The Top 10 Ways to Triple Your Effectiveness With a Week by Thomas J. Leonard
February 2005
I am pleased to send to you this month's issue of Champions.
On February 11, 2003, the Coaching community lost, who some regard
as the Founder of Coaching, Thomas J. Leonard. I had the opportunity
to meet Thomas personally and can attest to his genius, vision,
creatvity and boundless energy. Anyone who met Thomas Leonard
was profoundly impacted by him.
Last year, I honored Thomas by dedicating a Champions issue to
him. I would like to do the same this year. I hope that you enjoy
reading,
The Top 10 Ways to Triple Your Effectiveness With a Week by Thomas
J. Leonard
- Expect twice as much from others as you expect
from yourself.
Be shameless. And don't hold your productivity back by assuming
your team won't/can't do twice as much as you can. Let go
of any fear of consequence. Get used to hearing people say
no to you.
- Asking for exactly what you want and need by when you most
want it, not what you think is reasonable.
Create a Same-Day culture around you-where everyone thinks
in terms of immediate response, resolution, request fulfillment.
It really can work. Just raise standards. And share with the
person why what you need is so important and interest them
to help you on-the-spot.
- Have a list of people to whom you can immediately delegate
tasks, problems, and ideas.
Develop a reserve of extra folks standing by. And properly
hand off new projects/tasks/account abilities within minutes
- Get the information you need immediately.
Don't wait. Don't
be put off. when they say "no," consider
that "no" to be the BEGINNING of the conversation,
not the end. Ask to be put on hold, ask for immediate attention
or resolution, ask for an exception. If needed, schedule a call-back
time when the answer/info will be available
- Cut in half your normal appointment block time.
If you schedule 30 minute meetings, cut them back to 15 or
20 minutes. Instant productivity on BOTH sides. Simply box
yourself in, time wise. More will get done, usually without
stress.
- Respond to problems with 3 times as many resources as are
needed.
The highest levels of productivity occur in Problem-Free-Zones.
In order to become more Problem-Free, invest time and resources
into solving the SOURCE of problems vs just Band-Aiding* them.
Make problem-solving an investment in your company, not an
expense
- Stop tolerating what you don't like.
Be selfish. Put up with little. Coach and train others to do
it your way or to your satisfaction. You can accommodate and
compromise, but don't drop your standards or shrink your boundaries.
Productivity and tolerating don't mix
- Keep your word.
Under promise if you have to. Enjoying living on the PLUS side
of the performance ledger. Keep the integrity in. Productivity
increases naturally in an integrous environment
- Beef up systems.
The ultimate in productivity is when things occur that you
didn't have to make happen because you set up a system to
have them occur. In other words, automate and systematize so
that results occur by themselves, through others or by computer.
Reinvent ways to handle an increasing flow
- Reject requests.
Say no or negotiate when saying yes is going to burden you.
*Band-Aid is a registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson
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