When I saw the graph above(from a Seth Godin blog – here is the link) I immediately thought about my business. How do I spend my time? Which pieces should I spend more time on?
Several years ago I created a leadership development program to help prepare leaders to launch sales offices in other states. As part of the program, each leader was to receive a 360 evaluation nine months after the launch. I did this mainly because I had a feeling that bad habits were going to develop during launch because there was so much to do and resources were scarce. When the first 360 came back – what was the message? Time. Spending too much on little things and not enough focused on big things (growing sales, etc.). Even great leaders get sucked into the little things.
Are you always out of time? Try this – spend 2-3 days tracking your time, then spend 15 minutes reviewing your results by answering three questions:
- What are the priorities for our business / my team?
- How much time am I spending on those priorities?
- What one change could I make to become more focused on those priorities?
Our time is something WE all control.
What are some things you have done in the past to take control of your time?