Welcome!

I teach people a simple method to manage the overwhelming volume of "stuff" inundating their lives in order to release and focus their natural talents. The result is typically a relaxed sense of control and a significant freeing up of energy and creativity.

I accomplish this with clients via one-on-one workflow coaching that integrates ideas from modern "bottom-up" methodologies that acknowledge the importance of managing your focus, capturing all your commitments, and maintaining the ability to rapidly switch priorities in the face of modern work and life.

My services include one-on-one workflow coaching, and group presentations and seminars on personal productivity.


How this can help you:

  • Learn a simple system to easily handle everything entering your life, including email, voicemail, to-dos, reading, Post-Its, etc.
  • Capture all the important details of your work and personal life in an airtight system.
  • Use tools you already know to accomplish more of what's important to you, with less effort.
  • Release and focus your natural talents and creativity.
  • Feel more peace of mind about your responsibilities and commitments.
  • Learn to feel 100% comfortable with your work and life commitments, and how you spend your time.
testimonials

"Like many Chief Executive Officers of robust companies, my work is complex, intense, demanding and difficult. Learning Matthew Cornell's incredibly smart program has allowed me, for the first time in years, to the manage the company from a far more elevated and organized vantage point. The training was so groundbreaking (I slept a full night for the first time in a decade) I hired Matt to coach our managers. I recommend his program to any individual or business without hesitation. If you want to feel in control and excited about your work: hire Matt."
-- Mirran Raphaely, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Hauschka Skin Care

"Following your seminar I reduced my inbox from 1,200 emails to 0 and have been keeping it that way for quite a long time."
-- David L. Murphy, Director, Budget Office, University of Massachusetts

"One of the most useful courses I've taken, and I've worked at KSC for almost 17 years. Great handouts, fantastic presentation."
-- Virginia Ward, Materials Engineer, NASA's Kennedy Space Center

"Matt guided me through the process of organizing my office and taught me how simple it can be to keep my desktop clean, my email inbox empty, and my mind focused on the task at hand. He is a knowledgeable, patient teacher who offers wonderful insight and guidance about modern productivity techniques."
-- Liza Cunningham, President, FireHaus Studio, Inc. | User Experience Design

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Client news: I had the great pleasure of working with David McLaughlin, professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst. David directs CASA, the center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere, a prestigious National Science Foundation Engineering Center.

Blog updates: The Uber productivity site 43 Folders has featured my personal productivity article on Best practices for administrative assistants.

Client news: A big thanks to the smarties at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for a great series of workshops. It's always fun to be back, and as a bonus I got to see a Shuttle launch :-)

Blog updates: My article A dozen small ways to get productivity improvements to stick in an organization was picked up by the major productivity site lifehack.org.

Client news: Dr. Hauschka Skin Care had a very interesting FastCompany write-up: Can't Buy Me Love.

Academic productivity interview: I was pleased to be asked some insightful questions around the unique productivity challenges faculty face by the Academic Productivity blog's readers. Read my answers here.

Product news: I'm in the middle of writing The Personal Productivity Field Guide - my handbook that answers the most common questions clients ask about being effective, from interruptions to meetings to just plain too much to do. Stay tuned...

Client news: I was pleased to be included as an option for recipients of UMass Amherst's ambitious Mellon Mutual Mentoring Initiative (more here).

Blog updates: Mike Pierre over at mega productivity site Lifehack/ was kind enough to call me the "Brainiac Dad" in his Productivity Family Tree. I'm in great company including Laura Stack (author of Leave the Office Earlier) and Mark Sanborn (author of The Fred Factor).

Workshops: I'm always improving my workshops, with the latest addition being a two-month email series for participants. These follow up messages sustain and deepen their practice through tips, case studies, and implementation ideas.

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