HOW DO CEOS GET SO MUCH ACCOMPLISHED? JESSICA STILLMAN, WRITER AT INK.COM SHARES HER RESEARCH INTO THE SECRET WEAPON MOST TOP EXECUTIVES EMPLOY TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTIVITY.
“We always hear about these CEOs, the Bill Gates and the Elon Musks of the world, and they get such an incredible amount done. But they also all have amazing teams of world-class assistants helping them schedule their days and plan their time. A popular business newsletter, called The Hustle, did this big roundup of tons and tons of tips from CEOs and VC's assistants and executive assistants.”
STILLMAN SAYS THE FIRST TIP IS TO KNOW YOUR "FOUR." PRODUCTIVITY EXPERTS AND BRAIN SCIENTISTS INSIST THAT HUMAN BRAINS HAVE ABOUT FOUR HOURS OF DEEP, FOCUSED THINKING PER DAY.
“So everyone has rhythms to their day times when they naturally have more energy and are more focused and are more productive. And times when they are a little bit slower. If you have a great assistant, they know your rhythms and they protect that time.
“Another one, they'll send you your agenda. Well, you can send yourself your agenda in the sense that there's all these tools for email now that will let you schedule an email for the future.
CEO EXECTIVE ASSISTANT KRISTINA ROGERS, SAYS TO MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE THE SMALL BLOCKS OF TIME BETWEEN MEETINGS AND NEVER SCHEDULE A MEETING LONGER THAN TWO HOURS.
“The last tip…executives and CEOs a lot of them have large teams behind them have coaches, they have therapists, they have assistants. So consider coaching, consider a virtual assistant, someone part-time, whatever you can, because support matters a lot and you're worth investing in.”
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