Most Important Thing To Do

The most important thing you may need to do this year and in the future is free.

 I mentioned this in a recent email, but I want to give you more detail and encourage you to try this for the next two months.  Let me know how much it helps you focus on what is really important each week.

This activity is called Sanctuary.  It is a weekly discipline of self-accountability. Here is an expanded, simple outline for your weekly Sanctuary time:

1. Be systematic. Set aside the same 30-120 min. weekly. Do not look at or interact on email, cell phone, texting, instant messaging, or other distractions during your Sanctuary time.
2. Review your mission, vision, and values.
   • Have you been demonstrating these company culture cornerstones in your actions?
   • How often are decisions being made in your organization based on these cornerstones?
   • What needs to be done for you and your people to better live these out in the upcoming week
3. Review your current year's 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. STOP. Identify activities you did this past week that you need to delegate to others.  Confirm you are focusing your time on what you do best.
7. Apply part or all of steps #2-6 to each of your key direct reports to focus your leadership in the week ahead.

One of the biggest challenges we have as leaders is FOCUS.  Pilot the Sanctuary discipline for the remainder of Q1.  So far no one has completed the full Sanctuary experience and concluded it did not help them.

We teach people who are in management positions, but have never been taught systematic leadership, to be GREAT Leaders instead of "Bad Bosses."  If you want to be a better leader, or would like to discuss your specific employee or company culture issues, then email me.

BE a 3STRANDS LEADER

Systematic Leadership;  inspiring others in Meaningful Work;  and consistently expressing Sincere Gratitude to people around you.