Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time

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  Sanjay Jain10/11/07 Report as spam
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  Renew Your Energy

  I would like to emphasize that increased executive effective output is not only an expectation, but is a requirement in view of increased competition from external market scenario and internal colleagues drive to move up the ladder.
  
  Therefore, the view of extended work hours have become a negative tool as it has lead to faster burns outs and organizations loosing on valuable resources. However, the physical infrastructure solutions (gym, yoga sessions, relaxation rooms) have had very little impact.
  
  The core issue still remains an HR domain perspective which is not resolved and is not widely attacked. According to me it's still the Boss - subordinate - team composition which largely drives up or down the effectiveness. Successful transitions from an Top down and pushing work down the heirarchy leeds to work imbalaces and increases process or output risks.
  
  HR issues if improved would lead to considerable improved output and with each success an employee is self motivated to tide over his own energy drainers.
  
  Sanjay Jain
  snsjain@gmail.com

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  Satha Arumanayagam11/01/07 Report as spam
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  RE: Managing Your Energy Not Your Time

  Great article.. Just would to add few more points:
  
  a) Spiritual energy -
  
  - live your core values - also is you are person who has to leave office by 5.30pm to have dinner with your kids, then make this a priority. And if you are manager/leader - then you should lead by example
  
  b) How Companies can help -
  
  - practice a culture of core work - during core hours
  - create a culture that is value driven - so employees could concentrate on performing their tasks and rather than pleasing senior management
  
  
  Satha
  Chief Executive Officer
  SVA Global Pty Ltd
  m:+ 61 417 321 257
  e: satha@svaglobal.com
  w: www.satha-svaglobal.com

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  balaakumar@...11/01/07 Report as spam
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  RE: null

  Hi
  
  Great points and like to add how companies can help?
  
  - with the technology is so upstream we should provide work from anywhere culture? this could sieze most of the tension accrued over period of time
  - few courses of meditation before we start
  
  could help
  regards
  bala

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  Canadarago11/02/07 Report as spam
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  Core work during core hours

  Core work during core hours - great concept. In the US, Blackberries and cell phones are used too much to intrude on family and relaxation time, while too much time is wasted during "core hours" on non-productive meetings and "water cooler" talk.
  
  Get in, get it done and leave it at the office when you go home. BB's and cell phones should be for emergencies (real ones) only.

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  tothl@...01/23/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time

  Excellent, the tips you gave are all probably something we have heard of previously but have forgotten along the way. This is a good reminder and puts it altogether in one place to review periodically. Thanks!

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  dsloane01/23/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time

  Always to good to have a different persperctive or approach on any issue which affects us. This is certainly food for thought!

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  Pankaj Kapoor04/01/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time

  A very good atricle with a lot of common sense. Overworked executive would find it useful.
  Pankaj Kapoor