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by Ethel Cook
So we now are in the year 2001. As you get back to work after a joyous
holiday season, you should consider adopting these three resolutions for
the New Year:
#1 Reinvent How You Think
Periodically give yourself a whack across the side of the head to force
yourself to see your world from a different perspective. The rate at which
the world is changing is forcing us to continually reinvent ourselves
and the ways in which we work. Look for new tools to enhance productivity.
Think how your actions impact others and the affect on overall systems.
Like a submarine captain, occasionally send the periscope up to observe
what is going on outside of your specific sphere of existence.
#2 Think vs. Do
Take the time to stop and reflect on what you want, and need, to do. In
today's accelerated workplace it is too easy to jump right into action
before deciding the basic what, why, when, where, who, and how
planning questions.
Recognize what is most important to you. Create written specific and explicit
goals to accomplish your desired actions. Establish a conscious model
of how you want to manage your time, organization, people, and results.
#3 Top Three Daily Goals
To keep a balance in your life while juggling your work and personal life,
choose three important goals daily. One should be related to your work,
one should focus on a personal matter, and the third should focus on a
household/family task. All should be attainable and important to be done
on that day.
Write them down and keep the list in front of you as a focus your energies.
Despite all the swirling chaos that can invade your days, following this
formula will help you achieve a minimum of 15 meaningful tasks by the
end of the week.
Ethel Cook is the founder of the Corporate Improvement Group, a management-consulting
firm in Bedford, MA, that helps companies develop enhanced administrative
effectiveness and greatly improved individual productivity. She can be
reached at 781.275.2326 or via e-mail at
EthelCook@aol.com.
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