Shifting from Time to Outcomes

Are you always busy and not finishing everything that you want to get done? I know how that feels, and I work with people all around the world who have that same problem. We know what the problem is so stick with me because this week I want to start a conversation that will help you change all that for good.

Hi, this is Grant Herbert, leadership and sustainable performance coach, and today I want to continue our conversation on the 9 crucial shifts by helping you shift from time to outcomes.

Productivity is one of those things that has been bothering us for a long time. Most people say that they don't get enough done, and unfortunately, we are all still looking in the wrong direction and using the outdated strategies. It’s little wonder why you’re busy but not getting the productivity that you want.

This week, I want to start a conversation around the productivity shifts you must make in your professional leadership. I’ll help you shift from focusing on time, which is not in your control, to focusing on outcomes. It’s going to mess up some of your thinking and you will need to unlearn some stuff that you thought was working for you so that you can get more done with less.

A couple of months ago, we talked about shifting your performance from high performance to sustainable performance, and we’re going to bring a lot of that into productivity because it is determined by your ability to get things done through your efforts. So, it’s crucial that you go through all those things again and look after yourself so that you’re in the best position to get your work done.

To start this off, I want to help you put down some things you’ve been trying to achieve that are holding you back. This is an area where I get a lot of push back when working with clients, no matter where they are in the world. People often say, “Oh no, you don’t understand, Grant. It’s not something I can do. What you do is different to me.”

Let me help you right now; IT’S NOT.

This is because I’m not going to look at the specifics of what you do; I’m going to go at a much more macro level and look at principles everyone can apply. So, open your mind and try what I will teach you. If you’re a little bit like I was, try it just to prove me wrong. However, those who shift their mindset, unlearn those unhelpful habits, and then implement the strategies I will teach you, will enjoy much more beneficial productivity. They get more done, which allows them to go home on time, forget about work, and enjoy being who they need to be in every area of their life.

Hopefully, I’ve given you a reason why you need to join this conversation because without that, nothing will change.

The first thing I want to do is revisit this conversation around work-life balance. It doesn’t exist. Work is not separate from life; work is just one part of life. I hear people shifting the language around that, and instead of saying “work-life balance,” they say “work-life something else.” But it’s not the suffix that’s the problem; it’s the prefix. Anything that has “work-life” is not going to work because it assumes that they’re separate.

First, I want you to take “work-life balance” and throw it away—back to the seventies or wherever it originated. It’s not going to work. It’s not within your control to separate and make these things distinct. We’re going to look at how you can be all the people you need to be in every area of your life without them being in competition with each other and definitely not in balance. Balance has a connotation of being on the edge, and at any moment, you could just tip over.

So that’s the first myth I want to dispel.

Now that you’ve taken that on board, and if you have, it means you’re still with me.

The second thing I want you to understand is that you cannot manage time.

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Grant Herbert (aka The People Builder) describes himself as an ordinary guy, with an outstanding wife and 5 amazing kids, who has a passion to help people escape the performance trap and regain their authenticity in every area of life. He is a VUCA Leadership Mentor, Sustainable Performance Coach, Master Coach Trainer in Social and Emotional Intelligence,?and the founder of People Builders.

Visit www.grantherbert.com to find out how you can connect.