Sunday 2 February 2014

Work smart: don't 'stay in the weeds'

Do you look back on the working day and often feel that you haven't achieved as much as you can or not been productive enough?

Maybe you need to become more work smart. I asked corporate leadership expert, Dr. Cindy Wahler, for some pointers on becoming more efficient.  

Three tips to smarter working

1) Delegate, delegate, delegate. Too often many do not succeed, as when they move from middle to senior management, they do not empower their staff and unfortunately ‘stay in the weeds’. 

More about delegating

2) Set boundaries. Of course all things are urgent but your success depends upon your ability to push back and negotiate timelines and priorities with your manager. 

3) Always ask how your tasks fit into the bigger picture. This understanding might in fact prompt you to suggest a different approach or a better way of doing things.

You can find out more at cindywahler.com. Cindy is a regular contributor to Forbes.com.

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