Strategic and tactical time management

A lightning talk about short and long-term time management given to the Social Tides Grow participants on the 27th of July 2023.

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Transcript

1. Strategic and tactical time management © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 1
2. Wojtek Siudzinski — Poland → UK → Spain — Solo founder and CEO at Gaia Charge — Ex-co-founder and CEO at Issue Stand — 18 years in software/hardware engineering © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 2
3. Short term © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 3
4. Four thousand weeks — Oliver Burkeman © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 4
5. You can't do everything You can choose what to focus on © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 5
6. Measure where the time goes — There are many tools available — Pick one which works for you and makes your life easier not harder © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 6
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8. Split by the nature of work Not by project or client You want to find which area consumes the most of your time © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 8
9. Set a review cycle Every week/month/quarter At the end of each cycle pick work that can potentially be delegated © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 9
10. Outsource — Are there services available to do this? Hire — Grow your team organically in this area Just make sure there's enough work for the new hires © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 10
11. Automate © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 11
12. Long term © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 12
13. Measure what matters — John Doerr © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 13
14. OKRs — Developed by Andrew Growe at Intel in the 70s — Widely adopted by Google — Plenty of consulting agencies offering "training" © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 14
15. TL;DR OKRs comprise of — an objective, a significant, concrete, clearly defined goal — 3–5 key results, measurable success criteria used to track the achievement of that goal © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 15
16. They cascade Key Results become Objectives throughout the organization © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 16
17. They align the whole organization — It’s easy to jump into a task because it feels urgent, it’s more fun or we’re feeling guilty we haven’t done it in a while — You can work and feel that you had a productive day but was this work relevant to the current company goals? — Ask yourself and have your team ask themselves when they start a task: does it contribute to any of the OKRs? If not, take note and move to another one © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 17
18. They need to be reviewed regularly — Set a review cycle as well, quarter is usually used — Keep an eye on the progress and aim to catch problems early on — Don't get sucked into spending too much time designing the OKRs © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 18
19. They don't need expensive tools — There are many tools to manage OKRs — For small organizations a spreadsheet often is enough © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 19
20. They can be used in personal life too © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 20
21. Scattered Minds — Gabor Mate © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 21
22. Thank you — wojtek@gaiacharge.com — linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ — instagram.com/the_ev_life © 2023 Wojtek Siudzinski – linkedin.com/in/wojteksiudzinski/ 22