Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The Magic Moment – The Power of the Morning Mindset and Taking Five

How You Use Your Mornings - A Time Management Strategy
Category: Personal Productivity, Time Management
Wc: 346

I woke up this morning after being up rather late and knew that it was a crunch day.  Within the next 24 hours I’d need to hop on a plane and be out of the office for the next few days.  

In those few moments I felt slightly pressured and overwhelmed which lead to a bit of emotional and mental confusion, (by the way, I call this “brain fog”).  What should I work on first?....what could wait until Monday?

I could have just barreled in, but time was precious I needed to work on what was most crucial.  I realized I couldn’t let the pressure “pressure” me into the wrong decision.  So, I decided to take a 5 minute mind clearing break.

I gave myself permission to step away from my desk, move into a physical space where I could clear my mind. Ah….a break through!   Just giving myself permission to “take 5” and step away helped my mind to calm down and my emotions to come to neutral. 

In the clarity of that moment, I was able to get a better view of what was crucial and what was not.

Honestly, I have days where I didn’t do that first thing in the morning and ended up working on the wrong things at the wrong time. In those cases, a few critical things fell through the cracks; it wasn’t pretty.

What I’m describing is the power of a moment…a moment you take in the morning to gain clarity on the day that could make all the difference. I’m calling it the Morning Mindset.

You know it’s just harder to work in a fog; it takes more energy and the quality of your work may suffer.

So let me recommend creating the practice of “The Morning Mindset.”

Additionally, this principle of “taking five” is not reserved for the morning.  Anytime, you’re feeling confused for what ever the reason, give yourself permission to take five…that practice could make all the difference!

Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed - how to manage your time, space, & priorities, to work smart, get results & be happy -  Kindle - The Book - Nook - Audio Book -  The Seminar
Other readings on Kindle & Nook: 
Declutter Your Life From The Inside Out
Your Life Through the Lens of Time - The Interview

Monday, June 18, 2012

Save Time - Don't Plan...Too Much


Do You Plan Too Much? - 
An Essential Time Management Tip
Wc: 173
#productivity #timemanagement 

If you're reading this tip at all it’s probably because you have the personality type 
that is a natural planner, which of course has great value. 
Yet, too much of a strength could be used in excess resulting in outcomes 
we don’t want.

The excess?...sometimes planners can plan too much.  They want to figure 
out all the steps before they get started. That can lead to what I call 
“the paralysis of analysis.”  Perhaps we could consider this insight - 
planning "just enough" could actually be a time management skill!
...interesting thought.

What to do?
First, recognize and admit that you might be an over planner.
Secondly, decide to create a sweeping overview
Thirdly, plan more specifically the first few steps.

What you’ll discover is that as you move forward you become educated
on how to keep moving forward. You’ll probably begin to see that all 
that previous planning you use to do got tweaked anyway. 

Remember: action brings clarity and that’s what leads me to a very 
important final tip: over planning in many cases, is really A WASTE of time.  
Oh the irony!

Check out the latest release: Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed -
how to manage your time, space, & priorities, to work smart, get results &
be happy -  Kindle - The Book - Nook Audio Book -  The Seminar

The Seminar This blog is based on this book. In it are actionable ideas on 




Wednesday, June 13, 2012

An Alternative to On Line Learning


Replace On Line Learning with Digitial Learning and An App #timemanagement  




When I do a google search for keywords addressing the need for time management training, one of the most popular is "on line time management" and "time management course." Well, one of the creative alternatives to e-learning is a cd series, combined with an app! (Besides who wants to sit in front of an e-learning module anyway - free yourself - unshackle yourself from that monitor!)

My audio series (3 cds or digital format) is the audio version of a seminar that I've done across the country - Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed.  So along with cds or a download are supplemental lessons in the 1% Edge Portable Coach - the app (which includes access to me!)...it's a super alternative to a traditional on line delivery.

If you are one of those folks who'd like a comprehensive time management training program or shall I say "mobile seminar," then I invite you to purchase the digitial version and down load the app. Then connect with me to let me know you'd done it and keep me in the loop on your progress!

