Weekend Boost No. 147

GETTING BACK ON TRACK: A RESET FOR LEADERS

Even the most effective leaders lose momentum sometimes - buried under competing priorities, decision fatigue, or simply the relentless pace of daily demands.

Here are two resources to inspire and help you plug back into your work - efficiently along with a practice to help.

• The 80/20 rule - Pareto Principle explained in brief is a way to think about how 20% of your effort generates 80% of what you want to achieve and how to organize and manage your time accordingly.

• Here's a breakdown on "Anti-time Management", a podcast interview between Greg McKeown and Richie Norton.

THE PRACTICE

Here's a quick and easy way to get back on track if you've been distracted or fallen behind. First, stop and pause - give yourself a few minutes to actually look at all that is in front of you. Start with a brain dump of all the tasks and to-do's on your mind. This may be all you need to get clear and get started, if it's not - start sorting your list and highlight the first item you're going to tackle.