I speak a lot on time management issues to groups as diverse as financial services, government, and education. As a business owner, and as a former team leader who had staff in ten countries, time management has been one of my strengths.
More than a decade ago my entire office went through the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People workshop. It was a terrific investment and the tools have stuck with with me since. Given the nature of our work - global, crisis oriented, and not something that was 24/7, we had to find ways to create pauses for strategic focus, planning and action.
One of the most useful things we agreed to as an entire organization was that a certain 30 minutes every morning would be a closed door period where we it was time to really focus. Although it took months to really get in the habit of this the payoffs were tremendous for the entire organization, not just leaders.
Questions to consider:
What opportunities do you and your team members have to close the door and focus?
What would it take to carve out a 30 minute window where you could? What impact would that have?
What would need to change?
More than a decade ago my entire office went through the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People workshop. It was a terrific investment and the tools have stuck with with me since. Given the nature of our work - global, crisis oriented, and not something that was 24/7, we had to find ways to create pauses for strategic focus, planning and action.
One of the most useful things we agreed to as an entire organization was that a certain 30 minutes every morning would be a closed door period where we it was time to really focus. Although it took months to really get in the habit of this the payoffs were tremendous for the entire organization, not just leaders.
Questions to consider:
What opportunities do you and your team members have to close the door and focus?
What would it take to carve out a 30 minute window where you could? What impact would that have?
What would need to change?
Jennifer Britton, MES, PCC, CPT
Potentials Realized - Leadership and Team Development, Coaching, Retreats
Author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013)
Email us to find out how we can support you and your team in enhancing your collaboration through coaching, training or a retreat program
Potentials Realized - Leadership and Team Development, Coaching, Retreats
Author of Effective Group Coaching (Wiley, 2010) and From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching (Jossey-Bass, 2013)
Email us to find out how we can support you and your team in enhancing your collaboration through coaching, training or a retreat program
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