Press and media.
n
Looking for expert insight and commentary on navigating change, productivity, and resilience?
Happy to help. Drop me a line with your topic and deadline and I’ll see what I can do.
Looking to collaborate on a campaign to inspire people with better ways of working? Happy to explore. Let’s talk!
About Grace
Grace Marshall is an award-winning author, speaker and productivity expert who specialises in transforming how organisations approach work, change, and challenge.
With over a decade of experience training more than 10,000 professionals across industries, Grace has become a trusted advisor for leaders seeking to build resilient, future-ready teams capable of sustained high performance. Her clients include Boots, BT, Sky Media, Sage, NHS, NSPCC and Teenage Cancer Trust.
Known for her refreshingly human, relatable approach, Grace curates conversations that challenge conventional thinking, equipping leaders and teams with the framework to transform their outlook on change – beyond systems and processes, to how we respond on a human level to change, challenge and uncertainty.
Her work has earned her multiple accolades: Virtual Speaker of the Year, CMI Management Book of the Year: Best Commuter’s Read, and Finalist in the Business Book Awards. Her practical insights on leadership, high-performance work cultures, and wellbeing in changing times have been featured in The Guardian, Forbes, Huffpost, CNN, London Economic Forum, Stylist, Work Life Central, and on BBC Radio.
An avid connector, Grace sits on the board of trustees for two charities, where she champions women in leadership and supports initiatives that provide hospitality, connection, and services within the local community to reduce poverty and disadvantage.
She lives in Stafford, in the middle of the UK with her husband, two teenage kids, and a perpetually-bouncy puppy, where she is continually learning to be good-enough most of the time, with intermittent lapses into hopelessness and brilliance.
GRACE’S WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN:
Approved headshots
Press Features:
Featured Videos:
Articles:
Journey to work a daily grind? How to make your commute more productive
Nearly four million of us spend two hours a day travelling to and from the office. Here’s a guide to making that time well spent.
Three Habits to Foster a More Resilient Culture
As we start to reimagine what our world of work might look like post-lockdown, with the possibility of hybrid teams and flexible working, there’s one thing we know for sure. Uncertainty is here to stay.
How to be a really productive leader
“How do we do more with less time?” is the age old ‘holy grail’. But maybe that’s the wrong question to ask. As the pace of change, the volume of work and the deluge of emails continue to rise, here are five ways really productive leaders think differently.
Could Work/Life Balance Be The Answer To The Productivity Crisis?
Have you ever found yourself staying at your desk later than 5.30 simply for fear of being judged by your boss for heading out on time? Do you often find yourself eating lunch at your desk, missing out on your lunch break entirely? You’re not the only one!
How to switch off and have a life outside of work
Let’s face it, we live and work in a world where work never ends. There is always more work to be done – more calls we can make, more emails coming in, more meetings to attend, more ideas we can follow up on.
Ten top tips on how to be more efficient when conducting personal admin, in collaboration with General Accident Insurance.
Are these 3 myths stopping you from being more productive at work?
We are constantly trying to be more productive at work, but perhaps we are trying too hard?
What happens when you try to please everybody
So you think you want to please everybody? Here’s what really happens…
From Dream to Done: 3 Essential Ingredients
Have you ever had a dream? One that you keep somewhere in the back of your mind as something you’d love to do ‘someday’?
Five good reasons to stop working late
Is 2016 the year you’ve told yourself you’ll leave work on time? Or get some more sleep? Or start taking up running or tennis or singing again?
7 ways to recharge on the move
How do you survive in crazy season? How do you make sure you arrive, not just on time but on form, ready to perform at your best for that client, event or negotiation?
5 Warning Signs of Work Life Blur
Has technology allowed you greater choice or greater distraction? Has flexibility given you greater work-life balance or work-life blur? Are you working from home, or living at work?
A Lawyer’s Guide to Managing Distractions
As a lawyer, delivering a professional service, it’s important to be responsive – to clients, to colleagues. But when each distraction can take up 15-23 minutes (depending on which study you look at) to recover, dealing with each individual query on an ad hoc basis can be costly. Here are five strategies to help.
All entrepreneurs juggle constantly. There is no perfect formula, but Grace Marshall’s tips will help.
Dealing with uncertainty − Part 1: Welcome to the void
The void can be a playground or an assault course, a sanctuary or a prison. It all depends on what we bring in.
Dealing with uncertainty – Part 2: Bringing clarity to the void
Are you living in the void right now? Are you working in a season of high uncertainty? Here are five survival strategies
What having kids has taught me about productivity
Having kids means you have less time to yourself, but what if it can actually be good for your productivity?
In the world of productivity we often talk about getting things done faster, smarter, easier. But what about slower?
