PRODUCTIVITYSeek & Destroy Your Team's
by Marissa Brassfield
KILLERS
Calendar software inflates meeting lengthUnnecessary "FYI" and basic status update meetingsFragmented free time for high-value work
01Meeting MadnessHacking work periods into pieces
If you had to identify, in one word, thereason why the human race has not
achieved, and never will achieve, its fullpotential, that word would be "meetings."
D A V E B A R R Y
ACTION STEPS1 Limit Meetings to 10-, 20- or 40-min Intervals
2 Only Use Meetings to Make Decisions
3 Review/Clear Standing Meetings Every 90 Days
01 | MEETING MADNESS
Asynchronous messaging in synchronic situationsMessages that don't initiate or facilitate progress Long-winded messages bloated with context
02Email OverloadDrowning in others' agenda items
If the only way you could read an emailwas to run a mile first, the urge would
quickly die.
A N D R E W W E I L
ACTION STEPS1 Omit Unnecessary Context & Offer 5-min Follow-Up Calls
2 Only Use Emails to Catalyze Progress
3 Keep Emails Short and Scannable (<5 sentences)
02 | EMAIL OVERLOAD
Exhaustion, frustration and mental fogLack of creativity and innovation Micromanagement, poor decisions, rash judgment
03BurnoutIncinerating energy and passion
I actually think burnout is the wrongdescription of it. I think it's burn up.
Physiologically, that's what you're doingbecause of the chronic stress being
placed on your body.
R I C H A R D B O Y A T Z I S
ACTION STEPS1 Fully Unplug Every Night, Take Real Weekends
2 Focus on Getting Quality Sleep Every Night
3 Meditate, Connect and Seek Support From Loved Ones
03 | BURNOUT
No interest in striving to improveResistance to change and innovationHelplessness and futile attitude
04StagnationChoking out innovation
Success breeds complacency.Complacency breeds failure.
Only the paranoid survive.
A N D Y G R O V E
ACTION STEPS1 Adopt and Incentivize a "Destroy to Create" Attitude
2 Reinvent a Core Process, System or Protocol Every 90 Days
3 Track & Analyze Quantifiable Performance Metrics
04 | STAGNATION
Disconnection with your "why"Lack of commitment and follow-throughWithdrawing from the job and colleagues
05MotivationStarvation of inspiration
When you look at people who aresuccessful, you will find that they aren'tthe people who are motivated, but have
consistency in their motivation.
A R S E N E W E N G E R
ACTION STEPS1 Identify Your "Why," Connect With It Throughout the Day
2 Recognize & Express Gratitude Every Day
3 Address Personal Needs: Eat Well, Exercise, Sleep, Connect
05 | MOTIVATION
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