Situation: A CEO is finding that reduction in staff over the last two years combined with expansion of business have left her in a quandary trying to manage too much. While the prospects of bring in new staff are improving, she wants to improve her time management skills to support company growth. How do you improve your time management skills?

Advice from the CEOs:

• Delegation and communication around delegation is about “monkey” management – getting the monkeys off you back and onto the backs of others. In addition, it’s about not letting others put inappropriate monkeys on your back.
• Think about the difference between:
  • Empowerment versus involving yourself in all aspects of the business.
  • Empowerment is more effective and frees up time to focus on new opportunities and growth.
  • Involving yourself everywhere quickly leads to a time crunch and is less effective.
• Set quarterly goals for yourself, just as you set quarterly goals for the company. This drives achievement and growth. It helps you to:
  • Clarify your role – where you should be focusing your time, and to
  • Let go.
• Think of your staff as your customers. Like customers, the more you give and recognize them, the more they love you. Effectively, this is serving your staff just as you serve customers. This is called Servant Leadership and builds both empowered employees and great employee loyalty.

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