The Problem

The speed and greater frequency of change in society and culture are creating a bigger need for individuals to take control of how they navigate work whether they work for themselves or inside of an organization.

The old models and habits are insufficient.

Traditional ways we manage work are unable to handle the speed, complexity, and changing priority factors inherent in what we’re doing. None meet the demands that are placed on us on a daily, weekly, quarterly, or annual basis.

We aren’t well equipped to handle all of the commitments, information, and changes that come at us.

In order for us to be focused, relaxed, and in control in these turbulent and unstructured times there’s a great need for new habits and tools to help us get on top of our world.

Personal Calendars = can really only handle a small portion of what you need to be aware of to be on top of your world

Task Management = built and designed to provide helpful reference points around what to do next during the transition from the industrial line to office work.

Daily To-Do Lists = have proven to be inadequate to deal with the volume and variable nature of the average person’s workload.

At the other end of the spectrum, some champion “the bigger picture” or “values thinking” as a way to keep folks focused.

Big picture or values thinking doesn’t suffice either:

  1. There’s too much distraction at the day to day / hour to hour level to focus on the higher level