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, some common themes are worth considering.
We have taken a weekly view of the Manager’s Diary to ensure 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.
In essence, a manager must make time each week for four essential functions:
1. Revising the organisation’s purpose and communicating it to its people.
2. Team Meetings
3. Time on the Front Line
4. 1on1s with key personnel
