A solo coaching talk by Chris Hunsicker advocating a two-list productivity system for leaders: a $10/hour list for routine tasks and a $10,000/hour list for high-impact activities only the leader can perform. He prescribes daily identification of $10,000/hour tasks, focused time blocks, delegation of routine work, and regular review, referencing Stephen Covey’s First Things First.
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Do you have a $10 an hour to do list? Imagine unlocking a secret that not only transforms your productivity, but also amplifies your leadership impact exponentially. Today we're diving into a simple yet profound strategy. Maintaining two distinct lists. This approach can revolutionize the way you lead. The highest performing leaders don't waste their time checking off low value tasks just to feel productive. They lock in on a few moves that actually move the needle. Because in leadership, what you choose to work on determines whether you scale or stay stuck. Welcome to the dealership war room. I'm Chris Hunsicker and today we're breaking down how to separate busy work from real work and how to identify the high impact decisions that only you can make in and start leading at a level that actually drives growth. Every leader needs a 10 an hour to do list and they need a $10,000 an hour to do list. And you need to start every single day getting very clear on what's on those lists. As a matter of fact, if I could give you one recommendation right off the bat, I would sit down every single day and take your to do list. Some of you have it electronically, some of you, it's on your phone. Some of them are writing it out. Hey, few of you might even still have a Franklin planner. If so, rock on. What I'm going to ask you to do though, is grab a sheet of paper and simply take it and grab that sheet of paper and write down the three, four, five things that are on the $10,000 to do list. I want you to really imagine I would literally, if I could beg you right across the top $10,000 an hour work and then write down those two, three, four, five things that you absolutely know are going to move the needle that no one in the organization can do but you, that only you have the skill, talent, ability, the presence to be able to make it happen and quit getting caught up in the $10 an hour list. If you let $10,000 an hour activities get locked into that one big list, you could end up doing eight, nine, ten, a hundred, two hundred things that are $10 an hour work and miss the one or two things that are $10,000 an hour work. And I want you to look at it. In leadership, the tasks you choose to focus on can make or break your effectiveness. By dividing your tasks into two categories, routine tasks and $10,000 an hour tasks, you can ensure your time is invested where it matters most. That is why it's so critical to implement two lists. A $10 an hour list and a $10,000 an hour list. So how do you do that? Number one let's identify high impact tasks. Determine which tasks significantly influence your organization's success and align with your strategic goals and get them on the $10,000 list. 2. Allocate focused time dedicated, uninterrupted periods of time to tackle your high impact tasks, ensuring they receive your absolute best effort. Because you're getting paid $10,000 an hour to do those tasks, don't waste your time, energy and effort on $10 an hour tasks. Number three delegate the routine class. Assign activities to capable team members and help foster some trust within them and develop them within your team. And then Number four Regular evaluation. Consistently review your task lists. Consistently look and say what's on my 10 list? What's on my $10,000 list? Are the right things in the right area? I love Stephen Covey's perspective in his book First Things first, and he emphasizes that focusing on important but not urgent tasks is the key to not just effective time management, but I would say, effective results management.
