01/30/2024

Three Ways to Make You and Your Team More Efficient

Break down big goals into manageable pieces

It is exciting to begin a new year: a fresh start and new goals and aspirations for the organization and personally. Let’s deconstruct how to make the most of this year for your business.

Adjusted for holidays and weekends, there are about 248 business days each year, 62 days per quarter, and roughly 21 operating days per month. Most executives estimate that 70 percent-80 percent of their time is not allocated at their discretion (meaning they are subject to mandatory meetings, administrative tasks, time required by other stakeholders, audits and the like). That distills into 13 days per quarter (aggregate) to make your impact, roughly 130 hours. The strategic leadership question: How will you invest those hours to make your most meaningful impact?

How will you influence the selection of the most impactful activities, performed effectively, each available hour this month to move your business as far as possible toward your long-term vision? Here are three ideas to help you answer this question and raise your strategic leadership acumen.

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