It’s time for another leadership episode. I’m going to share one tip for time management that will help you get the most important stuff done. The thing that will move the needle for your school and your learners that keeps getting pushed aside because it’s not urgent. This one habit will create an opportunity to use deep work to impact your productivity and progress. 

Our Need to Know is about getting our vision and action together to affect change for our learners and communities. I share a quote by Joel Barker that sums this up perfectly. Then I share how to implement a futures protocol that allows you to look three years ahead and, through a series of questions, find the gap between where you are and where you need to be. 

Episode Highlights: 

[04:02] Need to know: How do we get our vision and action together so we can change the world for our learners and our communities?

[04:39] You can use the futures protocol to answer these questions. Where do we want to be in 3 years? Where are we now? What's the gap or how can we get there in three years?

[09:40] You need to find time for deep work. This is where you work without interruption and get into a flow state.

[10:17] A 30 minute amount of deep work each day will transform your leadership, productivity, and even your home life.

[10:32] I challenge you to schedule 30 minutes a day where you shut your door, turn off your email, and focus on what matters.

[13:50] In 30 straight minutes, you'll probably get done what would take you 2 hours of interrupted time to get done. Schedule it on your calendar. People will understand.

[14:39] Choose Tuesday from 9:00 to 9:30 and set that time aside every week. If you don't know what to do at that time, use that time to figure it out.

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