To your success!
JoAnn

Next Steps
1. Download the APP - when you download the App - look under the Free Lessons Tab for subjects of personal productivity and personal effectiveness - Download APP - here 

2. Get Digital Version of Audio  ($9.95) You can get it on iTunes or Amazon - but it's more expensive.
joann r. corley: organizational strategies for the overwhelmed

(If you want to order the cds - send me an email and we can excute via PayPal - 3 cds in a very nice case = $24.95)

3. Or, get the book - Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed - have it your way -Kindle - The Book - Nook 


Got any questions - don't hesitate to contact me: joann@joanncorley.com

Productivity Tips & Tools - Scanning With Your iPad!


Productivity Tip - Great Productivity Tool - Scanning With Your iPad!

#productivity, #techtools
Honestly - this was just too cool to pass up sharing!

I promised a while ago I would start adding a category and tips related to productivity and technology that supports effectively manage time and all that impacts it - clutter, managing information (there is chapter in my book about this), efficiency.

Please know this is not about advocating a certain product - but more importantly what does the product do related to our quality of life and getting the outcomes we want.

iConvert Scanner for iPad Tablet

Check out the latest release: Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed - how to manage your time, space, & priorities, to work smart, get results & be happy -  Kindle - The Book - Nook Audio Book -  The Seminar

This blog is based on this book (and now the App). In it are actionable ideas on being a better manager: The 1% Edge - The Workbook - Power Strategies to Increase Your Management Effectiveness

The App is free - check out the QR codes to the right or click here to learn more.

Other readings on Kindle & Nook :  
Declutter Your Life From The Inside Out
Your Life Through the Lens of Time - The Interview

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Technology & Time Management - Tool or Tyrant

It's such a catch 22 - technology can do so much to help save time, increasing our efficiency and "get it done" results. And yet, it can also be a tyrant. It can become addicting in fact robbing us of time and quality of life.

So, contained in this blog will be an ongoing discussion regarding the role of technology in time management.

In my own quest to find my 1% in time management - increasing my efficiency and getting better results I recently ran across 2 cool tools for managing gmail. In fact one of them (an email management game) helps with one of my tips in the book Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed - make faster decisions when processing email.

So here they are:

1. The Email Game (In fact making faster decisions is this weeks challenge in the 1% Edge Coaching App.)
Managing Email Game to help make decisions faster when processing email.

2.  Boomerang is a scheduling tool for email....here's the address with a demo video.

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If you haven't yet got your version of Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed - have it your way - Kindle - The Book - Nook Audio Book -  The Seminar

Other readings on Kindle:  
Declutter Your Life From The Inside Out
Your Life Through the Lens of Time - The Interview

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Time Management Skills - It's In The Little Things


I am more a firm believer than ever that if we focus on the little things that will translate into the big things.  I also believe that deciding to focus creates clarity which enhances the possibility of getting the results we really want!

So in the spirit of that, I recently launched a beta test for a coaching & training app called The 1% Edge Portable Coach.  Part of the piece of that coaching-training app will be devoted to productivity-time management.  So, if you'd like help really integrating what you're reading to get real results.  You want to download the app (it's free btw). Here is the link to access. Get App info. here

Whether you download it or not - I will on this blog - begin to share some of the weekly challenges presented on the app - many of which I'll be doing myself and would love some folks to participate with me and share you progress.
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The Challenge Currently on the APP - Recapture Time
APP Icon
This is the combined 2 Week Challenge and for those reading this post I challenge you to focus on 1 thing - "do the 1."  That 1 translates into the little things. Let me know your thoughts.

This was Week 1 Challenge - I am going to add one other time recapture technique to extend the week 1 challenge into a second week with another recommended action.


Increase Your Time Awareness - Track Time with time mapping
Coaching action: Get or create a week at a glance - map out how your time is being used. Then assess areas where you could recapture time and reassign.

Our theme this week: "Recapture time and reassign!"

Additionally check out the other suggestions below!

This Week's Challenge - Recapture Time
Coaching Question: How much time can you recapture within a cycle of a week?
Choose which context (option) you'd like to use:
A. How you use email
B. Managing interruptions
Coaching Instructions:
1. Keep track, whether by hour or segments of the day
2. Focus Daily - tally daily results
3. Report progress through-out the week in the Fan Wall section
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OPTION #1 - Managing Interruptions

How Skilled Are You At Managing Interruptions?

