Episode 37
Most leaders know how to spot failure — but the hardest cuts to make are the ones to things that are actually working. In this episode, Tom breaks down three categories of activities every leader needs to evaluate: things producing no results, things producing poor results, and — the hardest one — good things that simply aren't the best use of your time, energy, or money.
Drawing on the Double Win”™️ framework from Full Focus (Winning at Work and Succeeding at Life), Tom walks through a simple diagnostic anyone can use this week: if you could only keep three things you're currently doing, would this one make the list? He also shares the honest, in-progress question he's asking about his own projects — including his own podcast — as he works to build a real measuring stick for effectiveness.
Greater productivity just makes you busy. Effectiveness comes from having the courage to focus on your best — and prune the rest.
Timestamps:
00:00 The Hardest Cut Leaders Avoid
00:47 Why Winning At Work Is Only Half The Story
01:36 Category 1 - Stop Doing Things That Produce No Results
02:37 Category 2 - Stop Doing Things That Produce Poor Results
03:35 Category 3 - When the Good Things Keep You From Your Best
04:42 The Diagnostic: The "Only Three Things" Test
05:45 Is There Enough Juice in the Squeeze?
06:27 This Week's Action Step
06:57 Outro - Keep Leading With More
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Tom DeBell, the founder and president of Modern Leadership Solutions, is a Certified Maxwell Coach/Speaker/Trainer, a Full Focus Certified Pro, and a Certified Facilitator in the Six Types of Working Genius.
https://www.modernleadershipsolutions.com
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