Leadership OS 1.3 - Time Rebalancing

CEOs & top executives, here’s how you can leverage your Chief of Staff to spend 2x more time on high priority activities that you actually enjoy doing.

Welcome to my series of newsletters where I show you how to build the leadership operating system that helps C-suite let go & do more.

Keep reading to learn how to systematically rebalance your time to things that bring you joy while avoiding the things that drain your energy.

Leadership OS 1.2: Time Rebalancing

Overview

Analyze your current time allocation and rebalance your schedule. Commit to 3 actions to optimize your time.

C-Suite Benefits

More energy, more time, higher productivity

Implementation

1. Have your Chief of Staff set up a quarterly meeting to do Time Rebalancing

2. Create two tables, 1 for professional time & 1 for personal time

3. Identify typical activities in your work life, i.e. meetings, strategy, investors

4. Identify typical activities in your personal life, i.e. sleep, gym, family

5. For each activity, quantify your current time spent in hours per week

6. For each activity, identify your desired time spent in hours per week

7. Make a plan to reduce time spent in an undesired activity, i.e. meetings

8. Make a plan to increase time spent in an undesired activity, i.e. strategy

Hint: reference your Zone of Genius to figure out where to maximize your time and look to your Zone of Incompetence to decide where to minimize your time.

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Until next week,

Mackenzie

Mackenzie Lee | Founder & CEO
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New York City, NY & Palo Alto, CA
www.CedarChief.com

Cedar specializes in helping top executives let go and do more by building their Leadership OS - an operating system that turns your C-suite team into fast & fearless leaders.

Our unique process involves ex-management consultants, former Chiefs of Staff, and top engineers who build integrated operating systems of people, process and technology that produce highly effective leaders. This can include hiring your Chief of Staff, defining CEO Protocol, and building the Office of the CEO. On average our clients see a 25% meeting reduction, 20% strategic sales increase, and 2x speed-to-execution in their first 90 days with us. Data is continuously analyzed to improve system performance and accelerate growth.