The Aspire 2014 Time Leadership System

The Aspire Time Leadership System

Women in Leadership Webinar Series

With Dr Sam Collins, Founder of Aspire

• Introduction• The Aspire Time

Leadership System• Question Time• Action & Next Steps

Coaching Sessions• 2 hours in total

Poll

The Great Female Corporate Quit – Aspire Survey 2014

47% of women say their greatest struggle is sheer workload, followed by balancing work and home commitments

Nearly eight out of ten women (78%) are considering leaving the corporate world to start their own business

Aspire Survey “The Great Corporate Quit” 2014

“Making sure that I don't look back in

ten years' time and have any regrets”

“Being in control of my own destiny”

“Changing my organisations view on time and value”

“Being in the moment fully, not

distracted or exhausted!”

“Being a role model for others around

time”“Inspire and grow

a team”

The Aspire Leadership Model

Workplace

Wider World

Self

Time Manager Time LeadershipDay to day Longer term future

Copes ThrivesBusy Strategic

Focuses on ‘tools’ Focuses on mindsetBlames

circumstancesNo excuses

Does as much as possible on own

Empowers Others

If you were a more effective time leader….

Who we spoke to…• 1,265 women globally• Just over one in ten (13%)

hold the most senior positions (CEO or other C-suite/MD/Partner or Non-Exec Director).

• Exactly half are Senior Managers/Managers

• Main sectors: Health/ Pharmaceutical, Accountancy, Law and Manufacturing

Danielle Ballardie, Head of Cash Markets, Euronext

“I wouldn’t waste so much time doing the things that I am not interested in. I would be ballsy more of the time by telling people what I want and caring less about what they think of me!”

Lucy Reed, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

“Start out with the hardest issues you face and leave all the busy work until the end”

Brita Schmidt, Executive Director, Women for Women

International

“Be more and do less. Empowerment has allowed me more time to think”

1. Focus on Outcomes2. Genius Time 3. Energy Efficiency4. Empower Others 5. Purpose Plan

The Aspire Time Leadership System

Focus on Outcomes

• What do I really want as opposed to what do I have to do? (for me, my team, my customers, my world…)• What specifically do I want?• Why do I want it?

Yearly AspirationsMonthly Goals

Weekly OutcomesDaily Visioning

Life Categori

es

Poll

Focus on Outcomes

• What do I/we really want to achieve today?• What will I/we say NO to today? • What will be the best use of

my/our valuable time today?

Reflection Time

Genius Time

Poll

• Build up to 90 minutes of genius time at your peak thinking time every day• 2 or 3 renewal

breaks every day

Reduce Distraction with Focus and Determination

• Question if this is really something for right now• Is it a comfort

zone activity?• Will it serve

my/our outcomes?

Daily Genius Time1. What are the most important issues?

2. What am I assuming that is most limiting my thinking here? Is that assumption true?

3. What is a liberating true alternative to the limiting assumption?

4. If I knew (insert true alternative), what would I think or feel or do better or differently?

Reflection Time

Be Energy Efficient Poll

Take a piece of paper. Put a line down the middle. -On left list the people that GIVE you energy (energy angels)-On right list the people that TAKE AWAY your energy (energy vampires) 

---------------------------------------------------------------Leadership Competencies

Leverage your strengths

What are the parts of your work that:1) You enjoy most?2) You are good at?3) Time flies?4) Easy/common sense to you?  

Reflection Time

Empower Others Poll

Focus on ‘Collective Time Leadership’

Put ownership of how a team works into the hands of team who are empowered and incentivised to optimize their collective time.

Delegation EmpowermentHere’s what I need from you.

What do you need from me?

This is how you do it. This is your role.This is what I want it to look like.

This is where we’re going.

This is what you need to do next.

This is how it fits in the big picture.

I own it. You own it.Here’s where I see this going.

Where do you see this going?

Toe the company line. Pushback is encouraged.Here’s my opinion. What’s your opinion?

Time Leadership Empowerment Q’s

1. Who is in my life and work team?

2. What additional support do I need?

3. What do I need to let go of to empower more?

4. Who can I empower more?

5. What do they need to be empowered?

Reflection Time

• Revisit your outcomes • Give yourself a start and end

time• Allocate a number of work hours• Determine your bold actions • Do your ‘have to’ list • Allocate estimated times• Keep on plan!

Daily Purpose Plan

Reflection Time

1. Focus on Outcomes2. Genius Time 3. Energy Efficiency4. Empower Others5. Purpose Plan

The Aspire Time Leadership System

Poll

What will you do in the next 48 hours to make a difference to your time leadership?

Poll

Practice Makes Perfect

“Training increases productivity 22%, when paired with coaching it increases productivity 88%”

International Personnel Management Association

1 to 1 Time Leadership Coaching

Dr Sam Collins, Founder Aspire

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