Sanctuary

Lee Iacocca turned around Chrysler Corporation decades ago.  One of the systematic actions he took that he credits as being crucial to his success was what I call "Sanctuary."

Every Sunday evening he would separate himself from the family to go to his study.  There, without any interruptions, he would review his key objectives of the prior week to confirm how well he had done on them, and define the key objectives he had to achieve to keep the company solvent in the upcoming week.

What is a simple outline for your weekly Sanctuary time?

1. Be systematic.  Set aside the same 30-120 minutes weekly.
2. No interruptions.  No email, cell phone, texting, instant messaging...
3. Review your 2014 goals.  Hold yourself accountable to progress weekly.
4. Review your 3Strands from the prior week.  Hold yourself accountable to 100% completion weekly.  This is not a to-do list that lives on forever.
5. Define your 3Strands for the upcoming week.
6. Consider how you spent your time this past week to identify things you can stop doing and delegate to others.  Confirm you are focusing your time on what you do best.
7. Repeat steps #3-7 for your key direct reports to prepare for how you can best serve them in the week ahead.

It is Friday.  ACCOUNTABILITY TIME (that you asked for)!

1. How are you doing on your 3Strands this week?
2. Have you defined your 2014 goals? 
3. If you have defined your 2014 goals, have you looked at them this week?

Stay on track.   Email me if you need help.