com or follow Eddie Turner on Twitter and Instagram at @eddieturnerjr. Like Eddie Turner LLC on Facebook. Connect with Eddie Turner on LinkedIn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices