Whether you are a leader of teams, leader of a group or a leader of a project…title or no title, your To-Do list will never truly be done.
Your new job as a leader, outside of taking care of your people, is understanding the context of the business/team/project/product current needs and prioritizing the work, your to-do list, etc to match that current need. Like it or not, your most technical task on a daily basis as a leader is managing your to-do list. Prioritizing, re-prioritizing, de-prioritizing, dropping things, adding things and everywhere in between.
Your job isn’t to complete you list, that isn’t possible…your job is to make sure that your To-Do list matches the current climate in the business and you are working towards the most important things on the list TODAY. That doesn’t mean ignore the future, that is another topic for another episode, but you can’t be long term strategic all the time. You have to balance long term strategy, with action based on the immediate need of the business/team.
It’s a lot to manage and can weigh on you a bit, especially if you are a person that loves to complete your To-Do list everyday. You can find ways to set yourself up to have a daily focused To-Dos…but there isn’t ever really a world where you are “Done” and wondering what to do next.
I hope this is helpful, thanks for being here! Reach out for questions or comments!
