business is a waste of time how are you managing yours?
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The Business Journey10 November 2015
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Susan Grandfield
“Business is a Waste of Time: how are you managing yours?”
Susan GrandfieldThe Business Journey
10th November 2015
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Quiz time!
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1. How many days a year does the average British worker spend answering work emails?15 days 36 days 50 days
2. How much of the average British worker’s life is spent commuting?1 month 4 months 18 months
3. Who wastes more time at work per day?Baby Boomers Generation X Generation Y
4. On average, how much time does a person spend at work on non-work related activities per year?7 days 21 days 28 days
5. What are the top 4 time wasters at work each day?
Quiz time - answers
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1. How many days a year does the average British worker spend answering work emails?36 days
2. How much of the average British worker’s life is spent commuting?18 months
3. Who wastes more time at work per day?Generation Y (2 hours)
4. On average, how much time does a person spend at work on non-work related activities per year?28 days
5. What are the top 4 time wasters at work each day?Google searches, social media, meetings, email
What is the problem?
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1. Our focus 2. Our obsession with “doing”
What is the problem?
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“Doingness”….
“….getting stuff done sometimes seems like the secular religion of the developed world….where we routinely make sacrifices at the alter of “doingness”….watch your mind and its sense of “must” when it comes to tasks”.
Rick Hanson
What about your business?
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What are the top 3 time wasters/distracters for you?
What impact does a lack of focus and an obsession with “doing” have on your business?
Why does “time management” not work?
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Time is not ours to manage We are trying to control an external variable It uses up vital brain resources and energy Our brain isn’t linear
“It has become an axiom of modern life that we’re a people under attack, assailed by a barrage of technologies and near constant communications. Amidst this wealth of data information, one resource is in short supply: our ability to pay attention”
Daniel Goleman
What is the solution?
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1. Developing our ability to focus our attention Focusing our attention (and our activity) where it needs to
be at the right time – survival vs growth mindset Utilising the power of “flow” Managing ourselves NOT trying to manage time
2. Considering the value of what we “do” Press pause Asking “why?” and “what?” more often
What is the solution for your business?
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What do you know would add value to your business but you currently do not have (or feel you do not have) enough time to focus on?
What could you stop, start or continue doing today to have a tangible and measureable impact on your business tomorrow?
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“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.”
Abraham Lincoln
What is the most valuable thing you could do today for your future success?
A final thought….
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Susan Grandfield
Questions for Susan?