My January blog post explained that one of the guiding principles of time management is setting your priorities and intentionally spending your time on your priorities. But it is easy to get lost in texts, emails, and other clutter that grabs our attention now. For example, email alerts pull us away from the task at…
It’s the beginning of a new year which means making resolutions for the new year. One of the most common challenges that my clients want to address is time management. So one of the articles I recommend most often is from the Harvard Business Review, How CEOs Manage Time. Even though the article was published…
In my last blog post, I wrote about how to improve your strategic thinking skills. While this is a necessary leadership capability, as a leader you will also engage others to determine the future direction of your department or organization. One of the biggest responsibilities you will have is to make sure that your team…
Strategic thinking is recognized as a critical leadership skill. The respected leadership consultancy Zenger Folkman found, “a key characteristic that is highly correlated with promotion is the ability to think strategically,” and “for senior leaders, the one competency that helped them stand out was Strategic Perspective.” And the results of a survey conducted by James…