HOW TO Overcome Procrastination
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HOW TO
OvercomeProcrastination
Execution – The gap between strategy and activity
• Time pressures• Lack of clarity on goals• Lack of focus on high impact
activities• Organisational
ineffectiveness• Personal ineffectiveness
Goals
Actions
Strategy
Divisional Goals
KPIs
Key Projects and Activities
Day to Day Tasks
is never executedCorporate Strategy
66%
Do things right -The “how”
Do the right things -The “what”
Workflow Management
Time WastersUsing Technology
Think Quarterly
Plan WeeklyAct Daily
EffectivenessEfficiency
Performance = Efficiency x Effectiveness
The Program
70% On the job
20% Coaching
10% Formal trainingPractice
Time Wasters Workflow Using Technology Effectiveness Mindfulness
and Energy Sustainability
What are you procrastinating on right now?
Small pleasure
nowPain or missing out on pleasure
later
ProcrastinationImpacts• Creates multi-handling• Puts you in crisis mode• Increases your stress levels
How do you procrastinate?
Helping others with simple
tasks
Leaving important tasks
off your list
Filling your list with unimportant
tasks
Multiple handling Distracting yourself
Last Minute Delusions
Behaviours
Absenteeism Blame The use of low value tasks as a distraction
Downplaying the importance
of a task
Assigning more importance to another task
Pretending you work better
under pressure
1. Overwhelmed2. Fear of success3. Resent responsibility4. Fear of failure5. Unsure of where to start6. Afraid of confrontation7. Boredom
Triggers
Lizard Brain1. Fight2. Flight3. Feeding4. Fear5. Freezing6. Fornication
One Touch- One Decision1. Decide
Do I need to do something?
No (Delete, Delegate, Dump)
YesWhat is the next step?
How long will this next step take?Can I do it now?
Now plus less than 5 minutesDo it now!
Later or more than 5 minutesSchedule it in!
2. File or DeleteDeal with it while it is manageable
• Read • Act • File• Delete
Turn Procrastination Into Planning
Schedule Tasks and Projects
Batch your communication
HabitsTrigger
ActionReward
Habit graphic based on Charles Duhigg’s “Habit Loop” in the Power of Habit.
1. Overwhelmed2. Fear of success3. Resenting
responsibility4. Fear of failure5. Uncertainty about
where to start6. Fear of
confrontation7. Boredom
MindfulnessFocus
My identity:I’m proactive
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