Colleagues,

This week: Five things to do to ease into a productive fall
 
Could it get any better?
 
Think about some things within the organization that could be improved. Maybe there are some processes that don’t work, or some people who need some additional skills. Perhaps there is a looming challenge (or five 🤣).
 
Make a list of 5-10 changes that would improve the organization and your quality of life. Try and keep the changes to a reasonable level – not anything that would take more than a month to achieve.

Cheers!

Frederick

Colleagues,

This week: Five things to do to ease into a productive fall

Reflect on the emotions you have felt over the past year. It has been a crazy, stressful, chaotic year. There are many emotions, some of which we control and others not so much.
 
For today though, think about some of the emotions you had (or didn’t have) around your work. For example, I remember thinking one year, “I love 90% of what I do but I am having no fun.” That realization led me to think about the pain points – the things that were dragging me down. Part of it was just the rapid fire high-intensity pace, but there were also specific tasks that took a lot out of me.
 
What are some of the negative emotions that you experience throughout your work week? 
 
Just think about them.

Cheers!

Frederick

Colleagues,

This week: Five things to do to ease into a productive fall

Make a list of the tasks that you do on a consistent basis.
 
Examples:

• Writing a weekly newsletter
• Answering similar questions repeatedly
• Writing a report, proposal, or brief
• Disciplining students
• Coaching others

 
Make the list and just think about the flow or process that you use to complete each of those tasks.
 
Keep coming back to these tasks and reflecting on how efficiently you do them.
 
Cheers!

Frederick

Colleagues,

This week: Five things to do to ease into a productive fall
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Colleagues,

Next week we are going to look at five things we can do this summer to have a better fall. Following are some questions for you to reflect on. It would be great if you could ponder these things throughout the weekend, but even spending a few minutes today would be beneficial.
 

• Who are some people you trust who will provide honest feedback on the year and on your leadership?
• Think about some of your most common tasks. Could you streamline them in some way? Even a little?
• What is a feeling you had at times this year that you don’t want to feel next year?
• When you set goals for improvement, how do you hold yourself accountable?

 
Have a great weekend!

Cheers!

​Frederick