Focus on what matters.
This week, Dr. Pilcher discusses the common job we all come to work to do each day: Execute Well. Do we take quick decisive, meaningful actions every day? Or do we find ourselves waiting for our next assignment, redoing our work, or missing deadlines? Executing well plays a critical role in moving organizations forward and exceeding results. Dr. Pilcher recommends four actions for executing well in this week’s show.
This episode addresses questions, such as:
- How do we own the job, overcome obstacles, and meet deadlines?
- How can we stop focusing on what’s urgent and do what’s important?
- Who really needs to be involved in a meeting or decision?
- How is perfection the enemy of execution?
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