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The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

CNLP 727 | Clear Your Space, Clear Your Mind: Andrew Mellen's Radical Approach to Personal Organization and Office Communication

The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

Carey Nieuwhof

Management, Business

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Organizational consultant Andrew Mellen returns to the podcast to discuss the three rules he uses to help leaders organize their work and home life for mental clarity. Plus, why clutter is deferred decision making, and why you should never email a co-worker. 

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0:00.0

The Art of Leadership Network. So there is a stat that says the average person will waste an

0:06.5

entire year of their life or more looking for lost or misplaced items. Welcome to the

0:15.9

Kerry Newhofe Leadership podcast. It's Carrie here and I hope our time together today helps

0:20.4

you thrive in life and

0:21.5

leadership. Well, today a totally different tack. And before you tune out, okay, before you're like,

0:26.7

I'm not going to listen to this one. Just listen in. I really believe there is a direct connection

0:32.9

between how you lead and your physical environment. I mean, I remember I had a professor in law school who just, you know, had an office that

0:41.0

almost was like an episode of orders.

0:43.3

He knew where everything was, but like it was really hard to operate.

0:46.6

I'm a minimalist.

0:48.0

And I've got Andrew Mellon on the podcast.

0:50.6

Some of you, OGs, will remember Andrew.

0:52.5

He was on in the early days.

0:55.4

And we update this conversation. And he basically helps people organize things. If you think about the self-storage

1:00.6

business, think about, well, you know, most people can't even parking their garages, things like that.

1:06.2

Flutter has gotten out of control. I think there's a direct connection to leadership. So we're going to talk

1:11.2

about all that and a whole lot more. And one more testimonial, just in case you think this is OCD

1:16.9

Kerry talking, which perhaps it is, is I just went through my home studio. We redid it about a year

1:23.0

ago. I wasn't happy with it. I had too much stuff. So I just spent 12 hours going through every single

1:29.4

cable labeling it, minimizing the setup. I'm almost done as I record this and I'll tell you,

1:35.5

I am so happy. Plus, I share lots of other personal stories in this podcast with Andrew too. Anyway,

1:41.6

I think you're really going to enjoy it. I hope it makes your life a

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