Today's #Leadership Myth brings us to T - It takes time! In today's time- crunched world it's easy to say that the core functions take too much time - coaching, reporting, quick updates - and actually it's often these things that help us with being more proactive, able to be agile, and with our finger on the pulse of the team.
If we are looking to gain some time consider taming some of these distractors:
* Email - From Notable.ca's indication that professionals are spending 13 hours a week on email, to the Daily Mail stats that we are spending 50% of our time with email and other technology, email is a time consumer. Whether we look to color code our emails, encourage smarter use of subject lines, or encourage people to think twice about how email is used, this is a key area of lost productivity.
* Meetings - Attentiv.com has done a great job of breaking down meeting stats for the US. Note that almost 34 % of those surveyed found that it was unproductive. What can you do this week to make your meetings more effective?
* Managing Interruptions - It's not only the interruptions that hurt us, but also the time it takes to get back on course, estimated at about 23 minutes.
A plus side of some virtual work arrangements is that there are fewer interruptions from people dropping in etc.
If you were able to glean a little more time somewhere n the day - where would you find it have the greatest impact - in more one-on-ones, reporting, planning?
Have a great week,
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time(TM)
Contact us to discuss coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326
If we are looking to gain some time consider taming some of these distractors:
* Email - From Notable.ca's indication that professionals are spending 13 hours a week on email, to the Daily Mail stats that we are spending 50% of our time with email and other technology, email is a time consumer. Whether we look to color code our emails, encourage smarter use of subject lines, or encourage people to think twice about how email is used, this is a key area of lost productivity.
* Meetings - Attentiv.com has done a great job of breaking down meeting stats for the US. Note that almost 34 % of those surveyed found that it was unproductive. What can you do this week to make your meetings more effective?
* Managing Interruptions - It's not only the interruptions that hurt us, but also the time it takes to get back on course, estimated at about 23 minutes.
A plus side of some virtual work arrangements is that there are fewer interruptions from people dropping in etc.
If you were able to glean a little more time somewhere n the day - where would you find it have the greatest impact - in more one-on-ones, reporting, planning?
Have a great week,
Jennifer
Jennifer Britton
Potentials Realized | Coaching Team Leaders
Coaching Skills Training | Leadership Development | Teamwork
Growing Team Leaders, One Conversation at a Time(TM)
Contact us to discuss coaching or performance needs for your and your team
Phone: (416)996-8326
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