NOVEMBER 3, 2021 • VOL. 19 ISSUE 44

Hi John,

While each course we offer teaches unique skills, their effects overlap. For example, having better productivity skills leads to fewer missed deadlines, better performance, and likely fewer Crucial Conversations. And having better dialogue skills can help you be more focused and productive, as highlighted in today's article.

SPEAK UP TO KEEP UP: ONE TRICK TO MANAGE TO-DOS

by Brittney Maxfield

I find that I am asked to do more in a day than I can actually accomplish. Each day, I might get ten things done but twenty new tasks get added to my list, so the list just grows and never shrinks.

I try to always focus on the most important tasks, but the additional tasks nag at me. The only time the number of tasks decreases is when I do a review and a task is no longer relevant. How do I manage more new things coming in each day than I am able to complete?

Signed,
Never-Ending To-Dos

Dear Never-Ending,

You are not alone. With the quantity of inputs and the breakneck speed of work, the items on our to-do lists seem to multiply overnight. I know I can relate and I’m sure most readers empathize as well...

...Today I’ll focus on one skill that I think will help you get a handle on your to-do list: speaking up. It’s true that we don’t always have control over what we are asked to do or complete in a day. Saying no doesn’t feel like a prudent option. But consider that saying nothing is even worse.
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