Anna Dearmon Kornick teaches us strategies for managing time and determining when to delegate. She also explains why time management is heart management. When you get clear on your vision, goals, and values, you can do more of what matters to you. 

Episode Highlights

[08:48] How to Have More Control in Your Day

• Mentally walking through your day allows you to anticipate problems in advance and come up with solutions. 
• When you know your schedule, you can also give your breaks a purpose. 

[13:02] How to Manage Admin Time

• The most effective meetings have agendas and a step-by-step flow.

[15:26] Creating an Agenda Checklist for Admin Time

• Creating the sequence of tasks in your agenda mostly depends on personal preference.
• One thing that might help is the time management technique called ‘Eat that frog,’ where you start your day by doing the toughest or most important task. 
• You can also try the 15-minute rule. 

[19:03] Set Expectations with Your Agenda

• Set expectations with others who may want to steal your attention during admin time.
• Admin time needs to be protected to serve its purpose.

[20:54] Combating Distractions

• We have been conditioned to respond anytime someone reaches out.
• To combat this, have a notepad to write down the ‘shiny things’ that derail your focus.

[24:37] The Importance of Delegation

• Understand the process required to complete a task and give the person what they need to succeed.
• The best way to delegate is to capture the steps into a workflow. 

[28:58] Creating a Workflow

• Use language that the person you delegated will understand.
• Make sure there are no gaps and room for assumptions. 

[32:23] Learning Period in Delegation

• Mistakes will be made when you delegate. 
• Think of the worst thing that could happen in your workflow. Then, come up with a safety net for the person to take on the task.

[34:43] Delegating Outside Work

• What home and personal activities you can outsource to get your time back?

[39:13] Determining What to Keep and What to Delegate

• Zero in the activities falling in your zone of genius.

[43:40] Spending More Time in Your Zone of Genius

• Think hard about what things you should be delegating.
• This passion and proficiency lens opens up awareness about how you spend and how you want to spend your time.

[45:52] Top Three Tips

• Create a vision for the future and the life you want.
• Set goals.
• Articulate core values. 

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