• How much *me currently spent answering emails per week? • What percentage of *me spent puUng out fires per day? • What percentage of *me spent planning/learning/improving per day? • What would happen if you could spend more *me on planning? • On a scale of 1 to 10 how solidly do you communicate with your team? • Do they know their priori*es? • Performance? • Priori*es/performance of other teams? • How to improve?
• Annual execu*ve team offsite 2 days • Assess past year • Set next year and 3 year plans • Check-‐in on culture, staffing, succession plans • Quarterly execu*ve team mee*ng 8 hours • 1 Page Plan Scorecard • Upcoming Quarter: Hot issues, #1 + 2 • Monthly execu*ve team mee*ng 4 hours • Progress/roadblocks • Weekly execu*ve team mee*ng 1 hour • Deliverables Equals 3 weeks of the year Exec Team: 8% of their *me driving business
for Growth, LLC Best is 27 IDEA From Date Suggested Fast + Cheap + Easy x Good (Impact) SCORE Rank Ac-on Owner Date 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1= Take a long *me Keep, Kill, Wait 3= Quick to implement 1= High cost to implement 3= Minimal cost to implement 1= Difficult to implement 3= Rela*vely easy to implement 1= Minor market change 3= Differen*ator/Hi Market impact
Hi Important Hi Urgent • Interrup*ons • Some Phone Calls • Some Mail/Email • Some Mee*ngs • Some Reports • Many “Popular” Ac*vi*es DECEPTION Noise of urgency creates illusion of importance
Hi Important Hi Urgent • Busywork • Time Wasters • Lots of Coffee Time • Social Media • Irrelevant Mail/Email • Excessive Gaming or TV DECEPTION Noise of urgency creates illusion of importance WASTE Escape ac:vi:es
Hi Important Hi Urgent DECEPTION Noise of urgency creates illusion of importance WASTE Escape ac:vi:es QUALITY Increasing :me here increases ability to do • Planning • Values Clarifica*on • Prepara*on & Preven*on • Rela*onship Building • Ongoing Performance Discussions • Empowerment • Process Improvements • Idea*on
Hi Important Hi Urgent DECEPTION Noise of urgency creates illusion of importance WASTE Escape ac:vi:es QUALITY Increasing :me here increases ability to do
*me for interrup*ons • Do not disturb sign • Complete most important tasks 1st • Lock self in un*l done • Use weekends • End day, plan day • Allow interrup*ons, assess quality • Be available or leave to focus • Work according to your rhythms • Try 20 minutes • Only if integra*ng – allow decompression Instead…
during wai*ng *me • Batch related tasks • Mul*task • Block Facebook/Twimer/Games • Cancel rou*ne mee*ngs • Schedule calendar/tasks to goals • Waster *me – Facebook, mag, game • Work according to your rhythm • Focus & respect • Set *me limits, allow release • Make regular mee*ng format effec*ve Instead…