• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Jay Sekulow

American attorney who serves as Chief Counsel at the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ)

Hey Manager – Try This Approach and Get More Done

March 20, 2018 By Jay Sekulow Leave a Comment

Managing any kind of business is an exercise in trying to get more done than you have time to do. But that doesn’t mean you can’t do it better, more efficiently, and get more for your time and energy. It’s not a sin to be more efficient and working “harder” when you don’t really have to is not a virtue, it’s a waste of precious resources.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at a few ways that you can get more return for your time investment.

Don’t be afraid to be more aggressive. There’s no doubt that sometimes a more conversational or empathetic tone is necessary to connect with your team and get more out of them, but there are definitely some times in which a more aggressive approach is the way to go. Here are a few examples of when you need to step up the aggression, both in and out of the office.

Are you always coming in second (or worse) to the competition? Forget if they have “bigger” or “more” or even “better.” Those are reasons, but they are also excuses. Smaller and less well-funded businesses have been able to be very successful when they have committed to winning despite any advantages their competition enjoyed.

Are you comfortable with where you are and what you’re doing? While there’s nothing wrong – and a lot right – about enjoying what you do, becoming too comfortable can be a recipe for long-term failure. Companies that rest on their laurels almost always get lapped by younger, slimmer, more enthusiastic, and aggressive brands that “want it” more. Don’t let that happen to you. Find your sweet spot between loving what you do and challenging yourself and your business to do more. Find that place and learn to live there.

Learn how to make decisions you are comfortable with for the right reasons. Don’t make comfortable decisions, get the information you need to make the decisions you need to make more comfortable. You’re going to make decisions. Might as well make the best, most-informed decisions.

Understand that employee performance is more about conducting evaluations and averaging the “out of 5s” on some list. Performance is a gumbo of a worker doing what they’re hired to do with enthusiasm and skill as well as that worker looking for ways to be better and accomplish other tasks. When you set up a system and an environment – you will need both – that encourages and rewards both excellence and creativity you will find it easier to evaluate your employees because all of you will be marking progress and celebrating success together.

How have you implemented these methods in your management style and what increases have you encountered?

Jay Sekulow is the Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law & Justice.

Filed Under: Tips

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

About Jay Sekulow

Jay Sekulow is the Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ). He is a renown lawyer with a passion for protecting religious liberty, freedom, and democracy.

Recent Posts

  • The Law School Graduate who Became the First Asian Miss Texas in History
  • GWU Supports Clarence Thomas Amidst Student Protests
  • Florida Coastal School of Law Allows Loan Forgiveness
  • The Death of Derek Hogan, a Prolific N.L. Legal Aid Lawyer
  •   Another 18 Months for  U.S. Protections to Venezuelans

Recent Comments

    Archives

    • September 2022
    • August 2022
    • July 2022
    • June 2022
    • May 2022
    • April 2022
    • March 2022
    • February 2022
    • January 2022
    • December 2021
    • November 2021
    • October 2021
    • September 2021
    • August 2021
    • July 2021
    • June 2021
    • May 2021
    • April 2021
    • March 2021
    • February 2021
    • January 2021
    • December 2020
    • November 2020
    • October 2020
    • September 2020
    • August 2020
    • July 2020
    • June 2020
    • May 2020
    • April 2020
    • March 2020
    • February 2020
    • January 2020
    • December 2019
    • November 2019
    • October 2019
    • September 2019
    • August 2019
    • July 2019
    • June 2019
    • May 2019
    • April 2019
    • March 2019
    • February 2019
    • January 2019
    • May 2018
    • April 2018
    • March 2018

    Categories

    • Business
    • Family
    • Law
    • Law School
    • Legal Advice
    • Legal News
    • Legal Tips
    • News
    • Tips
    • Uncategorized

    Meta

    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org

    Copyright © 2018 · Jay Sekulow