This simple process will set you apart from 98% of your competitors for the next promotion and career opportunity:
- Use 10 minutes of focused thinking to identify something which you should be working on 5-8 weeks from now. Maybe it’s a predictable deliverable like a budget, a process review, or helping a new hire. Maybe it’s developing a new product or service, or doing market research. Maybe it’s improving your relationships with key stakeholders.
- Get on your calendar and schedule working time for yourself and meetings with others. You and practically everyone else has plenty of open time on their calendars 5-8 weeks from now.
Once you get better at this process, use the same approach for longer timescales! What is something that you should be working on 1-2 years from now? This is executive-level thinking and action.