Managing Interruptions - An Essential Time Management Skill
These days our workplaces are busier and more fluid than ever and gives new meaning to the phrase "open door." It's transformed into open cube, open work space, etc.

And yet, we gotta get work done! I think many of us function more in a "sort of open door" environment...meaning in many cases "I'm available, but really not."

There is a delicate balance to effectively managing this predicament. We don't want to impede team productivity, as we try to get our own piece of the pie done.

So, an essential skill and time management tip in working productively in a group environment is to manage interruptions with tact and finesse.

Here's a few tips:
1. If there is anyplace in your work area that invites folks to sit...cover it with something personal.  People tend to not touch personal things without asking permission.  That way you can control how those sitting areas are used.  Or, you could remove it all together if need be.

2. Lead people with your body (and by the way this is one of my favorite ideas).  How?  First, stand up.  If sitting in your cube - face them, if in your office - walk around your desk and meet them in front of it.

Then, state a verbal boundary, "Hi, how can help I have just about 3 mins. right now." The key here is to state an exact number, rather than use the word "a few."

Next?...look at a time piece.  That communicates both on a conscious and subconscious level that you really mean you only have 3 minutes and you'll be monitoring the time.

And finally, continue to lead by closing the conversation. Make sure you have key phrases or statements you are ready to use with which you feel comfortable. The key is not to wait for them to stop talking.  YOU must close or end the time...indicating you meant what you said when you set the verbal boundary. 

To add fun to it, I've heard some managers use a sand timer from a game or a funky looking timer.

No matter what you use, the key is to lead the person, set boundaries, and then assertively close the conversation. 

You can do this with a decision to talk more later, starting to walk out of your work area as you are closing the conversation, or within 3 minutes you'll discover that's all the time that was really needed!

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OPTION #2 - Managing Email
This is really a key 21st century skill! In managing e-mail effectively it's best to do it in short time increments.  So I recommend starting with no more than three minutes - which really is an adequate amount of time! This action helps you learn how to work with your e-mail faster...
Here is the step by step process to follow:
1.  Determine how much time you're going to do it 
2.  Tell yourself to sort quickly or sort fast.  If you don't do that you do it at the same usual pace. Telling yourself to do it faster will enable you to actually do it at a faster pace! 
3. Use temporary holding folders. I talk about this practice in my book. When processing e-mail, you really only have four decisions to make: Forward,  Take Action,  Reserve for Reference or Delete. In recognizing there are only 4, you can also make decisions quicker! This is key!
Coaching key: Making decisions quicker, processing email quicker = recapture time! Note: If you're in a leadership role, use this tip to increase the productivity of your team this week. Make it fun - put a chart on the way and see how much you can collectively recapture this week! Have you're team download the app. You can also use the app as an internal coaching resource. Reminder: Pick your option, focus daily, track progress, share progress on the Discussion Wall (or on this blog).


If effective time management is major issue for you - you may want to consider getting the book or bring a workshop to your company. Click here to learn more.

If you haven't yet got your version of Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed - have it your way - Kindle - The Book - Nook Audio Book -  The Seminar

Other readings on Kindle:  
Declutter Your Life From The Inside Out
Your Life Through the Lens of Time - The Interview


Get the app - available on Android & Apple platforms


Wednesday, May 23, 2012

A Fresh Look At An Old Topic – Are You An Exceptional Manager of Time?


A Fresh Look At An Old Topic – Are You An Exceptional Manager of Time?

I’ve had the great privilege over the past few years to conduct a professional development workshop entitled Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed.  In this workshop I challenged the attendees to look at the topic beyond “just another time management seminar.”

Here’s why. One’s ability to manage time translates into a ripple effect of outcomes and subset of skills that are essential to individual and company success. In fact I’ve suggested to many of my HR clients that time management should be a standard component of employee orientation – it’s an essential skill to executing business objectives and absolutely influences a company’s bottom line.

