how to work on your business, not in your business
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Leadership Development, Time and Energy ManagementTRANSCRIPT
INCREASE PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVE TIME & ENERGY
MANAGEMENT ENHANCE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
& PRODUCTIVITY
Quadrant II activities: ◦ Vision, Niche, Specialty, Business Plan, Relationship
building, People development
• What am I currently doing to invest in myself? • Books- (leadership) Maxwell, Tracy, Shelton • Magazines- Leadership Excellence • Web seminars- topics of leadership • What am I learning & what am I passing on to my
people?
What does my daily, weekly, or monthly agenda look like?
Are my agendas congruent with my Business Plan?
What can I free up or say NO to in order to say YES to more important tasks?
Activities: meetings, calling vendors for quotes, follow up on jobs, preparing proposals, long lunches, emails, phone calls, mail, micromanaging, communication and projects.
• BALANCE OUT ALL AREAS OF LIFE Business, family, personal, spiritual, mental, physical &
financial Wheel of Life- rate yourself
The people who I surround myself will either make me or break me.
Talented people are a company’s most important asset.
What is my strategy on people development? What am I currently doing? ◦ Sales, Customer Service, Department Leaders Books, Web-seminars, Vendor education
Lack of integrity (walk-walk, talk-talk) Lack of communication Lack of people development Impatient with people Failure to delegate- lack of trust Poor treatment of employees Blaming others when things go wrong Busy with busy stuff- not on business plan No praise or recognition Failure to ask opinions of those closest to the
business Creating a negative culture
WHERE AM I NOW?
WHERE DO I WANT TO BE?
WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET THERE?