Dave Crenshaw
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Dave Crenshaw | |
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 Dave Crenshaw speaking at an event in 2017 | |
| Born | 1975 (age 50–51) |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Occupations | Writer, speaker |
| Known for | Writing, time management |
| Notable work | The Myth of Multitasking, Invaluable, The Power of Having Fun |
| Style | Interactive, humorous |
| Website | davecrenshaw |
Dave Crenshaw (born 1975) is an American author, public speaker, small business and time management expert.[1][2][3][4][5] His books The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done and Invaluable: The Secret to Becoming Irreplaceable have been referenced for teaching by some universities.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
Crenshaw earned his Bachelor of Science in business management from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University in 2000.[12][13] During his early career, a clinical psychologist diagnosed Crenshaw with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).[14][15][16]
Career
Crenshaw began his career in 1998 as an independent consultant small businesses coaching firm.[17]
The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done was written by Crenshaw and published in 2008 by Jossey-Bass, an imprint of Wiley.[18][19][20] Dennis Lythgoe described The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done in the Deseret News as a candid and satirical little book that takes on one of the most talked about social myths of the modern scene – multitasking.[1] Jossey-Bass also published Crenshaw's book, Invaluable: The Secret to Becoming Irreplaceable in 2010.[21][22] Jim Pawlak summarized Invaluable: The Secret to Becoming Irreplaceable in the Silicon Valley Business Journal that Crenshaw provides a number of fill-in-the-blanks templates that help you identify your most valuable activities (MVAs) and manage time effectively.[23] Crenshaw's book on entrepreneurship, The Focused Business: How Entrepreneurs Can Triumph Over Chaos was published in 2013.[24][25][26] From 2013, he is a Lynda.com author and presenter of business skills courses, including "Time Management Fundamentals" and "Small Business Secrets".[27][28][12]
He has published multiple courses on LinkedIn Learning, some of them have been cited in university newspapers.[29] His views on multi-tasking has been often quoted by the BBC News,[30] Forbes,[2] and The Washington Post.[31][32]
Other work
Crenshaw speaks frequently at conferences and industry events on the topics of business and time management, such as EO Alchemy 2012 — Seattle,[33] Crown Council's 18th Annual Event,[34] the 2013 REACH conference,[35] Schnizzfest 2013,[36] Behind Every Leader,[37] TiE Silicon Valley and LTB 2014.[14][38] His work has been featured on Lifehacker,[39] The Ledger,[40] Fast Company[41] and The Guardian.[42]
