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How to Get Things Done Efficiently
by Michelle DeAngelis, guest contributor
Getting things done. Sure, that sounds pretty simple, and certainly straightforward... except, how many times have you walked out of a meeting and wondered if any of those things the group just talked about will actually get done? Do you find yourself asking, three weeks later, "Hey, where are those budget adjustments Sam promised?" Or have YOU, with all good intentions, committed to do something and then accidentally not done it?
Suddenly, "getting things done" is not so simple - and getting trickier by the minute.
We all like the nice feeling of accomplishment that comes with getting things done, but execution is not a “nice to have.” It is a “must have.” Failure to execute drains energy from us as individuals, and from the organization as a whole, because it creates a gap between promises and results. It’s that simple. When you close that gap, you and your company are more energized and get these benefits of execution:
- Obstacles are removed
- Sense of urgency
- Things happen faster
- Promise = Delivery
- Shorter, clearer meetings
- Things that aren’t working, stop
- People get things done!