How to get things done?

1 Live a life in Q2
Effectiveness = What

Efficiency = How
Are you good at What you do or How you do it?
Do you know what is Important? Do you know what is urgent?
Q2 = Planning, preparing, prevention, building relationships

2 A system and time for planning

1) Goals, values, milestones, assumptions, tasks
To do lists, calendars, diary, personal organiser
Self made system—whatever it may be you need one!
2) Do you make the time to create a “Blueprint for a beautiful Week”?
“Let planning be your springboard so that spontaneity can be your splash”

3 notodo lists!! - 80/20 Analysis

Walras Vilfredo Pareto

80% of the outputs result from 20% of the inputs

Be Selective—Do less—Be productive

4 Parkinson’s Law
Cyril Northcote Parkinson (1955) Economist

“Time is wasted in proportion to the amount that is available”

1) Limit tasks to the important to shorten work time (80/20)

2) Shorten work time to limit tasks to the important

Go on a time diet!

5 Get a post it
Put this post it note on your PC/Laptop and write
“Are you inventing things to do to avoid the important”

6 Mobiles; Emails; Meetings

Create a new language 7 Take a Break
Mobiles = Effective Voicemail Do some “River Jumping”

Emails = Batch Allow time for Creativity

Meetings = Reduce Refresh

Recharge
Rejuvenate