Planning and Organizing
Dr. Francis Eberle shares some tips on how you can review your own planning and organizing skills in both your personal and professional life and how to improve these skills to become more accountable.
Connected Leadership (Series Ep. 1)
Connected Leadership and Purpose
Host Dale Dixon and TCL Facilitator and author Dr. Francis Eberle talk today about the importance of defining purpose as a leader. Francis outlines why leaders must engage their employees to help lead, and the importance of organizational purpose as it relates to your team. He gives the four parts of the Connected Leadership model, which he discusses in his recent book, as well as tips for figuring out your own personal purpose.
Why Less is More When It Comes to Goals
3 Steps to Goal Setting and Achieving
By Jalene Case
Envisioning a magical scenario in which you’re doing everything you want to is exhilarating, in the beginning. However, adding a dose of realism can give you the best chance of accomplishing what matters most to you.
I see this in myself, my clients, and my friends. We want to do it all right now! We have the best of intentions and list of exciting to dos. Fanning the “do it all” flame is an internal voice that says something like, “When I do it all, I’ll be happy.” Ouch.
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4 Tips to Manage Email
By Dr. Francis Eberle
I recently had a conversation with a client about email as it relates to work-life balance because her company had formed a committee to work on it. We explored whether her own email habits were impacting her life, and I asked her the following questions to help her gauge her email use:
- Does your daily routine include checking email when you wake up?
- How many times do you check your email during the day?
- Do you have email pop-up notifications on your phone and computer?
- Do you check your email right before you go to bed?
If the answer to these questions makes you feel a bit uneasy about your work intruding into your personal life, you are not alone. Email has become the go-to communication tool for work. Its accessibility on smart phones allows us 24/7 participation and connection.
Read MorePlanning and Organization: A Roadmap for Your Actions
Tomorrow’s leaders will use planning and organization to cast a broad net around what might happen, and to create a plan that is robust enough to respond to the unknown. As part of The Complete Leader video series, faculty member Brent Patmos talks about Planning and Organization as one of the necessary competencies in pursuing leadership excellence.
Planning & Organizing (Series Ep. 3)
Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price finish their discussion of Planning & Organizing in this third episode in the series. They talk about using the Planning & Organizing process to improve team performance, the questions to ask when you begin Planning & Organizing with a team, and the tie between this skill and project management. Ron gives practical ways to unite a team, and some tools you can use for Planning & Organizing with a group. Email ron@price-associates to get his questions for getting a good start at Planning & Organizing as a team.
Planning & Organizing (Series Ep. 2)
Host Dale Dixon and Executive Advisor Ron Price continue their discussion of Planning & Organizing in this second episode of the series. Ron talks about the three dimensions of Planning & Organizing: How We Think, What We Do, and How We Relate. He also discusses how to use this skill to get better at every role you play in your life. He addresses the role of prioritization in Planning & Organizing, and explains the four-quadrant method for prioritization. He also gives tips for creating habits that will change the way you approach this skill.
Planning & Organizing (Series Ep. 1)
Host Dale Dixon and Business Advisor Ron Price talk today about the power of a plan. They tackle Planning & Organizing, giving the building blocks for this leadership competency and tips to close the gaps between knowing and doing. Ron talks about the benefits of taking time for Planning & Organizing, such as managing resources, focusing, preparing for obstacles, and breaking down complex projects. Dale talks about using tools for Planning & organizing, and how he uses the Best Self Journal (bestself.co).
Planning and Organization: Enabling You to Be the Leader You Are Meant to Be
In this short video Jay Steven Levin, certified EQ Coach, Behavioral Analyst and Mediator, speaks to us about why Planning and Organization is an important skill for leaders. He talks about ways to improve this skill-set and how to evaluate your ability to plan and organize.
Communicating Your Vision Throughout the Company
In this short video Ron Feher, owner of WhiteRock Business Solutions, gives you tools to assess your Planning and Organizing ability, and actions to take today to improve this leadership skill.