Strategic Focus for Managers
31mIntermediate2019-03-11
Authors

Mike Figliuolo
Founder and Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS, LLC
Course details
Do you ever feel like your work isn't making a big impact, even though you've been stretching yourself thin to help out on a variety of projects? If so, then you may be suffering from a lack of focus. In this course, Mike Figliuolo shares strategies that can help managers and their teams approach their work more strategically by limiting their focus to the tasks that truly matter. Mike shares how to set your vision and mission and then communicate this new direction to your team. Discover how to run regular prioritization processes that help you eliminate distractions, how to say no to off-track work, how to assess new opportunities, and more.
Learning objectives
Identify the benefit of focus in a managerial position.
Explore the importance of communicating directions clearly.
Recognize the steps to stopping off-track work.
Determine how to effectively say no.
Break down the fundamentals to evaluating new opportunities.
Examine the next steps to take once the focus is adjusted and reset for a high-priority project.
Learning objectives
Identify the benefit of focus in a managerial position.
Explore the importance of communicating directions clearly.
Recognize the steps to stopping off-track work.
Determine how to effectively say no.
Break down the fundamentals to evaluating new opportunities.
Examine the next steps to take once the focus is adjusted and reset for a high-priority project.
Skills covered
Time ManagementProfessional DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - The importance of focus
- 02 - Create impact with focus
1. The Case for Focus
- 03 - The benefits of focus
2. Setting Direction
- 04 - Setting vision and mission
- 05 - Guiding principles and strategic filters
- 06 - Communicating direction
3. Prioritizing Work
- 07 - Running a prioritization process
- 08 - Embedding prioritization
- 09 - Stopping off-track work
4. Driving Daily Behaviors
- 10 - Asking yourself, Should I
- 11 - Challenging team members
- 12 - Saying no
- 13 - Understanding opportunity cost
5. Adjusting Focus
- 14 - Reassessing current work
- 15 - Evaluating new opportunities
- 16 - Shifting focus
Conclusion
- 17 - Pitfalls
- 18 - Next steps
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