Why Not Now? with Amy Jo Martin Juliet Funt - Creating Space & A Minute To Think (Ep 321)
Apr 15, 2024
Juliet Funt, productivity expert, CEO, and author of A Minute to Think, helps leaders and teams reduce busyness and reclaim space. She talks about creating white space between tasks, opting out of unnecessary meetings, triaging email, and balancing travel while running a business. Practical tactics and bold choices for thinking, recovery, and retention are highlighted.
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Use One Day Off To Start A Plan
- Take a full day off with zero expectations to create a tiny reset and prompt a conversation with a supportive manager.
- Identify a loving executive (not necessarily your manager) and ask for perspective before deciding to quit.
Adopt Results-Only Principles
- Move toward a results-only work environment (ROWE) that prioritizes results over presenteeism.
- Give employees trust, meaning, and autonomy to reduce unnecessary work and retain talent.
Practice Opting Out Of Meetings
- Learn to opt out of meetings when you neither benefit nor contribute and practice the language with a trusted nobody.
- Norm the habit so others follow and meetings shrink organically.
