"Seven Golden Rules"

7 Golden Rules for Being the Most Productive Person on Your Campus

Brian Wm. NilesFounder, TargetX

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For Higher Education to Succeed

● Eliminate inefficiencies.● Do more with less. (aka “scale”)● Do what you do best (outsource the rest).● Attract and nurture talent.● Increase accountability.● Connect “cost” to “outcome” (aka “value”)

My Rules (aka “a life in process”)

● Scale my time. ● Identify priorities. ● Access to information. ● Review results & adjust. ● Protect my time.● Pick the right people.

Your meetings.

33%time executivesspend in meetings.

73%admit to doing unrelated tasks.

39%admit to havingdozed off.

● No agenda● Unnecessary attendees● Disconnected notes● Undocumented assignments● Lack of accountability● Forgotten decisions made● Items for next meeting

● Agenda● Reminders● Notes● Decisions● Action Steps● Open Issues● Private Notes● Summaries● Mobile!

● Preparation sucks● No agenda sucks● Overinvitation sucks● Scheduling sucks● Tangents suck● Meeting rooms suck● Conference calls suck● Powerpoint sucks● No engagement sucks● Not sticking to time sucks● Followup sucks

Your inbox.

121average emails recieved per day by executives.

380average unread emails in each TargetX inbox.

Your inbox.

Your inbox.

● Use the filters● Keep personal separate● Act on incoming messages● Schedule email reading time● Avoid late night/weekend emails● Resist responding to all messages● Use the phone or take a walk

Your tasks.

Consider ThisWhen it entered the English language in the 1400’s

… there was no plural version.

Your tasks.

● Google Keep● Remember the Milk● Any.Do● Wunderlist● Todoist● TickTick● Good old paper

Your team.

3 Suggestions

● Know individual strengths

● Have consistent terminology.

● Get out of their way.

Achiever Activator Adaptability Analytical Arranger

Belief Command Communication Competition

Connectedness Consistency Context Deliberative

Developer Discipline Empathy Focus Futuristic

Harmony Ideation Includer Individualization Input

Intellection Learner Maximizer Positivity Relator

Responsibility Restorative Self-Assurance

Significance Strategic Woo

StrategicFuturistResponsibilityRelatorMaximizer

You can’t go it alone.

Your time.

What’s your time worth?

● Visualize the ideal day. Then go do that.● Schedule time to think.● Take control of your calendar.● Have access to information.● Automate whenever possible.

Eat the frog.

Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will

happen to you the rest of the day.

~ Mark Twain

Need to Do NEXT

Don’t Need to Do

LET IT GO IF YOUGET TO IT

Don’t Want to Do

Want to Do

Your day.

6 Suggestions from Mike

● Drink a glass of water.● Define your top three.● Use the 50/10 Rule.● Move and sweat daily.● Express gratitude.● Reflect daily.

Mike Del Ponte is the founder of Soma,who aims to revolutionize the water industry

Your life.

Not balance.But harmony.

Your meetings.Your inbox.Your tasks.Your time.Your team.Your day.Your life.

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7 Golden Rules for Being the Most Productive Person on Your Campus

Brian Wm. NilesFounder, TargetX