For sure someone skilled in time management is probably skilled in other high value capabilities as well. When looking deeper, here’s what else you may find:

1.     The ability to make decisions quickly
2.     The ability to process information and draw essential conclusions in a timely manner
3.     The ability to draw boundaries when interacting with people no matter what context - whether it’s an interruption, phone call or meeting.
4.     Exhibits a strong and comfortable sense of self
5.     Has a strong, clear sense of what the desired results are.
6.     Has a determination, a motivation to make it happen.
7.     The ability to manage emotions.
8.     The ability to not allow minor, low impact events to escalate
9.     Possesses constructive collaborative rapport to work with others to move a process along.
10. Does not allow themselves to get bogged down in the non-essentials.
11. The ability to delegate directed or indirectly (this is an art by the way).
12. Is sensitive to the use of other’s time.
13. Leverages technology vs. being managed by it.

…and this is just the short list.

Ultimately effective time management is effective self-management in the context of working with information (on and off line), technology, and relationships to get the desired results.

In fact I call the above list and others a term that I suggest we all use and that’s “profitable behaviors or capabilities.”   When you look at how employees behave in the workplace, I think it’s useful to frame them in this context, “are they profitable or not.”  The ability to mange time in fact embodies multiple profitable behaviors.

So the next time you see a time management training of any kind, consider the broader value.  It’s an opportunity to learn to leverage all the available tools to create the personal and professional life you desire.

Additionally, if you are a training decision maker see it as a non-optional component of your employee training and development repertoire; see it as a high return on investment, profit nurturing resource for your organization.

If you haven't yet got your version of Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed - have it your way -  Kindle - The Book - Nook Audio Book -  The Seminar
Other readings on Kindle: 
Declutter Your Life From The Inside Out

Friday, May 11, 2012

Can Too Much Planning Be Time Wasted? - Yep!


A Productivity & Time Management Tip - Don't Over Plan!

Do You Plan Too Much?
Wc: 173
#productivity #timemanagement

If you re’ reading this tip at all it’s probably because you have the personality type that is a natural planner, which of course has great value. Yet, too much of a strength could be used in excess resulting in outcomes we don’t want.

The excess?...sometimes planners can plan too much.  They want to figure out all the steps before they get started. That can lead to what I call “the paralysis of analysis.”  

What to do?
First, recognize and admit that you might be an over planner.
Secondly, decide to create a sweeping overview
Thirdly, plan more specifically the first few steps.

What you’ll discover is that as you move forward you become educated on how to keep moving forward. You’ll probably begin to see that all that previous planning you use to do got tweaked anyway. 

Remember: action brings clarity and that’s what leads me to a very important final tip: over planning in many cases, is really A WASTE of time.  Oh
the irony!

Check out the latest release: Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed - how to manage your time, space, & priorities, to work smart, get results & be happy -  Kindle - The Book - Nook Audio Book -  The Seminar

On Kindle: 

Friday, April 27, 2012

Got Motivation? - A Tip to Overcome Procrastination

Got Motivation? – Don't Procrastinate...Take the One Minute Challenge
Rather listen later? Download the audio-tip - Audio: 2 mins. 10 secs. 
If you struggle with procrastination...this post is for you!...and you may need to share it with a friend.

Motivation is essential to getting things done. Being able to motivate yourself is an essential discipline in being effective at anything you.  This does impact your professionalism, it’s critical in what I call professional maturity to have the ability to get results.


And hey - if you motivate yourself, your manager won’t have to and what manager wouldn’t want that!

Here’s a great tip to motivate yourself, especially when you have to do things you don’t find particularly pleasurable. 

Here’s the tip: TAKE the ONE MINUTE CHALLENGE.

What’s that….it’s a way to jump start your energy (and if 1 minute sounds too long for those who are really draggin’…make it 30 secs. instead.)

Here’s how it works: 
Decide what you want to do, how you want to get started or what you would like to work on first, then use a timer – preferably one that makes noise, like a kitchen timer and set it for one min….then GO!

You’ll here the buzz which is an auditory motivator and it starts to stir the blood a bit and you’ll start to get some focus.

You know the cool thing is, you’ll realize how much YOU CAN GET DONE in one minute…or even 30 seconds and your motivation has been jump started.

You know what else I discovered?... once I get started I actually have a hard time stopping because what seemed overwhelming I realize I can jump into in just a very short period of time.

Recommended Action: Take the One Minute Challenge...now!
Additional Tip: Managers - this is a great tool to jump start collective team productivity as well.

