Ep. 037 - How to Multitask (for people who can’t)
Multitasking is tough, so when you find yourself spinning many plates it’s high time to reframe your world.
If you struggle to multitask and need to find a new approach without creating yet another pesky to-do list, then this week’s episode of The Company Doctor will show you how to multitask like a consultant.
Listen in to learn how to live like you’re going on holiday every day, how not to be a magpie, and why you must earn the right to tell people their baby is ugly…
Key takeaways from this episode:
Reframe your world
Build a coalition and a fanbase
Don’t finish everything: Be impactful fast
Highlights:
“Reframe everything you know and everything you do. The reason being, the height of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result.” - 2:10 - Gary Gamp
“You’ve got to do your homework before you start anything. If you’ve got multiple things to do, it’s about working out what’ll move the dial the most.” - 3:50 - Gary Gamp
“Before you go on holiday, what do you do? You become super efficient so you leave everything in a good place, so you don’t come back to a ridiculous amount of work. So run your life as if you’re about to go on holiday, but do it everyday.” - 7:00 - Gary Gamp & George Clode
“I do quite a lot of management training and we talk to people about delegating. People confuse delegation with dumping on people. Delegation isn't giving the work to someone else, it’s getting more people doing the work.” - 13:40 - Gary Gamp
“I got a group of like minded people together that had the expertise. We brainstormed some ideas together. I had some of my own thoughts, and they did adapt my thinking, then we created the output together. That was much more impactful because they felt connected to it, because they came up with that.” - 16:40 - Gary Gamp
“You should challenge the status quo, but that comes with a health warning. You shouldn't just go around challenging just to be difficult. You should challenge people, but you have to earn the right to challenge someone.” - 21:10 - Gary Gamp
“This is gonna sound awful: Don't be a Completer-Finisher, because what's the return on investment of being a Completer-Finisher? I'm not saying don't start or finish anything. But is it MVP? Is it sufficient enough?” - 25:10 - Gary Gamp
“Don't be a magpie. Don't focus on the easy wins and the shiny things. Focus on moving forward on things you're really working on, and reprioritize. I know I said not to Completer-Finish, but get along enough to make a difference.” - 28:45 - Gary Gamp & George Clode
Links & References:
Gary Gamp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygamp
George Clode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeclode
