5 Time Wasters at Work That Might Surprise You (Dan Martell)

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Are you struggling with time management at work? Do you find yourself caught in a cycle of chaos and stress? In his book Buy Back Your Time, Dan Martell explores common time wasters at work and how to overcome them. He offers insights into habits that drain entrepreneurs’ energy and productivity, providing strategies to identify and confront these behaviors. Read on to discover how you can stop wasting time at work by changing some of your habits.

How to Create a Training Manual That Saves You Time: 4 Steps

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Do you feel overwhelmed by the thought of training new employees? Are you looking for ways to streamline your business processes and save time? In Buy Back Your Time, Dan Martell offers a solution: creating operating manuals for your company’s processes. He details how to create a training manual that can help you take a hands-off approach to employee training while maintaining quality standards. Read on to discover Martell’s four-step process for creating effective training manuals, and learn how to apply these principles to your personal life as well.

How to Create a Weekly Work Schedule in 3 Steps (Dan Martell)

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Are you struggling to make the most of your time? Do you feel like your days are slipping away without accomplishing what matters most? Creating a weekly work schedule can be a game-changer for your productivity. In Buy Back Your Time, Dan Martell offers practical advice on optimizing your schedule to maximize efficiency and focus on high-value tasks. Continue reading for Martell’s strategies for creating a weekly work schedule that’s designed for you.

Work-Life Balance for Entrepreneurs: 3 Steps to Reclaim Time

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Are you an entrepreneur struggling to find time for what truly matters? Do you feel like your business is taking over your life? In Buy Back Your Time, Dan Martell offers a fresh perspective on work-life balance for entrepreneurs. He challenges the common belief that more time invested in your business equals more profit. Instead, Martell provides strategies to free up your schedule and focus on high-value tasks. Read more to find practical ways to reclaim time and grow your business simultaneously.

How to Create a Business Framework (The Pumpkin Plan)

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What are the benefits of a business framework? How can you simplify your company’s goal into one plan? An operational framework explains one of your company’s processes in a clear and detailed way that your employees can easily follow. One benefit of creating operational frameworks is that they keep the company running smoothly as it grows. Read below for a short guide on how to create a business framework for your employees.

How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge: Book Overview

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Do you ever think you can do things differently than those in charge? Do you have great ideas but feel like you’re not high enough on the career ladder to act on them? In How to Lead When You’re Not In Charge, business speaker and former evangelical pastor Clay Scroggins explains that you can be a leader even without holding a position of authority. You can still inspire others to strive toward a shared goal of a better future, regardless of your position. Read below for a How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge book overview.

Authority vs. Leadership: Why They Aren’t the Same Thing

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Are authority and leadership the same thing? What makes someone a leader without having a position of authority? Clay Scroggins believes that God gave humanity the responsibility to lead. Unfortunately, you may neglect this responsibility because you mistakenly believe that you must hold a position of authority to be a leader. Let’s look at authority vs. leadership to show why you don’t need to be in a high position to take charge.

How to Practice Critical Thinking to Improve Leadership Skills

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Do you know how to practice critical thinking? Why do leaders need to have critical thinking skills? Every leader needs critical thinking and problem-solving skills in their back pocket. Critical thinking helps you identify ways to improve the situations and organizations you’re involved in. Keep reading to learn how to practice critical thinking to become a leader among your peers.

The 2 Types of External Leadership & How to Execute Them

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What’s external leadership? How can you lead your environment and superiors as an employee? If you want to lead, you must take charge of external areas of control: how you can lead people and things outside of yourself. Clay Scroggins implies you have a measure of control over people and things you directly interact with, even without authority. We’ve grouped Scroggins’s ideas into two main kinds of external leadership: leading your environment and leading your superiors.

Employee Leadership: A 3-Step Method to Take Initiative

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How much authority do you need to take charge at work? What can you do as an employee who’s not in a leadership role? One kind of external leadership is leading your environment, which are the elements of an organization that you interact with regularly. These elements can be intangible, like the processes you use in your role, or tangible, like the way an office is arranged. Learn the three ways you can embrace your inner leader at work.