Well hello there and Happy Monday! I’m Monica Wofford and this is your Monday Moment.
Isn’t it amazing just how much you can manage to get done right before you the leader goes on vacation? You can delegate it all, accomplish tasks in record time, and stay laser focused like at no other time, when you know you have a date and flight to an exotic island.
Ah… yes. In air travel, there is a hard deadline with what is perceived to be a positive reward in flight or at your destination. Wouldn’t it be nice if all of your tasks were that cut and dry and simple?
They can be and the best leaders manage the tasks that fill their time, accordingly. You see, time can’t be managed, but the tasks you put in it, can be.
In fact, consider these hacks an ideal way to help manage the tasks, list, and time you spend on all of them:
- Break down large items into tiny tasks (More to check off and about which to feel accomplished!)
- Make multiple and separate lists (One for today, one for tomorrow, one for after vacation, one for each project)
- Use one method (All lists go on one pad, or in one type of file, or on one device and location)
The way the best leaders “manage” time is they manage what they DO with it. They manage the mayhem and the time wasters, the interruptions, and the lack of focus. They do not attempt to manage the moments they’re given. Those are… well, a given. What you do with it can be managed… and matters.
I’m Monica Wofford and let’s keep talking… leadership.
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