‘Tis the season for a perfect storm of EOY deadlines and skeleton staffing.
Apple’s former creative director Jony Ive recalls the daily frequency with which the late Steve Jobs asked him this question. Ive grew to understand that if he said “no” to irrelevant things every day, he could spend more time on work that really mattered. In wartime and peacetime, leaders must say “no” to low-value and unproductive activities so they have bandwidth for valuable work.
During times of prosperity, we tend to think about our products, tools and resources within the boundaries of their prescribed functions. But under constraints, we’re more likely to be flexible and creative in our thinking.only emerged when it was down one plane and facing bankruptcy. This December, embrace the absence of your research assistant or principal engineer and the scarcity of time to devote to a single project.
As leaders, I believe we have an obligation to work efficiently and effectively — and urge others to do the same. And while it’s tough to carve out time for improving productivity, the workplace challenges that come with the holidays offer opportunities for us to experiment in this area. Embracing a wartime mindset during the most wonderful time of the year may actually produce the best gift of all: several hours of newly freed-up time every month.
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