http://lifedev.net/2006/08/focused-leadership-my-best-leadership-decision/ Helping Creative People Create Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:00:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://lifedev.net/2006/08/focused-leadership-my-best-leadership-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Avoiding Entrepreneur Burnout: Work Out of Rest at LifeDev Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:28:58 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2006/08/focused-leadership-my-best-leadership-decision/#comment-206 [...] While this might seem pretty anti-productive, the benefits outweight the costs in the long run. First of all, by doing less work during the day, you’re making yourself do something that benefits you and your organization like no other: You’re becoming focused in your planning and leading. You’re only doing the things that have to be done, and you’re delegating or even throwing away completely the things you don’t. This makes you really evaluate what’s important and why in all of your decisions. By doing this you’ll trim the fat from your workload, and you’ll get more accomplished. [...] [...] While this might seem pretty anti-productive, the benefits outweight the costs in the long run. First of all, by doing less work during the day, you’re making yourself do something that benefits you and your organization like no other: You’re becoming focused in your planning and leading. You’re only doing the things that have to be done, and you’re delegating or even throwing away completely the things you don’t. This makes you really evaluate what’s important and why in all of your decisions. By doing this you’ll trim the fat from your workload, and you’ll get more accomplished. [...]

]]> http://lifedev.net/2006/08/focused-leadership-my-best-leadership-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Avoid Entrepreneur Burnout: Fill Your Tank at LifeDev Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:06:04 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2006/08/focused-leadership-my-best-leadership-decision/#comment-138 [...] Everyone has things they have to do that drains them. These are the things that we dread, and feel exhausted after doing them. They could be anything from long meetings to folding laundry. It’s important to make a list of these things, so that you can delegate them to someone who actually likes what you can’t stand. After you make list of the things that drain you, make a list of the things that fill you as well. It’s good to compare these with the people in your organization, because you might find the things you can’t stand to do, others love to do. That way, you can focus on the things that only you can do. [...] [...] Everyone has things they have to do that drains them. These are the things that we dread, and feel exhausted after doing them. They could be anything from long meetings to folding laundry. It’s important to make a list of these things, so that you can delegate them to someone who actually likes what you can’t stand. After you make list of the things that drain you, make a list of the things that fill you as well. It’s good to compare these with the people in your organization, because you might find the things you can’t stand to do, others love to do. That way, you can focus on the things that only you can do. [...]

]]> http://lifedev.net/2006/08/focused-leadership-my-best-leadership-decision/comment-page-1/#comment-130 GGTD-Geeks Guide To Getting Things Done » GTD Power Links 08-18-06 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:50:11 +0000 http://lifedev.net/2006/08/focused-leadership-my-best-leadership-decision/#comment-130 [...] My best leadership decision [...] [...] My best leadership decision [...]

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