Mediacast
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Transcript
An executive is a captive of his organization. Everyone can and will move in on his time.
If executive lets the flow of events determine what he does, he will flitter himself away “operating”.
Effective executives do not start with tasks. They start with time.
They do not start with planning. They start by finding out where their time actually goes.
Then they attempt to cut back unproductive demands on their time.
Time is a unique resource. (On the contrary, money is actually quite plentiful.)
The effective executive asks his team members, without being afraid to hear the truth,
“What do I do that wastes your time?”
The effective executive focuses on contribution. There are always more important contributions to be made than there is time available to make them.
Every executive knows nothing ever goes right. The unexpected always happens. Effective executive allows a fair margin of time beyond what is actually needed.
Thus, the first step toward effectiveness is a procedure: record where the time goes, eliminate unnecessary time-wasters, then focus on contributions.