Time management is a huge challenge for leaders today. In this episode of the Leader Fluent Podcast, I share Six Keys to Effective Time Management. The goal isn’t to just be more efficient. If it were, we would run the risk of efficiently doing the wrong things. Instead, the goal is to maximize our time by living in the sweet spot of WHY, WHERE, and HOW. When we do, we’re able to invest our time doing the right things, in the right roles, in the right ways. And as a result, we’re able to effectively resist the pull toward an unfulfilled, unfocused, and unhealthy life. Check out this episode and then be sure to subscribe to “Leader Fluent” on your favorite platform. Plus, stop by and leave a rating or review on iTunes or Stitcher.

Your purpose and your values are like the north star for time management. They are the “Why” that directs all of your time management efforts. In fact, time management minus purpose and values equals an unfulfilled life. 

Roles are any place where you serve. For example, your roles might include husband, wife, father, mother, pastor, business executive, student, teacher, community volunteer…the list could be endless. We all fill multiple roles in life…whether their at home, at work, at school, or in the community. The question you have to answer is, “Do my roles allow me to fulfill my purpose and live out my values?” The second strategy in the “Where” circle is Priorities. In other words, once you identify your roles, what are the top 3-5 priorities in each role that will leverage your abilities and passions.  John Maxwell offers seven questions to help you identify priorities:

What happens when one of these six time management strategies is missing: