OPINION! Edible Canada CEO on Productivity: "When I get up at 3 a.m., I work my best."

Eric Pateman is Executive from Edible Canada and an avowed workaholic. His productivity tip: get up at 3 a.m. In the interview he explains how it works:

Eric Pateman began his career as a chef, starting his first own catering business with 18Companys. In the meantime, he completed an MBAStudy and works in Namibia, Australia and Great Britain, among other places. Today operates four companies with a total of 80 employees, including Edible Canada, which is one of the 200 fastest growing companies in Canada. He is Adviser, keynote speaker, cook and caterer at the same time.

Mr Pateman, what do you do first when you start your day at work or at work?

Every working day looks different, but usually I start with the eMails to: Unfortunately, my iPhone and laptop are right next to the bed. When I wake up I want to do something productive, even in the middle of the night. Since I'm at my apartment in Vancouver during the week and only at mine on the weekends Family in Squamish, 45 km north of the city, I don't bother anyone.

I've found that I'm most productive when I get up at 3am and get going. I then do a few hours of computer work, then I take a shower. I usually go to 7am Office or to a cafe.

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What distinguishes your working style?

I guess I'm what is commonly called a workaholic: I can't live without my work and I'm very productive. I love my work because it involves so many different people: sometimes I cook, sometimes I hold one Lecture, sometimes I accompany press trips. I do scientific work as well as stand in the kitchen. I travel a lot and it never gets boring.

It's also important for me to work on my own responsibility: I used to be a hotel consultant for a while. However, I had a hard time working in an 9to5 job.

How - by which tools and methods - do you increase your productivity?

I have a Business-Training hired to help us increase productivity in the company with an outside perspective to organize. Many mine Employees, especially in management, are 30 years old and younger, so it’s good if they have support.

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Plus there are many Tasksthat you don't have to do personally: From 200 to 300 eMailThe s that I get a day, I only have to answer 20 to 30 myself. I try to delegate everyone else. In general, I have found that I spend too much time with small things like making calls, Emails or Accounting spend

That's another reason why I am currently looking for a personal assistant. However, it is not easy to find someone who can take on some very personal tasks. And forcing one to eat and sleep.

Where do you work most productively?

Definitely in a cafe like Starbucks with Wi-Fi. In the office it is partly too loud for me. However, working in the cafe is part of lifestyle in Vancouver. Every day I meet 15 people who I call or have to meet, which is very convenient.

What do you do when your productivity slows?

I go jogging or cycling. Outdoor activities are a virtual lifestyle in Vancouver: I like hiking at the weekend or skiing in the winter or gathering mushrooms with the kids. Recently, I participated in a Vancouver bike race to Whistler, a fairly mountainous circuit.

We have the Pacific and the mountains, that's where sport is. I try to schedule sports in the morning or in the evening, but unfortunately my sporting activities are also the first ones to get out of my busy schedule.

How many hours do you sleep per night?

It works best for me when I go to bed at 8 or 9 and get up at 3 in the morning. I usually sleep six to seven hours:

I can not do less, but I can not sleep more than 7 hours. During the holidays I also get up at 5 in the morning, when I sleep until 6 clock, that's really long for me.

What else do you think about productivity?

For me it's a question of personal attitude: I like to work a lot, sometimes up to 16 hours a day. That's probably more than most People in Vancouver. I'm also very productive. Many of my employees do not want to work more than 8 hours.

You'd rather give up for it Money, even if the cost of living in Vancouver is very high. Instead of having a car, you can get to work by bike. People aren't lazy, they just have different priorities, especially the younger ones. The only thing that bothers me are people who don't want to do anything, but then still want to do something high salary expect. They should earn me that first, I say.

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