The Manager's Diary

What should the focus of a manager be? How should a manager’s time be spent?

These are questions we get asked quite often in our work. Whilst everyone’s role is different and the answers can vary a lot, there are some common themes worth considering.

We have taken a weekly view on the Manager’s Diary to ensure there is an optimal perspective of not being too short-term (daily) or too long-term (monthly).

A weekly perspective offers room for flexibility - the ability to make up for the reactive, the unexpected and the unplanned interruptions to our day.

The week offers time for rest and balance - time at work, time to work and time away from work.

We have also found tremendous success with the concept of “13-Week Sprints”. It breaks down the year into four manageable periods. Where we spend a week in planning, 10-weeks of action, a week in review and a week of rest before starting the process all over again.

It has proven to be by far one of the most powerful ways to conceptualise, introduce…