12/31/2023 0 Comments Focalpoint business coachingFeeling Disconnected From Your Visionįeeling disconnected from the big overarching business vision causes leaders to focus on short-term priorities, and this outlook filters down into teams stuck in a cycle of productivity over strategy. In reality, leaders should spend 80% of their effort growing and re-recruiting their top employees who can move the needle on business performance. They are attracted to easy, fast or immediately gratifying tasks, which quells the chaos du jour. Leaders tend to be fixers, so when it comes to people, they end up spending 80% of their time on problematic employees. The key is to break the reactive leadership cycle and get in front of issues before they become long-term barriers to organizational success. Reactive leadership can feel satisfying in the short term, but this focus inevitably allows rectifiable, long-term problems to become short-term challenges that are responded to without strategic thinking. By focusing on timing through a “now, next or later” exercise and actively communicating the context and process involved in making the priority decisions, a leader can avoid working on the wrong things. But, with a focus on goals and the barriers to achieving those goals, a leader gains clarity on their priorities. Tami Chapek, WeInspireWeīecause goals drive priorities, a lack of alignment and clarity on goals is consequential. The more they are revisited and communicated, the easier it is to stay on track. These priorities become the daily check-in, the focal point of leadership meetings, part of all-hands meetings and so on. Leaders must have a clear vision of priorities for the company-both external and internal. The biggest distraction from priorities is when a crisis starts, things go awry or a business goes soft. The focus will make distractions lose their power. Focus on priorities that are on the chosen route and let others go. Ask questions and help formulate the route toward the vision. Leaders who do not want to be like my pup-distracted by every squirrel around-need to learn more about the vision. Able Wanamakok, Find Your Voice Asiaīusiness leaders lose focus when there is no vision or when the vision is unreasonable or just fluff. My advice? Start and improve along the way. ![]() Many coaches and entrepreneurs are not able to become successful because they cannot get started. There is no “perfect” when it comes to business because it requires constant acceptance of change, fine-tuning to meet the needs required of you and changes in customer demand. Leaders want their business to be perfect. Luke Feldmeier, Online Leadership Training - Career and Leadership Accelerator for Engineers ![]() One way to combat this daily “noise” that I’ve found effective in my experience as a leader and a coach is to consider delegating any task that requires more than five to 10 minutes of my time. As a leader, it is important to prioritize regularly and stay focused on the priorities. There are so many new issues and challenges that develop every single day for leaders. ![]() Clarity of thinking is the key to success. The state of mind is what prevents you from setting priorities and uncompromisingly following them. Leaders need to take time to step back and assess what’s really important and make sure they’re putting their energy into those things. The best way to avoid common pitfalls is to establish a clear set of priorities. Splitting Your Energy In Too Many Directions The council takes responsibility for priorities, plans and outcomes. To address this, I advise clients to establish a leadership council whose primary task is to define what’s most important right now. What’s a priority to one person can be a distraction to another. In my market niche, midsized service firms, the biggest challenge with priorities is getting alignment between stakeholders. It’s a simple but powerful exercise to quickly redirect their focus toward driving more value to the business. Then, we look at how aligned their time, energy and capacity are with those areas. With every client I work with, I have them do the “Big 3” exercise: I ask them to identify the top three areas where they can have the biggest impact on the business given their role and their strengths. ![]() Forbes Coaches Council is an invitation-only community for leading business and career coaches.
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