Feeling guilty about what you don’t have time for? Here’s what guilt really does to your productivity.
5 unexpected things I learned this summer
How breaking our own rules can help us discover just how valuable they are.
Is it time to let go of work-life balance?
Has work-life balance become a holy grail that no one seems to get?
Two-and-a-half words that will improve your productivity
Tiny words that have a huge impact on our resistance, motivation and productivity.
Deadlines. Targets. Meetings. Emails. Objectives. Performance measures. Waste reduction. Cost efficiency. Response Times. Getting stuff done. Sometimes our quest for productivity have us so focused on the work, we forget about the humans doing the work.
How do we humans do our best work? How do we bring more of that into our workplaces?
What is it about being busy that keeps us so busy? Here are three lies that keep us in the busy trap.
7 top tips to help you achieve your business goals in 2020
In this article, a group of our Sage Business Experts share some of their goals and offer some tips to help you with yours.
What to do when business goes quiet
What do you do in those quieter times? Is it business as usual, do you kick back and relax, or do you take the opportunity to do something else?
Seven productivity tips for the small business owner
How do you remain productive, when there are so many distractions? How do you stay focused when there are so many things to think about in your business?
9 surprising truths about workplace productivity
It’s one thing getting yourself organised and focused, but what about everyone else in the office?
9 ways to change your bad business habits
According to recent research, 3 out of 10 British businesses say they haven’t questioned their bad habits at all and 2 out of 10 don’t want to make the effort.
In this day and age, when so many of us work with our heads rather than solely with our hands, switching off may not be as simple as leaving work and going home.
These six small changes will make you more productive and successful
Six small changes that will make some really big differences.
How to Be More Efficient With Your Time and Energy
…most people are apt to dawdle away gained time. It takes a lot of work to be efficient with your time and energy.
Mentions & Quotes:
9 Productivity Experts on Twitter Who Will Actually Help You Get More Done
Twitter can be a time suck, but it’s also a source of great productivity advice.
We all know that struggle is an inevitable part of life. Leaders are no stranger to struggle. The Covid-19 pandemic has also added to this and according to McKinsey’s 2020 Women in the Workplace report, “women in particular have been negatively impacted” with a host of additional pressures like home schooling, juggling housework with paid work and elder care.
But despite our many stories of overcoming adversity, struggle remains a taboo.
Battling Brain Drain? Hack Your Workday With ‘Attention Management’
In our new “Power Hack of the Week” series, we highlight one quick thing you can do each week to improve your personal, career or money life. Today, we’re featuring “attention management,” a productivity strategy that helps you master job tasks by tackling them at key moments throughout the workday.
The people going ‘monk mode’ to limit social media use
“You get a ping on a device and it creates an open loop,” says Ms Marshall. “Our brain wants to close that loop by looking at the notification because we get a dopamine [a natural chemical released in the brain that makes you feel good] hit when we close that loop.”
The Best Kind Of Music To Listen To While Working
Productivity experts share their advice for making a work playlist.
How You Should Spend Your Downtime This Evening
Because travelling on business shouldn’t just be about work 24/7. A guide to making the best choice for the night ahead, depending on what your body and mind need most.
Why You Should Work From Home On The Friday Before Christmas (And How To Stay Productive)
Working from home? Here are some tips for ensuring your productivity levels stay sky-high.
Why it’s time to adopt an ‘anti-perfection’ approach to productivity
Do you struggle with the need to be perfect? Here’s why adopting an ‘anti-perfection’ approach could be the key to greater productivity and satisfaction at work.
The golden hour: 15 ways to change your life in a work-from-home lunch break
It’s all too easy to stay at your desk. But stepping away to exercise, clear out your junk drawer, watch the Sopranos – or have sex – could completely re-energise your day
Confront your fears … and four other ways to stop procrastinating
Address your perfectionism, make a small starting step and break the cycle that is holding you back.
How to be more productive at work
Do you always feel busy and struggle to complete tasks? Recognise that you can’t do it all, say productivity experts.
How to build stamina at work and create a better balance for the year ahead
The rush towards the new year can be a challenging time at work. Build your resilience and stamina, and make a better work-life balance one of your new year’s resolutions.
How tech can free up two hours to transform your business
An estimated £9bn could be added to the economy if SMEs could find an extra two hours a week. How can you make those time-savings?
8 Productivity Experts on the Tricks They Use to Hold Themselves Accountable
Specific strategies for making sure you get things done
Without unexpected desk visitors, office chitchat and coffee runs to break up our days, working from home can get a little dull
Struggling to work productively from home? Let strangers watch you
How Covid-19 is changing the way we work.
