Steve Glaveski - Time Rich: Do Your Best Work, Live Your Best Life

Time isnt money; its something of far more value. Glaveski makes the case that we ought to be protecting our time much more than we product other resources. And best of all, he shows you how.

David Burkus, author ofUnder New Management

Steve Glaveski offers countless ways to get more out of each day by being Time Rich.

Nir Eyal, best-selling author ofHookedandIndistractable

Time Rich by Steve Glaveski makes a compelling argument for abandoning the archaic historical artefact of an 8 hour work-day (or any other arbitrary sum of time) as outmoded and irrelevant to the way we live and do our best work today. Glaveski offers both big ideas and specific techniques to contain or eliminate such time-snatching demons as meetings, email and social media. Reclaim the value of your time by forsaking the management of it and learning instead to manage energy, efficiency and attention inputs with far greater impact on output and outcomes, not to mention quality of life.

Whitney Johnson, award-winning author ofDisrupt YourselfandBuild an A-Team

Time Rich is a fascinating look into why were all so busy and how to gain back our most precious resource. Whether youre a beginner or a seasoned productivity geek, this book will change your life.

Jonathan Levi, author, podcaster, and founder of SuperHuman Academy

A very worthwhile read for ambitious professionals to achieve that elusive work-life holy grail: being present and engaged at home without sacrificing anything on the work front and even, perhaps, becoming more productive than you ever thought you could be.

Andy Molinsky, award-winning author ofGlobal DexterityandReach

STEVE GLAVESKI

First published in 2020 by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd

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The material in this publication is of the nature of general comment only, and does not represent professional advice. It is not intended to provide specific guidance for particular circumstances and it should not be relied on as the basis for any decision to take action or not take action on any matter which it covers. Readers should obtain professional advice where appropriate, before making any such decision. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the author and publisher disclaim all responsibility and liability to any person, arising directly or indirectly from any person taking or not taking action based on the information in this publication.

Steve Glaveski is on a mission to unlock the latent potential of people to create more impact for the world and lead more fulfilling lives.

Steve is the CEO of Collective Campus, a corporate innovation and startup accelerator that works with large organisations from Melbourne to Manila, and London to New York, to help better navigate change and uncertainty.

Collective Campus has worked with numerous heavyweights around the world, including Telstra, National Australia Bank, Clifford Chance, King & Wood Mallesons, BNP Paribas, Microsoft, Fox Sports, Village Roadshow, NTUC, Lufthansa, Bank of New Zealand, Ayala, OZ Minerals, Charter Hall, Maddocks, Mills Oakley, Australian Unity, Ascendas-Singbridge, Singapore Pools and MetLife, among others.

Collective Campus has incubated and been home to more than 100 startups, which have raised more than US$25 million between them. CC has also spun off a seed stage investment firm called Collective Venture Capital, which has invested in the likes of Konkrete and Ergogenic Health.

Aside from working with startups and large industry incumbents, Steve founded Lemonade Stand, a childrens entrepreneurship program, and now SaaS platform that teaches children and teenagers the fundamentals of entrepreneurial thinking and doing. He also wrote the associated childrens picture book, Lemonade Stand: From Idea to Entrepreneur.

Steves other works include The Innovation Managers Handbook, a self-published Amazon bestseller across a number of its categories, including startups, management and technology.

Steve hosts the award-winning Future Squared podcast, which at the time of writing was more than 370 episodes strong, having interviewed the likes of Adam Grant, Kevin Kelly, Gretchen Rubin, Marc Randolph, Tyler Cowen, and many more luminaries in their respective fields. The podcast earned the 2017 Popular Vote in the Business, Marketing & Entrepreneurship category in the inaugural Australian Podcast Awards Peoples Choice award.

Steve previously founded the office-sharing platform Hotdesk and has worked for the likes of Westpac, Dun & Bradstreet, the Victorian Auditor-Generals Office, EY (formerly Ernst & Young), KPMG and Macquarie Bank.

His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Australian Financial Review, Tech in Asia and other outlets.

When hes not trying to help people unleash their potential, he can be found at the squat rack, skateboarding, surfing, on his motorcycle, hiking, catching a live band or with his head buried in a good book.

Thanks goes out to

• my team and extended family at Collective Campus and Lemonade Stand, without whose support I would struggle to live the time rich life that I lead
• all of our clients, startups and partners, without whose belief and support we would cease to operate
• my parents, without whose unrelenting and tireless work I would not have had the opportunity to build a life around writing books, hosting podcasts and doing work that fills me with joy for a living
• my family, my loved ones and my friends, both old and new that includes one Jimmy Boskovski, whose name I regretfully and accidentally left out of the acknowledgements in my last book (here you go mate!)
• all of my Future Squared podcast guests and listeners
• all of the podcast hosts who have taken the time to have me on their shows
• Lucy Raymond, Chris Shorten and the team at Wiley for backing me for a second book
• Dana Rousmaniere for giving me a shot at writing several articles for Harvard Business Review that have morphed and evolved into this book
• everybody who picked up a copy of Employee to Entrepreneur especially those of you who took some time to personally write me or share your positive sentiments online
• media representatives the world over who have time and time again given me exposure in their publications.