No project of scale can occur without clear communication. Everyone involved must know what needs to be done and how they’re expected to do it. Otherwise, you’ll quickly get a silo effect, where team members work too independently and decrease productivity.
As leader, you’re the one who needs to set the tone. For many of us, this can be a real challenge.
Read MoreWorkplace productivity is a huge challenge for nearly every company, business and organization. Leaders struggle to get their own work done (and do the RIGHT work,) while also guiding, empowering and motivating their people to achieve maximal productivity. While the projections vary, estimates suggest that businesses worldwide lose hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars annually due to underproduction.To help my clients address this important issue, I have divided the path to increased productivity into 4 steps:
Plan it. Plan the process in advance to get really clear on task, process and outcome
Share it. Involve others in the work through meetings, communication and delegation
Do it. Get the work done by removing distractors and optimizing your time and energy
Sustain it. Develop a mindset and self-care approach that ensures continuity
Each “step” contains five action items, for a total of 20 items.In this post I will address Step 1, “Plan It.”
Leaders want to delegate so they can clear their desks and get more done.
But many make the mistake of punting away the work, or abdicating, and not offering those that are helping them the tools they need to succeed.
Learn how to empower and support your people to help ensure the success of your next delegation project.
Read MoreThis fourth and final “Delegate to Accelerate” recording addresses how to empower your people and monitor their progress to ensure a delegated project is completed properly.
We cover these topics:
Granting authority
Learning to trust others
Being prepared to assist
Monitoring progress
Correct or redirect as needed
Listen in to the below recording to learn more and to bring yourself that much closer to true acceleration!
This third “Delegate to Accelerate” recording (first can be found here; second can be found here) addresses how to plan the delegation process to ensure its success.
We cover these topics:
Why we need to develop a delegation culture
How to decide what to delegate
Building others’ skills and efficacy
Be clear on tasks and outcomes
Listen in to the below recording to learn more and to bring yourself that much closer to true acceleration!
Oh, and by the way, I mention a special offer in this video that you don’t want to miss!
Read MoreThis second “Delegate to Accelerate” recording (first can be found here) addresses who we should be delegating to and how to get them up to speed so that we can trust them to do the job right.
We also address what to do if such a person is not presently employed by you.
Listen in to the below recording to learn more and to bring yourself that much closer to true acceleration!
Read MoreDo you want to learn how to delegate so that you can accelerate your business and life? Well, this is the place to be!
This first “Delegate to Accelerate” recording addresses key elements of delegation, including…
what delegation is… and what it isn’t
what to delegate… and what not to
my own “Delegate to Accelerate” journey
the “Delegate to Accelerate” journeys of two of my clients
Listen in to learn more and to bring yourself that much closer to true acceleration!
Read MoreI am so excited to report back on some of the survey feedback I've been getting for my upcoming "Delegates to Accelerate" Masterclass. The feedback has been incredible. So many of my friends and connections - thank you if you are one of them - for taking the time to complete the survey, and just to answer a few critical, though simple questions about delegation. One question was, what is your biggest challenge? And we all have challenges when it comes to delegation. So what is your biggest challenge? And what must this Masterclass include if it's going to be most impactful for you? What questions, what concerns, what issues must it address for it to really deliver? So even though it's dreary outside, you may be able to see behind me and you kind of hear the rain coming down and all of that, I am juiced. And I want to share this with you.
Read MoreOne of the most important elements of a successful business or team is its culture. A culture is the environment that surrounds you all the time. It encompasses the shared values, attitudes, standards, and beliefs that characterize members of an organization and define its nature.
Cultures do not develop on their own. They result from conscious decision making and behaviors which, when repeated over time, become expected norms for those operating within that space, whether it’s a community, a sports team, a place of worship, or a place of work.
Corporate or organizational culture is rooted in the business entity’s goals, strategies, structure, and approaches to its work, customers, investors, and the greater community. Of course, there are many different kinds of workplace cultures, including innovation, transparency and empowerment.
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