Stay With the One Thing

Busy is easy to see. Pick the one thing that matters, and stay with it.

A full calendar looks like leadership from a distance. Up close, it is often a large volume of activity with modest outcomes, and a team that cannot tell what matters most because the leader keeps switching.

Focus is rare, which is exactly why people notice it. Your team learns your priorities from what you keep coming back to, not from what you announce.

Try this for one day: every time you switch tasks, make a tally mark. Count them at the end. Most leaders are surprised by the number.

Then name the 1 or 2 things that matter most, protect time for them, and use “not now” as often as you use “yes.”

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