Learn and delegate to win great success in work and life
There’s nothing like a new year to give you a new focus. For 2017, I thought of ten points to concentrate on.
Following on from my first five, here are the rest:
NUMBER SIX
What is your Uber or are you a taxi driver? We hear so much these days about innovation and disruption.
As Victoria Crone famously said (at Nurture Change in 2015) ‘‘the best person to disrupt your business, is yourself.’’ So what will you be doing?
NUMBER SEVEN
Make the most of people you know or could know. Meeting new people can seem a drag sometimes, but when you meet the right new people, you get a rush of excitement and motivation and connectedness. I am not saying go after a hit list of people you need to meet, but make the most of every opportunity. You never know what the future holds and how they might be the key in helping you grow, or perhaps consider how you might be of assistance to them.
NUMBER EIGHT
Have a plan. It amazes me that when I start with new clients that less than 1 in 15 would have a current written business plan. The best business plans have 2 core components – they are succinct and they are alive. Plans need to be nimble, so update them as you need to. One thing I personally want to put a bit of time into in 2017 is creating a life plan too – for practical reasons - and I expect it will be a worthwhile experiment.
NUMBER NINE
Delegate more. It is likely you are spending time doing things you should not be doing. Your time is really valuable as a business owner or senior manager. Your time is worth your annual salary plus the annual profit you make, divided by 52 weeks and 40 hours. Do the maths.
NUMBER TEN
Constantly learn. It is so easy to learn new stuff these days. Two things… If you do not learn new stuff, you will likely wither up and die The other thing is to be careful what you learn. You need to be discerning.