{"id":2002,"date":"2014-05-04T18:46:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-04T22:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2014-05-04T18:47:16","modified_gmt":"2014-05-04T22:47:16","slug":"three-minute-leadership-the-only-difference-that-really-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/StillmanLeaders\/2014\/05\/three-minute-leadership-the-only-difference-that-really-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Minute Leadership: The Only Difference That Really Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"
To:\u00a0 The Great Leaders Who Have a Passion for Continuous Learning<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cThe major difference between high achievers and average folks has nothing to do with education or talent, gender or genetics or luck\u201d writes Philip Humbert, leadership author and coach.\u00a0 \u201cThe only difference that really matters in terms of results and achievement is this: High achievers use their time and energy differently than everyone else. That’s it.. How we use our time determines about 90% of our results.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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It is about focus, planning and clarity of priorities \u2013 a simple, daily hand-written plan each morning about what you will do in the day ahead.\u00a0 Yes, there will be interruptions during the day, but you work through them and go back to the plan.\u00a0 Humbert suggests taking four minutes each morning and answering three questions which, he says, will \u201cdouble your productivity\u201d:<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a0 1.\u00a0 Who am I and what’s most important to me?<\/b>\u00a0Don’t make this difficult, just ponder your top values and priorities for one minute.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0What are the most important things I want to get done in the next few days?<\/b>\u00a0What specific projects, tasks, or results do I want to accomplish this week?<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a03.\u00a0\u00a0In light of the first two questions, what will I do today to move me forward?<\/b>\u00a0What couple of things–tasks, phone calls, decisions–will I do today to move incrementally closer to my goals?<\/span><\/div>\n
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Then spend the last minute jotting down your answers to this question: “What will I do today and when will I do it?”<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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Four minutes a day out of 1440 minutes, a scant 0.003% of a day, can \u201cdouble your productivity.\u201d\u00a0 Imagine the compounding impact on your life if you do this daily from this day forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Steve Jobs said: \u201cWe are here to make a dent in the world.\u201d Go out and make some dents today, and have fun doing it!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Have a beautiful day and an awesome week!!!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Mike<\/span><\/div>\n
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