Sean Glaze walks through a four-step system for managing your to-do list: delete tasks that don't matter, delay what can wait, delegate what others can handle, and do what's left. He also introduces the Starting Five activity to help you prioritize.
So what can you do to feel less overwhelmed and more productive as a leader? Well, if you've ever had that ominous black cloud of stuff hanging over your head, you realize that one of the more productive things you can do is to make a to-do list. But you've also probably found that to-do lists aren't enough. And as a leader, you want to make sure that you go through that list of tasks that need to get done and put them in one of four categories: what can you delete, what can you delay, what can you delegate, and then what do What do you need to do? And once you've identified what you need to do, your to-do list needs to be prioritized. The reality is you don't need more time, you need better priorities. And if you'll use one of the free resources in my ToolboxStuff.com collection of team leadership handouts and downloads, you're going to be able to use the Starting Five activity where you get to prioritize the top 5 tasks that you need to accomplish on any given day that you can complete the day before to ensure you are more productive. Again, you can find that and over 50 other handouts and useful leadership resources at ToolboxStuff.com. I'm Sean Glaze. That's what effective leaders do.
