Seek & Destroy Your Team's Productivity Killers

PRODUCTIVITYSeek & Destroy Your Team's

by Marissa Brassfield

KILLERS

Calendar software inflates meeting lengthUnnecessary "FYI" and basic status update meetingsFragmented free time for high-value work

01Meeting MadnessHacking work periods into pieces

If you had to identify, in one word, thereason why the human race has not

achieved, and never will achieve, its fullpotential, that word would be "meetings."

D A V E B A R R Y

ACTION STEPS1  Limit Meetings to 10-, 20- or 40-min Intervals

2  Only Use Meetings to Make Decisions

3  Review/Clear Standing Meetings Every 90 Days

01 | MEETING MADNESS

Asynchronous messaging in synchronic situationsMessages that don't initiate or facilitate progress Long-winded messages bloated with context

02Email OverloadDrowning in others' agenda items

If the only way you could read an emailwas to run a mile first, the urge would

quickly die.

A N D R E W W E I L

ACTION STEPS1  Omit Unnecessary Context & Offer 5-min Follow-Up Calls

2  Only Use Emails to Catalyze Progress

3  Keep Emails Short and Scannable (<5 sentences)

02 | EMAIL OVERLOAD

Exhaustion, frustration and mental fogLack of creativity and innovation Micromanagement, poor decisions, rash judgment

03BurnoutIncinerating energy and passion

I actually think burnout is the wrongdescription of it. I think it's burn up.

Physiologically, that's what you're doingbecause of the chronic stress being

placed on your body.

R I C H A R D B O Y A T Z I S

ACTION STEPS1  Fully Unplug Every Night, Take Real Weekends

2  Focus on Getting Quality Sleep Every Night

3  Meditate, Connect and Seek Support From Loved Ones

03 | BURNOUT

No interest in striving to improveResistance to change and innovationHelplessness and futile attitude

04StagnationChoking out innovation

Success breeds complacency.Complacency breeds failure.

Only the paranoid survive.

A N D Y G R O V E

ACTION STEPS1  Adopt and Incentivize a "Destroy to Create" Attitude

2  Reinvent a Core Process, System or Protocol Every 90 Days

3  Track & Analyze Quantifiable Performance Metrics

04 | STAGNATION

Disconnection with your "why"Lack of commitment and follow-throughWithdrawing from the job and colleagues

05MotivationStarvation of inspiration

When you look at people who aresuccessful, you will find that they aren'tthe people who are motivated, but have

consistency in their motivation.

A R S E N E W E N G E R

ACTION STEPS1  Identify Your "Why," Connect With It Throughout the Day

2  Recognize & Express Gratitude Every Day

3  Address Personal Needs: Eat Well, Exercise, Sleep, Connect

05 | MOTIVATION

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