Get Control Of Your Time

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Getting control of your time is foundational in People Work. The exercise of segmenting, planning, and tracking the professional relationships that are most impactful to your career will allow you to maximize your effectiveness and really enjoy the connections along the way.

Below are some questions you'll need to be ready to answer while you onboard yourself to People Work.

Segment

Who are your people? This list should be purposeful and precise, not a catch-all. Make a list of all the people that fit into the following categories:

• Direct Reports - those that report to you or are looking to you for leadership
• First Team - those who report to your same boss or are peer to you and share your same objectives
• Stakeholders - those with a vested interest in your outcomes — mentors, leadership, project stakeholders
• Base - these connections are less frequent but still meaningful professional relationships who help you maintain broader influence beyond your immediate sphere

Plan

Think about your intentional support of and from each person. How often should you meet in order to achieve this mutual support?

Track

Each relationship requires us to remember so much! What are the needs of each relationship that you will use People Work to help you keep track of? How is the health of each of these connections currently?