Check out the latest release: Organizational Strategies for the Overwhelmed - how to manage your time, space, & priorities, to work smart, get results & be happy: Kindle - The Book - Nook Audio Book -  The Seminar

Monday, April 23, 2012

How to Manage Overwhelm & Stress in 4 Easy Steps

Being overwhelmed - doesn't have to be overwhelming! Ok...kind of corny, but it's true. If we practice managing it - if we create the habit to manage it, it can be overcome successfully and consistently.

Feeling overwhelmed, by the way, is another form of a stress response.  So we can appropriately combine the 2 - stress & overwhelmed.  With that these will work when feeling negative stress as well.

It doesn't have to manage us - we can manage it, if we follow these 4 easy to use and practice steps. Enjoy this video and pass it on!


 





Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Coming Soon - A New Way to Manage Email

Category: Email Management : Source: StepChase Life 

There are so many people that just won’t get out of their email application to manage tasks. While this has been a problem in the past, new solutions like Asana and Flow allow for email and task management to be integrated within the task management solution. In many cases, the person who doesn’t want to go into the task manager can simply respond and check off tasks via email, removing a lot of the friction that can happen in a team environment.

But there’s a new kid on the block that actually lets you manage things from within email — using your email inbox as a task manager. That’s something that many people do already, but in a very impractical way. Mail Pilot looks as if it will add the practicality that’s been missing from the equation.
Mail Pilot is a Kickstarter-funded project that tackles email and task management in a way that is innovative and productive.

What does Mail Pilot do? Well, here’s the word on that straight from the source:
“Mail Pilot is a computer application & service that lets you use your current email accounts in a way that is much more intuitive than today’s email applications. Mail Pilot reimagines email from the ground up, and is built to fit into the workflow of how people use email today.”
But that didn’t answer all of my questions. So I spoke about Mail Pilot with its creators, Josh Milas & Alex Obenauer, shortly after the project went live on Kickstarter.

Mike: I’ve taken a look at Mail Pilot, and it looks really compelling because people who are wanting to manage and/or use their inbox to manage things in terms of productivity and such. Why did you decide to start this thing up and what was the plan behind it?

Alex: So I was in a class in the fall semester and we had to keep a design journal. And a couple of weeks into the semester the professor said that he was going to be doing a check of our journals…and I actually hadn’t written anything in mine yet. So I went home and I tried to come up with a problem that was so big and so problematic that would fill a lot of pages. I chose email because that’s one of my biggest issues — I receive 80 plus emails on average a day, which is less than most people’s average.
And so I started to write about it — and within three pages the entire concept behind Mail Pilot was there. It was very much a thing where I had such an issue with email and really broke it down try to figure out what the essence of email was, and how you would rebuild the client around that essence…ignoring all kind of prior implementations. Then I shared the idea with Josh the next day — and he absolutely loved it. He has very similar problems with email and we had shared our woes together about it.

From there he explained to me that (this) was legitimately something we should act on, that this was much bigger than just changing the way that the two of us use our email, but that this is something that not only do we have the time talents and gifts to make — but something we really should.

Mike:  Now there are a lot of productivity apps out there right now where they tell users to “get out of your inbox”, essentially saying that they shouldn’t be managing from within your email. Did you guys decide to go that route because either you tried stuff other task managers and it didn’t work for you and you just kept going back to managing things from email or do you think it’s just that it’s hard to get people to understand that there is an inbox for email and an inbox for all of their stuff?

Alex: It’s definitely both. You know, one of the biggest time drains for us is translating everything in your inbox into your to-do list and translating them into a calendar…stuff like that. And then trying to put something into your to-do list or put it on to your calendar because you need to follow up with it and then link to that email — it just became a kind of complicated interconnected web of ‘to dos’, events and emails. And it didn’t seem to make much sense.

So we really thought that if you could clear out your inbox, but those messages could still be marked for review, or marked to pop back up — say, reappear in three days — then that would help you severely decrease the clutter in your inbox and you wouldn’t have to spend the time working with a to-do list or a calendar. And the other thing too is that email is a standard. You can’t really get the entire market out of the inbox. Google proved that in a big way with Wave. I really liked what they did with the project but it was clear you couldn’t get people out of their email.

Mike: Right. So you’re raising $35,000 through Kickstarter. Where will that money go to? What’s the plan for those funds?

