Speaker 1: Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
Speaker 1: performance through strong human relations, team building, and golachieving. This
Speaker 1: is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellavledo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode four fourteen. Let's talk about productivity, not the
Speaker 2: corporate buzzword kind. I'm talking about the kind that gets
Speaker 2: things done, the kind that clears your desk, moves the needle,
Speaker 2: and gives you back your time. Every leader I know
Speaker 2: is chasing the same thing, more results in less time.
Speaker 2: But here's the truth. Most don't admit. Busy isn't productive.
Speaker 2: You don't get bonus points for being overwhelmed. You get
Speaker 2: results for being efficient, focused, and deliberate. So today I
Speaker 2: want to share a battle tested blueprint for maximizing your
Speaker 2: productivity as a leader. These aren't time management gimmicks. These
Speaker 2: are real, usable tactics that can change how you operate
Speaker 2: starting today. Tip number one use the three three one method.
Speaker 2: Start each morning by identifying three must do tasks, three
Speaker 2: quick wins, and one leadership action. The must do tasks
Speaker 2: are the mission critical ones. The quick wins are five
Speaker 2: minute emails or decisions that clean up your mental clutter.
Speaker 2: The leadership action is one thing that helps someone else praise, support,
Speaker 2: or mentorship. This framework helps keep your day clear and focused.
Speaker 2: It also ensures that you're not just working in your role,
Speaker 2: but also on your people. Tip number two time block
Speaker 2: like a CEO, you can't lead well in five minute
Speaker 2: intervals between meetings. High performing leaders block their day like
Speaker 2: it's a revenue generating machine. Here's the simple breakdown. Ninety
Speaker 2: minutes of deep work in the morning. This is strategy
Speaker 2: writing and planning, sixty minutes of scheduled meetings, stack them
Speaker 2: back to back, thirty minutes of team walkthrough or check ins,
Speaker 2: and a fifteen minute reset buffer midday to grab water,
Speaker 2: take a quick walk and just breathe, and then admin
Speaker 2: time at the end of the day. Protect those deep
Speaker 2: work blocks like your company depends on it, because it does.
Speaker 2: Tip number three Set up a don't do list because
Speaker 2: here's the truth bomb. The biggest productivity killer isn't what's
Speaker 2: on your to do list. It's what shouldn't be on
Speaker 2: there at all. So make it don't do list. These
Speaker 2: are tasks you delegate, automate, or delete. Here's a few
Speaker 2: examples rewriting emails that someone else can send. Attending meetings.
Speaker 2: You add no value to in doing ten dollars tasks
Speaker 2: when your role is worth one thousand dollars an hour.
Speaker 2: Great leaders aren't afraid to clear the clutter. Tip number four.
Speaker 2: Batch your leadership touch points. Leadership interruptions kill momentum. Instead
Speaker 2: of randomly checking in with your team throughout the day,
Speaker 2: batch it schedule two fifteen minute pulse check windows during
Speaker 2: the day. In those windows, text, call, or check in
Speaker 2: face to face, offer guidance, say thanks, ask how they're doing.
Speaker 2: Group your team leadership into time controlled windows. You lead
Speaker 2: with focus instead of reacting all day long. And tip
Speaker 2: number five the two minute fix. This one's from the trenches.
Speaker 2: It's if something takes less than two minutes, just do
Speaker 2: it immediately. That quick reply, that voicemail, that calendar update.
Speaker 2: Leaders often let little things pile up until they feel
Speaker 2: like big problems knock them out before they ever get
Speaker 2: a chance to grow. You'll feel lighter, clearer, and faster
Speaker 2: every single day. And here's a bonus trick, use the
Speaker 2: Sunday set up. Every Sunday night, I run a fifteen
Speaker 2: minute ritual. It's simple and powerful. I write down what's
Speaker 2: my number one goal this week, what are my top
Speaker 2: five tasks? And where could I lose time or momentum.
Speaker 2: It's like sharpening your axe before chopping would that little
Speaker 2: investment of time prepares you to lead with direction instead
Speaker 2: of reaction, and it eliminates that Monday scramble that most
Speaker 2: people live in. So you don't need more hours, You
Speaker 2: need more clarity, structure, and intention. Great leaders don't work more,
Speaker 2: They work smarter. They don't chase productivity hacks. They build
Speaker 2: systems that fit their life and their business. So try
Speaker 2: these tips, test them out. Build a rhythm that feels
Speaker 2: like you. You're not just leading your team, You're leading
Speaker 2: How your time gets spent and how you spend it
Speaker 2: says everything about your priorities. This has been the seven
Speaker 2: minute Leadership Podcast and I thank you for listening.
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