Scenarios and Solutions Archive 2
From Getting Results | The Book
- J.D. Meier
Objectives
- Learn common solutions for improving your effectiveness.
- Learn common solutions for improving your time management.
- Learn common solutions for improving your energy.
Overview
This section provides a summary of common problems and solutions for productivity, time management, and results. Before you walk through the solutions, it’s helpful to understand how to achieve effective results. Results are a combination of your time, energy and technique; you can spend less time, but improve results by improving your energy or using more effective techniques. Having a compelling purpose behind what you do will help you drive results. Focus on outcomes over activities. Stay flexible in your approach. Take action, get results, and change your approach based on what works. Model effective results by finding reference examples to learn from. Create effective feedback loops. Use mentors and people you trust to find the short cuts and tailor advice for your situation.
How the Scenarios and Solutions are Organized
The solutions are organized by the following categories:
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Each category provides a brief overview, and then walks through a set of problem/solution pairs. For an explanation of the categories, see the Results Frame ("Heat Map").
Common Scenarios and Solutions for Getting Results
Action
- How to get started on something
- How to take action more often
- How to avoid analysis paralysis
- How to improve your ability to take action
Efficiency and Effectiveness
Energy Management
- How to set boundaries
- How to deal with resistance
- How to find your passion
- How to improve your energy
- How to maintain your energy for the long haul
- How to use your energy effectively
- How to find your strengths
- How to play to your strengths
Expectations
Focus
Goals and Objectives
Learning
- How to fail forward
- How to avoid learned helplessness
- How to learn and respond
- How to use monthly improvement sprints
Motivation
- How to motivate yourself
- How to stay positive
- How to switch gears
- How to beat perfectionism
- How to beat procrastination
- How to find effective metaphors
Opportunity
- How to test the potential of an opportunity
- How to experiment more often
- How to innovate in your approach
- How to create effective buffers
Planning
- How to create a work breakdown structure
- How to estimate time
- How to plan for distractions and disruptions
- How to avoid plan rigor mortis
Prioritizing
Reference Information
- How to factor reference from action
- How to avoid information overload
- How to improve your information management
Self-Awareness
- How to improve your self-awareness
- How to understand and use your strengths
- How to understand and avoid your weaknesses
- How to find your blind spots
- How to learn your personal success patterns
- How to learn your personal anti-patterns
Strategy
- How to choose strategies for more effective results
- How to shift from time-based to value-based
- How to shift from productivity to results
- How to flow incremental value
- How to shift to timeboxing
- How to shift to strengths from weaknesses
- How to pace yourself
Task Management
Time Management
- How to improve time management
- How to wake up earlier
- How to create buffers
- How to make time for what’s important
- How to improve work-life balance
- How to design your week
- How to design your day
Contributors / Reviewers
Adam Grocholski, Alik Levin, Andrew Kazyrevich, Andy Eunson, Andrea Fox, Anutthara Bharadwaj, Brian Maslowski, Chaitanya Bijwe, Chenelle Bremont, Daniel Rubiolo Mendoza, David K. Stewart, David Wright, David Zinger, Dennis Groves, Don Willits, Donald Latumahina, Dr. Rick Kirschner, Eduardo Jezierski, Eileen Meier, Erin M. Karp, Ethan Zaghmut, Gloria Campbell, Gordon Meier, Janine de Nysschen, Jason Taylor, Jeremy Bostron, Jill Heron, Jimmy May, John Allen, John deVadoss, Julian Gonzalez, Juliet du Preez, Kevin Lam, Larry Brader, Loren Kohnfelder, Mark Curphey, Michael Kropp, Michael Stiefel, Mike de Libero, Mike Torres, Mohammad Al-Sabt, Molly Clark, Olivier Fontana, Patrick Lanfear, Paul Enfield, Per Vonge Nielsen, Peter Larsson, Phil Huang, Prashant Bansode, Praveen Rangarajan, Richard Diver, Rob Boucher Jr., Rohit Sharma, Rudolph Araujo, Samantha Sieverling, Sameer Tarey, Scott Hanselman, Scott Stabbert, Scott Young, Sean Platt, Srinath Vasireddy, Tom Draper, Vidya Vrat Agarwal, Wade Mascia
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