Catch Up on the Top Five
This week we catch up on 5 important things we've covered in TLC so far
Happy Fourth of July week! This week’s TLC action newsletter reviews the five most important and recurring topics from our Monday Coaching Calls this year. Plus additional resources to keep growth going. Remember to take time off to recharge, refresh and recommit this week (but a little TLC reading is okay too!)
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#1 Time Management
Not surprising, leaders recognize time management as one of their greatest challenges - and opportunities - to improve impact. Here are some of the best coaching recommendations, with links to the full conversations:
Remember you’re managing your choices, not time. You have 100% control over what you do, when, and how much you get done. It starts by controlling you! (see TLC Call 12, gotta-minutes in TLC Call 2 and this action newsletter:
Do a time study at least twice a year. You cannot know how to make better choices until you know what choices you’re making now. Track your schedule intensely, then sit down and ask: What needs to change?
Use the Decision Matrix to filter each “requested” commitment of time with a system.
Decide if a task is URGENT or NOT URGENT. Is there a critical deadline, or can it reasonably wait an hour or day?
Is the task IMPORTANT or NOT IMPORTANT? Does it require YOUR attention, or could staff handle it, or even a vendor? Then do, delegate or delete it.
#2 Engagement
Our second most important focal point is engagement. Getting people to the office, participating in meetings, attending training and navigating critical changes presents an ongoing struggle for leaders who make plenty of effort but are often seeing low returns. Our best suggestions include:
Focus on involvement before worrying about engagement. Create specific reasons for people to participate and let deeper engagement evolve as they become emotionally and intellectually connected. Give people a role to play rather than simply show up and listen. (see TLC Call 6 on better meeting strategies for agendas, scheduling, and TLC Call 7 on connecting engagement to core values and key business outcomes).
Check out the action newsletter on this topic:
And don’t forget to evaluate the effectiveness of your online engagement practices, where you can boost your technology techniques to get people involved:
