Priority and Time Management Archives - g.e. wood & associates

7 Reasons I Wouldn’t be Without the Clarity Model

Here are 7 reasons I wouldn’t be without the Clarity Model. All of them relate to the fact that on any given day I need to move priorities forward. It doesn’t matter what hat I happen to have on, personal, professional or leader, I need the tools to get the job done. I wouldn’t go out trekking in the wild without having a compass and map. Nor would I navigate through the wild of life, business and service without the compass and map of the Clarity Model at my ready disposal. Here’s what makes this knowledge invaluable to me 1. I Can Use [...]

7 Reasons I Wouldn’t be Without the Clarity ModelGary Wood2018-10-29T03:27:18+00:00

Shut the Door – Something Jesus said Helped Me Be More Productive Today

Something Jesus said helped me be more productive today. The Bible verse reads: "But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you." Matthew 6:6 Now I've spoken on this verse before while covering the topic of prayer. After all that's what Jesus is speaking about. He's giving his Disciples a practical lesson about the importance of having intimate fellowship and an ongoing conversation with God versus putting on a performance to create an image for people. So, it's very [...]

Shut the Door – Something Jesus said Helped Me Be More Productive TodayGary Wood2018-10-29T03:27:25+00:00

Get the Action Plan Advantage

Want an Action Plan Advantage? What are your desired outcomes from this upcoming week, the next quarter or the year ahead? What do you need to do to make those things happen … ... find a solution? ... take advantage of an opportunity? ... troubleshoot something that isn't working? ... just focus, tweak, maintain momentum and get the job done? Let's Be Clear Those who get an Action Plan Advantage Find solutions. Take advantage of opportunities. Troubleshoot problems more accurately. Focus. Adjust, maintain momentum and GET THE JOB DONE. Making Plans I'll bet hardly a day goes by that you [...]

Get the Action Plan AdvantageGary Wood2018-10-29T03:27:37+00:00

Tame Your Long To-Do List

Do you have your to-do list with you? Simply writing an assortment of to-dos on a list doesn't mean it is the final list. Every individual and organization creates lists. We call them action plans. Sometimes they’re big like a strategic plan covering many years, large workforces, several countries and multiple products or programs. Other times they’re more personal, like the around-home to-do list that gets the lawn mowed, the dog washed, the washer in the hose changed, the windows cleaned, next week’s meals planned, the … well, you get the picture. Plans come in all shapes and sizes. All [...]

Tame Your Long To-Do ListGary Wood2018-10-29T03:27:45+00:00

Clarity Training is Essential

I operate under a simple belief. Every Christian leader and professional should have Clarity Training in their tool box. Clarity Training is essential. I believe any new leadership team should absolutely understand the Clarity Model. I believe any organization that wants to be successful should ensure Clarity Training for their key people. And I'll go even further. I actually believe that every young person in college or university should have Clarity Training under their belt before they graduate. Seeing yourself and your situation clearly and knowing what to do next is just that important. That's true for individuals and it's [...]

Clarity Training is EssentialGary Wood2018-10-29T03:28:07+00:00

Business Leadership Coaching

Business leadership coaching is a strategic investment. Working with a seasoned coach creates a confidential setting in which to discuss personal performance and think through important aspects of business that influence competitive advantage in today's marketplace. It allows the owner or executive to talk through and flesh out strategy, discuss important operational concerns and improve work and leadership habits that contribute to positive growth. Over the years we have coached business clients experiencing head-turning success. We have also coached others with challenges for whom turn-around was critical. One client captured the sentiment of most. “I need some solid objective support. [...]

Business Leadership CoachingGary Wood2018-10-29T03:28:27+00:00

Is Busyness Your Reality or Your Trophy?

Ever think of how subtle the pride of being busy can be? Far too many leaders and professionals want to boast about being busy .. not as a fact (because we ARE busy), but as an indication of something else. An attitude perhaps. Something that feeds a need within me to get recognized as important. After all, busyness equals importance, right? Not so fast. It's one thing to be busy. It's another thing to want people to know I'm busy. Let's be clear. I'm not advocating never telling someone you're busy. I'm advocating not making such a pronouncement to feed [...]

Is Busyness Your Reality or Your Trophy?Gary Wood2018-10-29T03:29:14+00:00

Integrated Training and Coaching

With integrated training and coaching, you: Conserve the benefits of training and Maximize the speed at which those benefits return back to the organization. With coaching before, during and after training, maximum opportunity is afforded for new skills and knowledge to be transferred back into the workplace. As a part of PRE-TRAINING COACHING, the client clarifies the objectives which will be served through participating in the training. And in fact they may use coaching to identify the training most appropriate to help them achieve the objectives. They then create a plan to reach those objectives starting before the training ever [...]

Integrated Training and CoachingGary Wood2018-10-29T03:26:10+00:00

Four Days of Focus

Four Days of Focus - This is your opportunity to start, finish or make significant progress on a project that is important to you. In one sense it really doesn’t matter what the project is or what phase of execution you are engaged upon. What does matter is that you are committed to spending four days being focused on moving forward and achieving your goals. Here are some key things you need to know to make Four Days of Focus a success. Create an Undistracted Environment If you are distracted you will not make progress. If you cannot adjust your [...]

Four Days of FocusGary Wood2018-10-29T03:26:17+00:00

Results Oriented Coaching

Over years of working with leaders, we have developed a proven, sustainable and results oriented coaching process. Though not explicitly discussed on every coaching call, our seasoned approach consistently accelerates positive change, whether improving personal performance or addressing organizational performance. It has been tested and refined over thousands of hours of professional coaching. Our results oriented coaching methodology incorporates many of the elements you will recognize from currently accepted corporate performance models, yet uniquely recognizes and allows for the fact that people are infinitely variable, and bring to each situation their own set of marked behaviors and attitudes which must [...]

Results Oriented CoachingGary Wood2018-10-29T05:12:43+00:00

52 Solutions for Those Who Need a 25 Hour Day