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The reasons
for this disastrously low level of productivity can be traced to a lack of personal
control and direction, shown in these very familiar symptoms…
- lack direction and
purpose
- can’t diagnose causes
(they focus on relieving symptoms instead)
- can’t define (they
describe instead — not the same thing at all)
- can’t plan and organise
effectively
- can’t identify or manage
resources (including time and relationships)
- can’t identify and manage
roles
- can’t set and achieve worthwhile
goals
- can’t assign proper priorities
- can’t create and implement
effective personal control strategies
- don’t understand the true
nature and purpose of relationships
- can’t communicate
effectively
- can’t delegate effectively
- don’t understand leadership
(they try to manage people instead — sheer futility!)
- can’t duplicate (in
fact, they’re usually terrified by the thought!)
- can’t record progress
effectively
- can’t evaluate progress
effectively and, where necessary, revise plans.
The good news is that, since
the real problem at work here is quite simple, so is the solution!
But it's critically important that we deal with the underlying causes, not
just the superficial symptoms. The reason why most "solutions" fail is
because they focus on relieving the symptoms instead of curing the disease. Or, as
Henry David Thoreaux so eloquently wrote... "For every thousand hacking at the
leaves of evil, there is one striking at the root."
"Seize the Day!" is designed to fix the problem, so that
the symptoms will disappear.
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