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Last month,\u00a0I shared a very powerful time management tool which has proven to be very successful for those who have attended our time management seminars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In that article, Start a “Stop-Doing” List<\/a>, I explained that a “Stop-Doing” list is nothing more than a simple inventory of bad habits or negative actions currently practiced by an individual, team or organization that would provide better results if they were discontinued.<\/p>\n

I pointed out in that article that our seminar break-out sessions have clearly demonstrated that everyone’s list is uniquely focused on their own daily routines. While some commonalities emerged from the exercise, most attendees produced examples that differed greatly from others in the session.<\/p>\n

For that reason, I chose not to share examples. However, since the appearance of that article, I have received several requests for some examples. Therefore, I’d like to share a few of the more generic samples which have been generated in our “I Hate Time Management” seminars.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, one or more of these examples will inspire you to create your own list customized to reflect your own personal daily routine.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to stop hiring the first body that walks through the door simply because I’m short-handed.”<\/strong><\/span>
\nExperience has proven that it’s actually much more painful and expensive in the long run.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to stop telling employees how to do their jobs.”
\n<\/strong><\/span>Far better that I tell them the results I want and expect, and let them figure out how to attain them. I’ll offer to coach them and provide them with support, but allow them to figure it out.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to stop managing people.”<\/span><\/strong>
\nMy job is not to manage people. My job is to provide a context within which people can manage themselves.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to stop trying to change people.”<\/span><\/strong>
\nI’m going to focus instead on utilizing their existing assets.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to stop thinking I have to know the answer.”<\/span><\/strong>
\nI’m going to focus on knowing how to find the answers or surround myself with those who have them or know how to find them.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to stop sending employees to training of any kind without explicit expectations.”<\/span><\/strong>
\nI did exactly that after our last session and was embarrassingly shocked at the positive results.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to stop treating others as I would like to be treated.”<\/span><\/strong>
\nI’m going to instead treat them as they would like to be treated.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to stop doing just annual performance reviews.”
\n<\/strong><\/span>Monthly reviews have proven to be much more effective.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to stop thinking of salaries and benefits as an expense.”<\/strong><\/span>
\nI’m going to consider them instead as investments and treat them as such.<\/p>\n

“I’m going to stop enabling my staff and start empowering them.”<\/span><\/strong>
\nThey’ll never grow until I allow them to do so.<\/p>\n

Now create your own personal list of things YOU need to stop doing. Significant improvement will never come until we learn how to stop doing things and behaving in ways that are no longer effective. Now is the time to start!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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