What are your best time, energy, and stress management tips as a manager?

Setting priorities is crucial in navigating life's tasks. Here are five key priority management tips: 1. Clarity is essential. Define your goals clearly. 2. Use the 80/20 Rule. Focus on tasks that yield 80% of your results. 3. Time Blocking: Allocate dedicated time to high-priority tasks. 4. Learn to say no to low-priority requests. 5. Regularly review and adapt priorities as life changes.

Prioritization and delegation are key for effectiveness (time management, stress management, getting organized, etc.). We have to prioritize because our resources are limited and scarce. We have to deal with the most important and essential issues. This is called #essentialism. Sometimes we cannot stop doing what we love and enjoy - this is harmful for our effectiveness. We must delegate instead. Because our time is more expensive than that of our subordinates.

The journey to managing people is a perpetual work in progress activity. Our understanding of people reorients and undergoes transformation, with age and experience. Some tips to manage energy, time and stress are:- - Lead by example. Treat people with respect. Remember they work with you and not for you. - Have a well rounded personality that encourages conversations beyond work with team members. They must feel comfortable talking about sports, movies or fashion with you. - Humour is a huge leveller. Managers should take the lead in keeping the mood light and happy. A happy team is always ready to go the extra mile. - Tell them why and not just what or how. And they will "own" the outcomes, not coming back to you at every step.

In my experience, an often-overlooked aspect of scheduling is making room for what Peter Drucker called 'The Unplanned.' I advocate for a 'Daily Learning Hour' within your schedule. This isn't just about books or articles; it's also for assessing new trends, technologies, or reflective thinking. The trick is to utilise this hour purposefully. Employ a 'Knowledge Funnel'—start broad, then zero in on the most pressing subjects. One such focused session led us to develop solutions that significantly enhanced our team's performance. In today's volatile business landscape, remember, if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.

Task management tool is crucially important for productivity. I use ClickUp platform to schedule, plan, prioritize and control my tasks. In my experience another important factor for effectiveness is "clean table" principle. Here by "table" I mean physical table, email inbox, download and desktop folders of notebook, etc. I try to keep all my "tables" clean in order to avoid stress.

There is no question the other suggestions help with stress management. I would also offer box breathing as a way to center oneself when feeling overwhelmed. Many of us can transition to the next task or priority; however, a few of us may need time to quickly recharge. Box breathing is the way to go. Draw a square on a piece of paper, breathe in for 4 seconds, hold your breath for 4 seconds, exhale for 4 seconds, making your way around the square and repeat.

The number one method for me in handling stress is taking that 30 secs to just breathe. The power of breath is incredible and has helped me through many hard challenges.

Constantly working on your communication style. asking for feedback and follow-up on improving things. Your words, style, tone, and mood affect many people. Self-awareness is crucial to be able to observe and learn to improve, but sometimes it is not enough: 1.Make sure you are open to constant feedback from your team members. 2.Get support in terms of coaching, and training, to be able to reflect better on your communication style.

I am a supporter of the "Lead by example" methodology. A leader should not be perceived as "the boss." They are a part of the team as much as any other member and should be willing to get their hands dirty. I lead by example by modeling the behavior I expect from my team. This includes: - Arriving on time and staying late when needed to get the job done. - Making myself available for questions, big or small. - Meeting deadlines and goals, as any member should. - Being transparent about my mistakes. - Congratulating team members before myself. It's not about me - it's about us. I aim to inspire my team to grow, excel, and align with the organization's vision by leading by example and setting the tone through my behavior.

To me a good leader can balance humility with confidence. Humility is important. Our role as leaders is to support the team and the organization’s goals. To admit our short comings and take immediate actions to mitigate them. To stay accountable to our team and be generous with the opportunities you create for them, not just for yourself. Confidence in leadership is important in order to protect the team from the stressors that would only slow them down. Take on those challenges with the right leaders beside and above you. The team shouldn’t feel the pressures that are not meant for them to burden. It is a privilege to be in a leadership position. We can earn it daily by living up to the best in us and bringing out the best in others.

To manage stress, one should identify effective stress busters. Following are some activities which can help manage stress : 1. Spending time with family/friends 2. Sports, swimming 3. Yoga, Workout (exercising) 4. Reading books 5. Listening to songs 6. Dancing 7. Watching movies 8. Long drive 9. Cooking...

In my experience one of the most important things to consider as a leader is to lead by example. It easy to fall into the misconception that when you get to a management role you get the power to delegate the work you don’t want to do anymore. I’ve seen quite some examples of this and it always creates a toxic environment. The top priority should always be to set clear objectives for the team, explaining why they are a priority and show you are the first to do concrete work to achieve them with integrity and passion. This will help to build real trust and to foster an environment where your team can truly contribute to not only execute directives but also to spontaneously add additional value.

Learn when - and how - to say "no". It is a game changer that will help you better manage your time, energy, and stress. People will take as much as you are willing to give...and will often STILL push for more. Take control of your own life. It will make you a better manager and human being.