Being a manager and leader is demanding. One of the best ways to be a results oriented leader is to give your body, mind and spirit the right amount of daily rest so you can retain the energy so vital to this demanding role.
Successful Leaders Go on Vacation
Remember the last time you went on vacation? You were jamming a few days or weeks ahead of the planned occasion focused on getting priorities completed before the trip. If you can stay on top of priorities during that festive occasion, then it seems to reason that this practice would be good to adopt at other times of the year.
When people go on holiday trips, they tend to organize their itinerary and all the things they want to do a few days before the actual trip begins. In order to adopt this technique on a daily basis in a work environment, just imagine that you have to simply devote about 15 minutes of your time in the office to plan the day ahead. Then spend about five minutes at midday to see where you are at. Finally, spend about five minutes at the day’s end to review the results you have achieved. As you do this, you can actually sit down, think things over, then organize your thoughts and perform the needed actions.
By practicing this careful way of planning and monitoring your daily activities, you will end up more productive and achieve more of the results you desire.
Learn How to be an Effective Delegator
Managers and leaders in business have a lot on their plate to handle. The way to manage all of these responsibilities is to assign some of them to your subordinates. Don’t get me wrong. That doesn’t mean to always assign the menial, ‘grunt’ work while you maintain the ‘important’ and ‘noteworthy’ items.
While delegation is a tool for the executive to manage responsibilities, it is also a tool for developing and challenging the abilities of your subordinates. Be sure to create effective follow-up systems to monitor the progress of delegated tasks.
Never overwork yourself
When I was at the beginning of my career and in my first management job, I was gung-ho and willing to work long hours to get the job done. I expected the same from those who reported to me, and when I didn’t receive that I thought the person(s) was simply lazy. Now I know better.
The fact is, not everyone wants to have the same type of ladder-climbing career. Many will work very hard between 8-5:00, but they want to leave on time to get home to children and evening responsibilities.
Ladder-climbing executives also need to stay focused on one critical element of being a leader — achieving results. But here is the deal — if you overwork yourself and suffer from burn out, surely you may be on a downward spiral and those aren’t the results you are looking for.
I had that happen to me. I came down with a horrible case of the flu and was out of commission for a couple of weeks. I’ve heard of numerous others who have exhausted their adrenals and found themselves crawling back after a long recuperation. That’s why taking care of yourself throughout the demands of your position is critical.
Not being focused on your health and vitality can certainly make the road to achieving your goals a lot more bumpy, if not impossible. The worst part is that this could also serve as a hindrance in your career development and growth. This only means one thing, to be a results oriented leader you need to give your body, mind and spirit the right amount of daily rest so you can achieve your career dreams and be everything you desire to be.