Your Part of the Puzzle of Success

Here are some unsettling facts:

  • There is an infinite amount of work to be done.
  • Even when you work very hard, there will still be an infinite amount of work to be done.

Here are some facts to help you settle down & feel better:

  1. Communicating with your team members and leaders will help you select the most helpful work that you can contribute.
  2. Once you know yourself, you can work to the full extent of your abilities, without overextending yourself past your limitations.
  3. When you break tasks down into their pieces, you can succeed in each little puzzle piece, and thereby succeed in the overall work goals.

1.) Being successful as a team depends on
quality team communication!

Each corporate leader in the team needs to understand the overall goals of that team (or organization). As a corporate leader, if you do not clearly understand the overall goals for your team this year, ASK.

Each section leader needs to understand the area of work (toward the overall goal) for which their section will be responsible. As a section leader, if you are not crystal clear on your area of work and how it interfaces with the overall goal, ASK.

The only way to select the work that will be effective from the infinite amount of work available, is for us to communicate with each other and understand the goals, both short and long term.

Sending the "ABCs" of your weekly action plan to yourTeam Captain
is essential for your team to work smoothly together. Get in the loop.
Stay in the loop. Be part of the quality team communications at TGE.

 

2.) Being successful as an individual depends on self-knowledge, time management, and realistic assessments.

Often, when excited about a project, it is easy to say: "Oh, yes, I can do that!" And it is true, you can do that. But the real question is: "With all the essential commitments and time requirements that already exist in your life, can you really fit this in ... or take something else out so that you can fit this in?"

How can you possibly answer the real question unless you truly know what is already lined up for you on your road of life?

Try this ... just once ... and see if you do not want to do it each month. Get scheduler that lets you see a week at a glance. Next, write down all your already existing commitments, all of them. What are the things you do daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly? Think hard. You are bound to forget things. Welcome to the human race. When you remember additional items in your list of commitments, add them to your calendar.

Now, when you want to commit to a task or project, be realistic about when you will do it or what you will drop to make room to be able to do the requested task. Be flexible, but also honest and realistic with yourself.

With the image in your mind that appointments, tasks, and commitments are like vehicles on the road of your life, you may find it valuable to include "bumper time"... that is the space between things that helps so your appointments, tasks, and commitments do not run into each other. Including "bumper time" also decreases stress as you travel the road of your life.

When you really know yourself, your skills, and most importantly your time available for tasks, you can be more successful in choosing and fulfilling your commitments. This helps your whole team succeed.

 

3.) How do you eat an elephant?

This is a primary question for any project manager or team leader. It is a vital question for TGE. When looking at the overall goals, they may seem unattainable. However, when the overall goals are broken down into smaller pieces, now those goals can be put into a time frame and delegated or personally implemented.

When you clearly and specifically know which piece is yours, it may still be overwhelming. That is when you personally ask yourself: "How do I eat an elephant?"

The first task is to look at your project and break it down into pieces. Be aware of time frames that are required to interface with the team. Once you have broken it down into a doable piece, you have your first bite!

How do I eat an elephant? ... One bite at a time!

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Now, go look at your Weekly Action Plan
that you send to your team member or leader.

  • Does it match your available schedule?
  • Does it clearly describe your bite of the elephant?

Sending the "ABCs" of your weekly action plan to your Team Captain is essential for your team to work smoothly together.

Get in the loop. Stay in the loop.
Be part of the quality team communications at TGE.