When Bill Gates first met Warren Buffett, their
host at dinner, Gates’ mother, asked everyone around the table to identify what
they believed was the single most important factor in their success through
life. Gates and Buffett gave the same one-word answer: “Focus.”
This can be expressed in two folds:
Deliberate strategy, where
leaders develop a clear vision and map this unto a long, medium and short term
goals.
Emergent strategy, where
people respond to unanticipated problems and opportunities.
Here are
three ways to combine both types of focus to ensure us getting the vital few
things done.
1.Ask the
right questions. Ask big questions about the
fundamentals of your business.
2. In order
to have focus we need to escape to focus. it is
important to make space to escape in your busy life to study, reflect and think
about the bigger picture.
3. Know how
valuable your time is. “No
matter how much money you have, you can’t buy more time. There are only 24
hours in everyone’s day...”
Focusing on what is essential is a powerful
ability, perhaps the most powerful in a world where we are so bombarded with
distracting ideas, information and opinions.
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