There was a great response to the “Work Habit Evaluation” I suggested on Monday – thank you!
I am happy to share the results with you. The Work Habits are arranged from the one people find the most challenging at the top. (Note: percentages are rounded so won’t add up to 100.)
28% Work Habit 4 Focus: Stay with the task at hand – no multitasking, minimal distractions and interruptions. Turn off notifications. Say “no”.
21% Work Habit 2 Clarity: Make your work visible and actionable. Your Inbox is not your work; you have to process your Inbox and then work in your Calendar and Tasks.
20% Work Habit 6 Completion: Finish what you start. Beware of perfectionism and procrastination.
11% Work Habit 3 Alignment: Make sure that the actions in your calendar and task lists support the achievement of your current priorities. Delete the rest.
10% Work Habit 7 Slow down to speed up: This is the paradox of high performance. Things need to be done at the appropriate pace. People who rush make 25% more mistakes.
4% Work Habit 1 Think “Productive”
3% Work Habit 5 Adaptability: Be flexible and adapt to changes in context. Renegotiate commitments with yourself and others. Under-schedule.
3% Work Habit 8 Lifelong learning: There is always a better way of doing things; continuous improvement.
I really appreciate all the feedback because it helps me to review the content and focus of our new “Productivity Breakthrough: 8 Basic Work Habits That Will Skyrocket Your Productivity” workshop to ensure we address the areas where you and others who will do the workshop will benefit from most.
Information about our public workshops in Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Upington is available here in case you are interested.
Once again – a sincere thank you for participating!
Have a fun and productive day.
Gerrit Cloete 