It's Tuesday at 2:00pm! (PST Time: I live and work from Southern California)
In this New Year I'm going to continue to explore some leadership quotes that might challenge us, inspire us or remind us of different aspects of the leadership journey. This is part of my personal journey to keep growing, learning and being stretched! Join me each Tuesday at 2:00pm (PST). It will take you just a few minutes to read through the 2 sections of this post, but don't miss the final section where I share some of the things I'm reading, listening to and enjoying this week.
You can find past posts on my website HERE.
Enjoy!
LEADERSHIP QUOTE:
“If you have more than three priorities, you don't have any." Jim Collins
What does this stir up? Either write me HERE or comment at the end of the blog post HERE.
A LITTLE BIT DEEPER:
This month let's spend some time with Jim Collins. Collins has spent years researching what has made companies GREAT and many of us have been introduced to him through his book, Good to Great.
I remember reading this book back in 2001, and I remember trying to do everything that I read! After going through the book and the principles more slowly, I realized that there were cultural aspects to every organization, and they couldn't be FIXED quickly, but needed to be embedded into the fabric of the organization.
I'm going to take this month to explore more of Jim Collins, but we'll just scratch the surface.
His quote above defines much of what he presents in his research. Organizations that last know what they need to do and they do it. Pretty basic right?
When I saw this quote last week, I was reminded that if I'm going to last long-term, it's not a quick fix, but a slow and steady race.
When you read Collins' quote above, what does that stir in you?
DEEPER STILL:
I participated in a global leadership event this past week, and while I was there, I began the week making a pretty long list of things I needed to pay attention to in my life, in my leadership and in my work.
I wrestled with those things all week, working them through, and then evaluating and massaging them.
At the end of the week, I identified 9 things that I needed to work on.
When I got back home, that list felt overwhelming, impossible and not realistic for me.
Back to the quote, which I believe in my mind to be true, yet I always think I can handle more.
Yesterday I spent some time eliminating some of those tasks as "not important today", and identified 4 that I need to focus on today. It felt FREEING to eliminate some of the pressure, and I now can focus on these 4 priorities.
Collins goes to to say, "For every major "to-do" on your list, you should have a corresponding item that you will stop doing: The "stop-doing" list."
By spending time creating my "stop-doing" list, I created some space in my "to-do" list.
What are your priorities today? What can you adjust in your life to create space to address those priorities?
Things I'm Reading, Listening To and Watching This Week:
I use todoist to manage my priorities & to-do lists.
Start with Good to Great, but another book I'm exploring is a deeper dive into the Flywheel. The "Turning the Flywheel" is a Monograph to accompany Good to Great.
I sat down on a plane last week and was reminded how much I enjoy Chris Stapleton Essentials, especially when traveling. Great tunes.
Experienced the phenomenom of Buc-ee's in Calhuoun, Goergia again last week. Here's a company with a clear identify.
I mentioned this app a couple of weeks ago, and have spent a week learning it. I really like what I'm experiencing in daily journaling. Day One
Shoutout to The Biscuit Box in Chatsworth, Georgia. I'm a fan!