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This private-roster newsletter
provides strategies and stories to help great people and
organizations get even better.
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A Note
from Lisa
Dear
Reader,
Many of
you have heard me say that you have to let go of perfection to gain
success. When you focus on success versus perfection you
create the opportunity to achieve results so dramatic, I call them
outrageous outcomes.
How outrageous do you want to be?
Be better,
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Talent For
Life
Are you
experiencing good busy or bad busy? Are you ready for outrageous
outcomes?
For
high-potential talent being busy is a fact of life, but there is a
huge difference between "good busy" and "bad
busy." Good busy energies you. Bad busy
drains you.
Good busy is associated with a sense of pride and satisfaction for
accomplishing important goals and experiencing joyful moments.
Bad busy can be defined by frustration stemming from unfinished
tasks, overload and diminished performance on many levels.
Too much leads to disengagement and burnout.
I've been writing about and teaching work-life effectiveness for
the past decade. And it has become clear to me that success
in balancing all aspects of your life comes down to a holistic
perspective on how to best manage your energy and priorities for
maximum results and satisfaction.
Consider this equation: Energy Management + Time Mastery =
Outrageous Outcomes.
Energy Management: know what gives you energy and what steals
it. Remember even if you are good at something it may not
energize you.
Time Mastery: Time is not a resource issue; it is a priority
issue. We all have 24 hours/day to spend. If someone tells me
they do not have enough "time" to do a particular task;
it very likely is not a priority.
To determine if you are operating in the outrageous outcomes zone,
follow the steps below.
Step 1: List the tasks on your personal and professional
"to-do" list.
Step 2: Group those tasks into a low, medium or high
priority.
Step 3: Identify which of those tasks energize you and those that
do not.
Step 4: Now plot the tasks on the double-axis grid below.
If you have a task or an activity that energizes you and is a high
priority - go attack it with gusto. Not only will you be
doing something you love, you'll gain even more energy because a high
priority item is complete. For items that are a low priority
but bring you energy, save those for a time when you need an energy
boost.
If you are facing a task that depletes your energy but is a high
priority, consider delegating the task to someone else. But make
sure it gets done. Otherwise any energy gain from the act of
delegation is sure to be lost if a deadline is missed.
And finally, if an activity is a low priority and drains your
energy - don't do it. Yes, I said: "Don't Do
it." Think of the energy you'll gain but letting
go of what does not matter.
Once the grid is complete, this will give you a very clear picture
as to how effectively you are mastering your energy and time.
If most of your tasks fall in the upper right quadrant, then you
are dwelling primarily in the outrageous outcomes zone - dramatic
results await.
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Feature
Video
Lisa talks
about achieving outrageous outcomes.
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Retaining Top Talent Better
Don't assume top talent is engaged. Lack of stimulation,
recognition and advancement equals disengagement; then planned
exit.
Don't equate current high performance from rising stars with future
potential. The past does not equal the future.
Development of top talent is a leadership responsibility. Manage
quality and quantity of rising stars at the corporate level.
Replace company-wide communications about corporate strategy with
individual messages for top talent. Emphasize how they fit into
plans.
Emerging leaders require significantly differentiated recognition
and compensation. How are you treating your rising stars?
Customize career plans for talented staffers by linking their
personal goals to the organization's growth versus generic
outcomes.
Place high-potentials in stretch roles where new skills can or must
be learned. Sooner is better than later.
Research says the only about 30% of your current high performers
are actually high-potentials. Assess your top talent regularly.
Are you identifying and removing the barriers holding back your
talent from achieving their top potential?
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LOL
Warning:
Only read this if you know me really well...or you might be
needlessly annoyed
A few
years ago when my son Adam and I were driving to the grocery store,
he proclaimed proudly from his car seat: "Mom, I'm
four-and-a-half years old and I know almost everything."
Smiling to myself I responded that I thought that was
terrific. He then added: "But when I'm five I'll
know everything."
He's now eleven - can you feel my pain?
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Talent for Life Book
Lisa is writing her latest book (with co-author Alan Weiss)
entitled Talent for Life. Expect something different
from her first book the bestseller Briefcase
Moms. If you'd like to read an excerpt, email Lisa.
Be Better Podcasts
The 2010
topics deliver timely ideas and insights to improve your ability to
create talent for life in your organization. Each month
features a new theme to help you BE BETTER.
Be Better Themes
August: Retaining Better
September: Coaching Better
October: Managing Better
November: Mentoring Better
December: Leading Better
Learn
more
Top Talent
Teleconferences
A powerful,
exciting line-up for 2010/11. These new 30-minute sessions
focus on dramatically strengthening your leadership style to
succeed in today's workplace. Downloads and recordings of
every session are available.
Sept 24, 2010 at 12:30 pm ET/9:30 am PT - The Kaleidoscope Effect
View
Details
End Quote
"My
power comes from the people that I work with. I believe you have to
be a servant leader. The power for me is more about creating a
great place for people to work."
--Dolores Kunda, President/CEO of Lápiz Hispanic Marketing
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