PRACTICE 6: MANAGE YOUR TIME AND ENERGY

Sum up your key insights from this practice:

Identify how you could change your mindset around this practice:

Check which actions you want to take, then schedule them.

• Assess your energy needs using the questions on page 147. Adjust your schedule to align with those needs, if possible.
• Do a personal energy audit on page 149. Identify which driver to work on and one thing you can stop, start, and continue doing to improve that driver.
• Book a recurring thirty-minute appointment to plan your week.
• Get into the habit of spending five to fifteen minutes on daily planning.
• Try increasing the energy of an upcoming meeting using the suggestions on page 166.

Your ideas for additional actions:

MY PLAN FOR BECOMING THE GREAT MANAGER MY TEAM DESERVES

Date: ________________________

What kind of manager does my team need right now? What kind of manager does my organization need me to be?

What would I have to change to become the manager they deserve?

Fast-forward ten years and look back to this moment. What do I want my team to say about this time in their lives? What results do I want to have delivered? How do I want my team to describe my leadership?

What do I need to do in the coming months to make that vision happen?

What obstacles might get in the way of building my leadership reputation, and how will I overcome them?

How will I hold myself accountable to this vision?

When will I assess my progress and determine adjustments in the coming weeks and months?