Productivity Coaching
As a certified productivity coach, I help professionals create a better way to work and live by building practical systems that fit how they’re wired.
The problem probably isn’t that you need to work harder. The way you’re working may no longer fit the demands of your work—or the way you’re wired. As your productivity coach, I’ll help you identify what’s getting in the way. Together, we’ll create practical systems, clearer priorities, and sustainable habits so you can work with greater focus and less stress.
Together, we will:
- Customize productivity tools to maximize your strengths
- Help you prioritize tasks so you work with less stress
- Simplify routines so you can focus on the work that matters most
- Streamline your workspace to support productivity and focus
- Leverage technology to enhance your work and reduce overwhelm
“Time is finite. We get 168 hours each week. We can make more money, but we can’t make more time.”
— Ellen Faye
“The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.” ~ Warren Buffett
Clarity, Focus, and Priorities
Saying “no” may be one of the most powerful productivity tools, but it isn’t always easy. Thoughtful, capable professionals often have more worthwhile priorities than they can realistically pursue. When everything feels important, focus gets fragmented. Clarifying what matters most – and what can wait – makes it possible to move meaningful work forward.
As your Productivity Coach, I will help you:
- Create a personal strategic plan to guide your work
- Clarify what matters most and make better decisions
- Turn goals into clear priorities and focused action
- Build a practical system for managing ongoing priorities
- Provide a safe space to talk through what’s really happening at work
FAQs about Productivity Coaching
What does a productivity coach do?
A productivity coach helps you understand what’s getting in the way of your best work and develop practical strategies for managing your time, priorities, tasks, and workflow. The goal isn’t simply to get more done—it’s to work more effectively, with greater focus and less stress.
What does “productivity for how you’re wired” mean?
Productivity isn’t one-size-fits-all. “Productivity for how you’re wired” means finding strategies, systems, and approaches that fit the way you think, plan, decide, and follow through. One part of that is Ellen Faye’s Structure Preference model, which helps identify how much structure you need to do your best work—so you can create systems that support you rather than constrain you.
What can you work on with a productivity coach?
Productivity coaching can address both the day-to-day mechanics of getting work done and the bigger-picture decisions about where your time and attention belong. Topics might include strategic planning; connecting goals, priorities, and time; decision-making; task and workflow management; time planning; procrastination and resistance; boundaries and capacity; delegation and accountability; email and digital communication; meetings; using AI and technology strategically; and creating conditions for team flow.
“Productivity is the intentional use of time.” – Ellen Faye
Productivity for How You’re Wired by Productivity Coach Ellen Faye
Find The Way You Work Best
It’s not always about doing more.
It’s about creating the conditions you need to do your best work – and live your best life.
Do the right things in the way that’s right for you. Learn to make choices that fit how you think, plan, decide, and follow through. The result is not just better productivity, but a less stressful, more intentional, and fulfilling life.
Productivity for How You’re Wired gives you the understanding, teaches you how to use the Productivity Flow Framework, and provides practical tools to create the conditions for your best work—and a better life.
I absolutely would not be as successful without Ellen.
Ellen helps me organize my thoughts and make better business decisions. She understands how I work and is an invaluable sounding board.
Susan Schneider, Artist, Shandells.com
I finished my PhD! Our coaching made such a difference.
We began coaching when I started my PhD so I could continue to excel at work and meet my other goals. I graduated—and got promoted too.
Alexis Tsoukalas, MSSA/MSW, PhD
I have greater balance in my work and personal life.
With insight, expertise, and empathy, Ellen gave me clear, practical ways to work more effectively. She's a valuable thinking partner.
Larry Siegel, Marketing Executive
My work is more manageable and my life is better.
You’ve taught me new ways to manage my time, plan projects, and make business decisions—ways I can actually stick with.
Jackie Pantaliano, Owner, ImPRessions
You make me a better leader one task at a time.
You have a unique ability to help me identify what is most important, prioritize it, stay on track, and get it done on time.
Phyllis Levy, Sr. V.P., Rita's Franchise Co.
Ellen transformed my business and quality of life.
Ellen helped me improve how my entire business operates. Her coaching has given me a quality of life I never had before.
Richard Console, Attorney
