What's essential?

Colleagues,
 
Are you facing any uncertainty these days?
 
That’s what I thought.
 
In times of change and unpredictability, strategic leaders focus on what’s essential. Let’s take teaching as an example.
 
Teachers fundamentally do four things:

• Build relationships
• Manage the classroom
• Teach relevant content
• Evaluate progress

 
Each of these things is complex but at a time when we aren’t sure where the next class will take place (in a room, on a computer), we need to focus on what’s essential in each of those things.
 
The same is true for nursing, for sales, manufacturing and any other discipline.
 
We need to identify the essentials of our trade and focus on executing them. During high turbulence, it is the essential practices that will see us through. 
 
Do good and be well,
 
Frederick