Breaking up the monotony of working from home
A few practical steps can inject a sense of variety and ease into your remote workday.
How Much Work Are You Really Supposed to Do at Work?
Most offices have eight-hour workdays—how many of those hours are we really supposed to be working? We asked a productivity expert, a psychologist, a labor journalist, and a boss.
7 super smart ways to be more productive and get sh*t done
Picture this: you leave work at 5.30pm, to-do list completely crossed off, and not a care in the goddamn world. Sound familiar? Nope, us neither.
4 small things successful people do to see big results
What do successful people do that makes the difference? The real answer is they’re doing a few small things well.
Over a third of UK employees pressured to work overtime by fear of being judged
A study has found that workers in Birmingham are the most likely to stay at work after hours to keep up appearances, with 44% of the city’s workforce impacted by a growing trend known as presenteeism.
How to beat procrastination: tips from the experts
More than half of the population admits to being affected by procrastination. One in four people describe themselves as chronic procrastinators. What’s more, thanks to the rise of smartphones and social media, chronic procrastination has increased by 300-400% in the last 40 years.
Booked review: How to be Really Productive, by Grace Marshall
Research, psychology and personal advice on how to get more done and feel less stressed
Five tips to make washing your clothes easier, according to a productivity ninja
Productivity ninja Grace Marshall says there are some simple steps you can follow to make washing clothes less arduous.
8 Productivity hacks most businesses are afraid to try
Productivity is a key concern for every SME, as well as a top priority for the government. So, how can you boost productivity within your own business?
Teachers’ promotion pitfalls (and how to sidestep them)
Climbing the career ladder at your current school can be lonely and frustrating – expert tips to help you to navigate the political minefield that can mar an internal move
Working from home? Here’s what tips productivity experts recommend
These are the work from home tips that actually make a difference in your productivity.
12 Tips for How to Become the Most Productive Person in the Room
These productivity tips will help you make the most out of every minute.
How to Maximize Your Productivity and Earnings
15 ways to boost your productivity and earning potential.
Super excited to bringing you guys another interview, this time I’m speaking with Grace Marshall who has 14 years experience in coaching in productivity and sharing advice with others.
Podcasts:
Ep.12 // talking FOMO, the word ‘busy’, taming the lizard brain and productivity confessions with Graham Allcott
Ep. 109 // talking struggle, crisis management, receiving help and why it’s terrifying to rest.
The Extraordinary Business Book Club
Ep.38 // With Alison Jones on writing, productivity and collaboration – essential listening for anyone with ‘write book’ on their to-do list!
The Extraordinary Business Book Club
Ep.265 // On the struggle of writing Struggle, and the day at Waterloo station, where it all began!
Discussing productivity, procrastination and overcoming Struggle with Ed Goodman
Chatting with Eleanor Tweddell about the struggle of career change, diving into creativity, finding opportunity, saying no and finding your way to a bigger yes.
An honest, open conversation recorded during lockdown with Ricky Weaver, where we explore embracing and encouraging our flaws and imperfections to flourish, and understanding that we’re all learning together throughout this strange time.
Is it possible to raise productive kids? This is a great conversation filled with practical tips and insights as Grace shares some of her productive parenting tips.
Joanne Pieters interviews Grace on creative living, people-pleasing and her “mid-life crisis in her mid-twenties”.
Worldwide 101 Growth Tips Shorts
Audrey Fairbrother from Worldwide 101 asked Grace to share her unique tips with us on how to truly tame your unruly inbox for good.
Julie Hall interviews Grace about the strategies you can use as a micro-entrepreneur, to help you become more productive, more focussed and happier with your choices, especially if you’re naturally disorganised.
Grace talks on bringing humanness back into the workplace
BT Skills for Tomorrow – LinkedIn Live
Talking creativity and innovation with BT’s Mauro Mortali
Reflecting on mistakes, feeling out of our depth, resilience and recovery in the healthcare sector with Tara Humphrey
Influence & Impact for Female Leaders
Opening up a conversation about struggle and leadership with Carla Miller
In conversation with with Cel Brunetti of Wellness Cucina, unpicking a struggle live for her right now
Sharing my career change story and productivity tips with immigration lawyer Josh Shachnow
Talking with business psychologist Helen Frewin about the struggle of navigating uncertainty, living in “the new normal” and trusting the process of transformation & growth
The Good Life Well Lived Podcast
Discussing with Nicola Semple what being productive is really all about, how to be productive even when those around you are not and how to find a work life rhythm that works for you.
Bec Evans interviews Grace on procrastination, perseverance, treacle and writing productively.
To celebrate Fight Procrastination Day (yes really!) Grace unpicks procrastination with Alexia Leachman on The Head Trash Show podcast.