GARY NORTH'S TIP OF THE
WEEK
Pareto's 20/80 law says
that 20% of your effort produces 80% of the value of your output. Conclusion:
focus on this 20%.
If you are focusing, you are not multitasking.
Rev. Tim Stevens is the
author of several books on leadership. He offers lots of simple but practical
advice.
In a recent
email, he extracted a section from his book, "Fairness Is Overrated,"
which I read a week ago. He talks about meetings where people keep picking up
their smart phones. They are not really engaged with the meeting. So, why hold
the meeting?
This triggered a
thought: "If you are multitasking, neither task is important."
Anything not worth a tight focus is not important. Postpone it.
Here is his
recommendation: everyone at a meeting should turn off his smart phone,
including the vibrating silent ringer. Pay attention. As he says, "Be
where you are."
Gary "I Never Answer
My Phone" North
