Today's Check It Off Tip is an encouragement to go ahead and make a decision. We all usually have one decision that we've put off. Whether it's deciding where our children's birthday party is going to be held, or what we are going to do for our next team development process, not taking decisions can be an additional weight.
Part of failing to make a decision is also Procrastination. Wikipedia descibes procrastination as
"Procrastination is the practice of carrying out less urgent tasks in preference to more urgent ones, or doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones, and thus putting off impending tasks to a later time, sometimes to the "last minute" before a deadline." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procrastination
For some, procrastination is a greater issue than just not making a decision. It can have significant impact on team performance. There is quite a bit written on managing procrastination including
A great article from MindTools on Procrastination
Lori McKee's Tips for Managing Procrastination including a video
Just a few days ago, Google bought Timeful, experimental software that tracks time - read this recent article from Forbes.
The last article is really interesting in getting us to think about where we spend our time -today notice where your time is going? How much is really productive? How much is procrastination?
Have a terrific Friday,
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton, MES, CPT, PCC
Potentials Realized
Supporting Team Leaders to do their best work, one conversation at a time
Coaching Skills Training | Teamwork | Leadership
Author of From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching(Jossey-Bass, 2013)
(416)996-TEAM (8326)
Part of failing to make a decision is also Procrastination. Wikipedia descibes procrastination as
"Procrastination is the practice of carrying out less urgent tasks in preference to more urgent ones, or doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones, and thus putting off impending tasks to a later time, sometimes to the "last minute" before a deadline." - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procrastination
For some, procrastination is a greater issue than just not making a decision. It can have significant impact on team performance. There is quite a bit written on managing procrastination including
A great article from MindTools on Procrastination
Lori McKee's Tips for Managing Procrastination including a video
Just a few days ago, Google bought Timeful, experimental software that tracks time - read this recent article from Forbes.
The last article is really interesting in getting us to think about where we spend our time -today notice where your time is going? How much is really productive? How much is procrastination?
Have a terrific Friday,
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton, MES, CPT, PCC
Potentials Realized
Supporting Team Leaders to do their best work, one conversation at a time
Coaching Skills Training | Teamwork | Leadership
Author of From One to Many: Best Practices for Team and Group Coaching(Jossey-Bass, 2013)
(416)996-TEAM (8326)
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