Russell Bishop on workarounds that work

Russell Bishop remembers hiring David Allen, the renowned productivity guru, long before he ever wrote his classic book ‘Getting Things Done’. He has also headed up Accenture’s Change Strategy practice and the consulting arm of the ‘Getting To Yes’ team.

So you might think he’d know a thing or two about productivity – and you’d be right. In fact, in my interview with him about his new book, ‘Workarounds That Work: How to Conquer Anything That Stands in Your Way at Work‘ Russell demonstrates a black-belt understanding of how to get things done in the ambiguous underside that is the real world we all live in.

Click here to listen to my interview with Russell Bishop.

In this interview Russell shares:

» How his training as an educational psychologist led him to a fascination with experimental learning;
» The word-of-mouth success of his first business that grew to 33 countries world-wide;
» Where the idea came from for his book ‘Workarounds That Work’;

» What he learned from David Allen when he hired him to work for him;
» What happened when he ‘failed retirement’;
» His post-‘retirement’ career with Accenture Consulting’s Change Strategy practice;
» What he learned working with the ‘Getting To Yes’ consulting team;
» The difference between research and plagiarism;
» How he helps people get the life they want, rather than the one they settled for;
» Which of the ‘versions’ of his life and career has most satisfied him;
» What the main benefit is of reading ‘Workarounds that Work’ and how to get the most from reading it;
» What his day / week / month looks like now – his ideal client and project;
» What he would like to do next; …and much more