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……you put in, but how much you put into the hours

In ancient Greece and Rome, slaves had a hundred holidays a year, more days
off than many executives take today in the headlong pursuit of success.

If you’re an executive, you probably work over fifty seven hours a week. Your
problem isn’t simply one of long hours, however, it’s also one of frenetic,
mind-numbing activity. Chances are you attend five meetings a day and return to
a burgeoning e-mail in-box, cluttered desk and tweeting smartphone. And you’ll
be interrupted once every 12 minutes!

Which of us hasn’t wished at some time that we could turn our back on this
kind of success, quit our job with dignity, don bib overalls, and carve wooden
birds for a living?

If only life were that simple.

The truth is that, as workaholics, we’d probably be mass-producing birds in no time!

You see, the problem is not with our job; it’s our attitude. Somehow, we have convinced
ourselves that it’s not enough to be in charge – we have to be in control.

But, the more we try to control, the greater our frustration and disappointment
become.

The only thing you can control is your outlook on life.

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For more information see The SEVEN Traits of aWorkaholic

To learn more about Priority’s training and development curriculum contact:

David Anderson
Okanagan Training Solutions
Priority Management Interior BC
250 762-5096 / 1-877-762-5096
prioritymanagement@shaw.ca
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by Dr. Peter Drucker

A decision is only a hope until carrying it out has become somebody’s
work assignment and responsibility, with a deadline.

A decision is a commitment to action. Until the right thing happens, there has been no decision. And one thing can be taken for granted: the people who have to take the action are rarely the people who have made the decision. No decision has, in fact, been made until carrying it out has become somebody’s work assignment and responsibility – and with a deadline. Until then, it’s still only a hope.

A decision will not become effective unless needed actions have been built into it from the start. Converting a decsion into action requires answering several questions:

• Who has to know of this decision?
• What action has to be taken?
• Who is to take it?
• What does the action have to be so that the people who have to do it can do it?

The action must be appropriate to the capacities of the people who have to carry it out. This is especially important if people have to change their behavior, habits, or attitudes for the decision to become effective.

ACTION POINT: Think through a decision you have made. Who has to know of the decision? What action has to be taken? Who has to take the action? Make sure the people who have to take the action are able to do so.

To learn more about Priority’s training and development curriculum contact:

David Anderson
Okanagan Training Solutions
Priority Management Interior BC
250 762-5096 / 1-877-762-5096
prioritymanagement@shaw.ca
http://www.okanagantrainingsolutions.com
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