Whether linked to your organizations goal or not, personal goals shouldn’t also be disregarded. A passionate and empathetic leader should use the goal setting exercise to develop an overall project plan. The breakdown of work helps to create a structured outline of all the major and minor activities and even helps to allocates resources. The visual project plans help to provide an instant focus for the team members on current and future priorities.

Maintaining a To-Do List

Leaders are often sceptical about keeping a to-do list as it comes across as something only students do. Yet, you’ll hear them complain how they got busy doing something else or it slipped their mind. Thus, leader or not, there is a limitation to how much your mind can retain. 

Barbara Corcoran, an investor on “Shark Tank” lays emphasis on how she to do list helps her to identify and prioritize her tasks in a day. Jim McCann, author of Talk Is (Not) Cheap: The Art of Conversation Leadership, says he keeps a list of “Things I Have to Do Today”. 

This sort of a list gives a physical evidence of tasks to be accomplished each day. It also helps them sort of activities that are of high priority versus activities that are not. Thanks to technology, you can take your to-do list on the go. Various apps like Todoist, Wunderlist, Pocket List, Calvetica helps you mobilize your action points. You don’t want to be a leader who forgets a task because you didn’t make a note of it.

Delegating of Work to your Subordinates 

They say, any man who insists to on maintain control and authority is actually insecure and fails to even meet the definition of a leader. And if they feel uncomfortable in delegating routine and manual tasks they are simply adding more to their plate. 

Thus a good leader does not do everything on his own; rather he acts as an enabler by marshalling all of the elements on a pathway to success. He’s an executive and someone who manages time, resources, and people to free up his time to focus on other important things. Delegating tasks routinely instils confidence, trust, boosts employee morale and gives rise to innovation. It’s a perfect way to make your subordinates responsible and accountable.

Taking Breaks

 Leaders have so much to do throughout a day; they overlook the need of taking a break once a while. Going from one meeting to another without a time-off and an information overload hinders productivity and makes one extremely stressed out. Mini breaks helps ones look at a problem from a distance with a peaceful state of mind and magnifies one’s ability to brainstorm creative solutions for the same.

You could be a veteran leader or simply a novice but time management, punctuality and effective leadership will never seize to haunt you. Develop it, imbibe it and Master it because these traits could take you go miles ahead and greatly impact your leadership style. Best of luck!