Josh: The plan is that once we meet that goal is to bring on some additional developers to help us really get the product to market. And their goal would be to then release a beta version by June. That will first go to all of our Kickstarter backers so they can start using it and we can start getting some feedback on it. So essentially, about three months from the end of our campaign the plan would be to release our beta.
Most of the money that we would raise would go to additional development support, ramping up  our server space — because a lot of our features are really services that would take up space. It’s not just folders and stuff that goes into your normal inbox. We have our own data that we have to store with Mail Pilot so we do need an amplified storage space. That’s a pretty heavy cost so that’s where another portion of the money would go to. But then after that, hopefully we can get out of the beta, release to public and go from there.

Mike: I think one of your biggest battles is that there is so many players in this space. What do you think you are going to be able to do to combat that?

Alex: There are definitely a lot of players in the space, but we definitely think that the workflow that fits right into the core of Mail Pilot is just so deliberate to the way that most (if not many) people who have used their email or try to use their email. And we think that’s it. It works so specifically well for people that it would be a very preferred option.

The other thing is that right now we are a two man operation and so we wouldn’t need a majority of the market just to be sustainable. And so we have been excited to see what we’ve gotten so far and we are really excited to see if we can gain enough support to stay sustainable and then to really start spreading the concept around to a lot more people. So far people’s reactions have been so overwhelmingly positive towards the idea in favor over so many other ideas just because it’s so deliberate in the way it really works with your workflow.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Managing Interruptions - Use Fun Visual Cues

Managing Interruptions - Use Fun Visual Cues
Audio:  1 min. 11 secs. Wc: 127
Rather listen? -  Here is the mp3
Category: Time Management Strategies- Use Entertaining Visual Cues

I am in offices on occasion and have observed the funniest items hanging near some cubical entries.  Some of them are signs that have indicators on them.  It might read, “open, closed, busy creating the next big thing…genius at work...approach with caution.”

You know, sky’s the limit regarding what kind of fun and entertaining sayings you can put on your signs and what they can look like…within reason of course.

What a great idea, using respectful – fun visual cues to help managing team interaction and team/time productivity.

Action: Does your team need this?...do it….if you’re an individual contributor ..suggest to your boss or implement yourself to set the example.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

How Effective Are You?

Filed under Career Management, Personal Productivity, Professional success, Time Management

In the realm of time management, the word effective is used quite often.  In fact, there is usually a comparison made between effective vs. efficient and of course, both are needed for professional success.

As a reminder, a common definition of effective is doing the right things at the right time to get the best results. However, in this post, I’d like to expand our thinking around the concept of being effective.

I believe increasing our “effectiveness” is more important than ever in creating and maintaining value to our organizations. It’s a must have and do career strategy.


An Expanded View
Consider effectiveness to not only be getting the right things done at the right time, but additionally identifying and  addressing needs, identifying potential solutions, and getting high-impact results.  In essence, effectiveness is beyond just executing tasks.

If this expanded view of being effective is to be realized, then what’s needed in order for this new version to occur?

Consider the following:
1.    Broader knowledge of the players involved in key situations, their roles, their strengths and weaknesses.
2.    A clear understanding of the core needs of the company.
3.    Identification and laser focus on the core needs of internal and external customers and how your role (and that of your team or department) addresses and impacts those core needs.
4.    How does the specifics of your job description contribute to the above.
Compiling the information to the above will craft a bigger picture from which to work to develop and increase your effectiveness. In fact, you may need to volunteer to tweak your job description.  There are a lot of job descriptions out there that are not “value based” job descriptions (meaning they are more about being busy than get high-impact results).

From this big picture access how you go about your work week, what you do with your time and how the tangible results of the day impact this big picture.  If you’re a manager, do the same with your team.

Then ask yourself this question, “Am I getting things done or am I getting things done that also impact the bigger picture.”   Getting things done that impact the greater picture are high impact results.

The irony of productivity is we can go a full work week, get things done and yet have little to no activity that significantly address the big picture.

Coaching Tip: Plan and work with the big picture in mind. Make sure to track and language your performance with this in mind. This is a beneficial strategy in performance reviews.  You can communicate and show how you’ve demonstrated results with more value.

Career Management Bonus Tip: This is also a great strategy for how to communicate your experience in a job interview.