With his relentless intensity to focus on his studies, he’s able to absorb and process the lessons much faster than usual. This allowed him to spend the rest of his day (outside of school hours) to read poetry, while jabbing on punching bags, and pumping those irons at the gym.
All in Productivity
If success is sequential, it’s obvious that the past and the future have little to do on the now—the present. Let’s focus much of our energy on the present, and let’s be darn good at it.
As leaders of people, teams, and functions in an organization, it is our responsibility to ensure the highest possible return on the investment of our most valuable commodity—our time and attention.
Intentionally creating time to think is key to process thoughts, ideas, and knowledge.
Conserving your personal bandwidth is important for your well-being, and it benefits the teams and services you manage.
Change helps the organization adapt to new markets and environments. Leaders of these organizations need to recognize what lies ahead in their industry. Sheer hard work and know-how are not enough to be successful at this. A leader must have the vision and creativity to anticipate change.
Don’t rely on your past successes to move you forward. Your past successes have brought you to where you’re at now—this is now your new baseline and foundation. Master that foundation and keep building upon it.
To find your personal hedgehog, find what you can be passionate about, what you can be exceptionally good at, and what can advance your career or generate income.
Getting rid of technology is not the answer to distractions. You’ll have to find ways to control your impulsive urge to use technology when you get bored, feel discomfort, or when you hit those liminal moments.
Meetings are constant fixtures in any organization. Done well, meetings can be the center of collaboration, innovation, and engagement. To make the best out of our meetings, it’s important to not be complacent in planning, facilitating, and closing out a meeting.
Teamwork is the collective effort of every member of a team towards a singular goal or vision. Old Warwick’s story shows a different angle on the power of teamwork. This story shows how trusting that you’re not alone in your efforts is a powerful motivator for any individual to perform that a high level.
Creativity is a gateway to innovation, but it doesn’t automatically lead to it. It requires the horsepower of competent and courageous leaders to kick these ideas off the starting gate and to the finish line. The decisiveness of these leaders makes the difference in organizations, especially those that have sustained excellence in their fields and markets.
Learn new relevant muscles that can elevate your value to your organization. Get proficient in these new muscles by repetition—keep practicing. Finally, apply the new muscle to your current profession to add value to your organization and to yourself.
Let’s stop tallying credit and recognition as a measure of success in our work life and in our personal life. We need to focus on the lasting impact our work and contributions have to our organization and to our family.
Instead of managing your time, manage your ATTENTION. The key in this exercise is to find the proper environment to have the right amount of focus in the task at hand.
Being productive, simply stated, means you’re producing something. In my opinion, being productive can go two ways—it can be an inward flow of information or learning, or it can be an outward result of producing or achieving a task.