This Is How I Manage My Time
In this concise monologue, Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP, shares a four‑step system for maximizing personal and team productivity. First, she defines productivity as dollars earned per hour worked, insisting that any week that does not improve this metric is unproductive. Second, she categorizes work styles into makers (who need 2‑4 hours of uninterrupted deep work), managers (who can operate in 5‑60‑minute chunks), or a hybrid of both, noting that the appropriate role may shift with business seasons. Third, she outlines calendar planning: for managers, each meeting consumes a full productivity unit, so empty slots represent lost ROI; for makers, only two deep‑work blocks per day exist, so a single meeting can erase 10% of weekly output. She suggests structuring days or alternating days to accommodate each role. Finally, she advises teaching these rules to the team and ensuring they are respected, thereby extending the personal system to organizational practice.
