Guessing is not a strategy: How to build decision velocity with AI and real-time data
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The last thing a workforce needs is a manager who is very busy. Just because you are pedal to the metal high-octane multi-meeting issue-chomping project maven, doesn’t mean you’ll have that essential element – the top performing workforce.
Larry McAlister, the author of a recent brief article (registration required) makes some excellent points:
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He notes that “Beware the Busy Manager,” a Harvard Biz Review article, reports that up to 90% of managers blow precious hours in all manner of worthless pursuits, while only 10% spend their time in a committed, purposeful, and reflective manner. Is this you?
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He says research shows that multitasking reduces our ability to concentrate by 10-to-15 IQ points, a number compounded when you figure in group IQ numbers. Does this sound like you and your groups?
McAlister quoted CEO Brian Fayak as saying that “Improved execution and performance is more about time management than anything else...finding the right balance for yourself as a leader, and for your team.” More from Fayak: “Prioritize your work, simplify, work from detailed metrics, provide clarity, focus on execution, and think.”
When was the last time you took time to think? There’s a lot here on gantthead to make your life easier. Read it and then reflect on how to apply it to your advantage. It's a little 'you' time.
When was the last time you took time to think? There’s a lot here on gantthead to make your life easier. Read it and then reflect on how to apply it to your advantage. It's a little 'you' time.
Posted on: October 17, 2007 09:54 PM |
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