OLGA 2025 Session 6 Knowledge Check

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What is emphasized as important for driving results with team members?

  • Avoiding awkwardness
  • Restricting feedback
  • Focusing solely on individual performance
  • Investing time in them (correct)

Feedback from team members is not necessary when trying to implement new practices.

False (B)

What is the primary focus of a cohesive team according to the discussed content?

  • Team objectives (correct)
  • Personal relationships
  • Work-life balance
  • Individual goals

The five behaviors of a _______ team are essential for driving results.

<p>cohesive</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following was not listed as part of Session 6's agenda?

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Participants are encouraged to reflect on their accountability management from the past week.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of their workdays do knowledge workers spend doing their actual jobs, according to the study?

<p>39% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Activities, Objectives, and Results (AORs) help in clearly defining project goals.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a key element to ensure when supporting your team?

<p>Create timelines (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Recognizing accomplishments is not important for team morale.

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Managers spend the majority of their time on email management, meetings, and communication.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Research indicates that people spend _____% of their time on discretionary activities that offer little personal satisfaction.

<p>41</p> Signup and view all the answers

Most individuals find it easy to identify their top priorities for the week.

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Flashcards

Time Management

The process of organizing and planning how to use one's time effectively, often to increase productivity.

Productivity Style

An individual's preferred methods and approaches to being productive or efficient.

Team Objectives

The goals which are focused on achieving by a team.

Accountability

Taking responsibility for actions, outcomes, and promises.

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Engagement

Active participation and involvement in a task or endeavor.

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Team Goal

A shared objective to be achieved by the team.

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Driving Results

The process of achieving team or organizational objectives.

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Best Productivity Hack

A personal technique, method or trick that increases efficiency to yield positive results

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Tyranny of the Urgent

The tendency to prioritize immediate, often less important tasks over long-term, more impactful goals.

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Prioritization Scale

A method for ranking tasks based on their importance and urgency, helping to focus on high-impact activities.

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Discretionary Activities

Activities chosen freely that may provide little satisfaction or value, often taking away from more important tasks.

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Primary Job Duties

The core responsibilities and tasks that directly contribute to an individual's role and the achievement of organizational objectives.

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Administrative Tasks

Non-essential tasks that support the primary job duties, often taking up time and potentially distracting from core work.

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Email Management

The process of organizing, prioritizing, and responding to emails effectively to avoid time waste and distractions.

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Communication and Collaboration

The exchange of information and working together to achieve a shared goal, often taking up a significant portion of a manager's time.

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Meetings

Formal gatherings for discussion and decision-making, often needing careful planning and management to avoid time waste and ensure productive outcomes.

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Knowledge Workers' Productivity

According to a BBC study, knowledge workers spend only 39% of their workday on actual work, the rest is allocated to meetings, emails, and administrative tasks.

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AORs

A framework for planning and executing tasks that focuses on Activities, Objectives, and Results.

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Activities (AORs)

The specific steps or actions you need to take to achieve your objectives.

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Objectives (AORs)

The desired outcomes you want to achieve with your activities. What do you want to accomplish?

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Results (AORs)

The measurable outputs or deliverables that demonstrate the success of your objectives.

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Micro-managing

Excessive control over team members' work, often leading to decreased autonomy and motivation.

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Lack of Involvement

Failing to include your team in decision-making processes, leading to disengagement and lack of ownership.

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Lack of Clarity

Providing ambiguous or unclear instructions, causing confusion and hindering team progress.

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Invest Time in Team Members

Identify individuals on your team who need extra support and dedicate time to help them achieve their goals and drive results.

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Apply Session Learnings

Take one key takeaway from this session and actively implement it within the next week to improve your team's performance.

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Practice and Apply

Continuously practice and apply the concepts learned to make them your own and achieve lasting impact within your team.

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Review and Reflect

Utilize provided resources and tools to revisit and review the topics discussed in the session.

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Celebrate Success

Acknowledge and celebrate the accomplishments of your team and your personal growth throughout the program.

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Study Notes

Time & Results (OLGA 2025)

  • The presentation is titled "Time & Results" and is part of the OLGA (Our Leadership Growth Academy) 2025 program.
  • The agenda for the current session includes topic review, time management for leaders, defining success through AORs, and closing remarks.
  • The presentation highlights accountability and engagement as key themes.

Review Accountability & Engagement

  • Participants are encouraged to reflect on their team's accountability management practices.
  • They should consider any changes made in the past week.
  • Individuals should identify their biggest improvements in relation to the OLGA topics covered.

Expectations for Today's Workshop

  • Participants are expected to be present.
  • Active participation and sharing of perspectives are encouraged.

The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team

  • A pyramid graphic depicts the five behaviors starting with Trust, followed by Conflict, Commitment, and Accountability, culminating in Results.

Driving Results

  • Achieving team goals is the primary objective of the team.
  • Effective team functioning hinges on individual members prioritizing team goals over personal ones.
  • Team success creates shared fulfillment amongst members.

Time Management Prework Discussion

  • The pre-work discussion focuses on time management styles and productivity.
  • The questions include how current time management aligns with the session, if participants learned anything new from provided resources, and their best productivity hacks.

Tyranny of the Urgent

  • The presentation introduces a framework for prioritizing tasks based on urgency and importance.
  • A matrix helps categorize tasks: urgent and important, not urgent but important, urgent but not important, and not urgent and not important.
  • The focus is to avoid unnecessary time spending on urgent but non-important tasks.

Priorities Exercise

  • The exercise involves creating a list of priorities, identifying the top 5 based on the urgency-importance matrix, and then ordering them from most important to least.

Activities, Objectives, and Results (AORs)

  • This concept emphasizes setting clear actionable steps (activities).
  • It then connects these to defined outcomes (objectives), and ultimately desired results (outcomes).

Things to Avoid When Supporting Your Team

  • Key pitfalls highlighted are micro-managing, lack of involvement, lack of clarity, and lack of recognition.
  • To avoid micro-managing, focus on creating systems for catching team activity.
  • Include involvement of team members and integrating their ideas to foster enthusiasm.
  • Ensuring clear communication and use of relatable examples for understanding, and recognizing team achievements.

Statistics About Time Management

  • Specific statistics suggest that employees spend a significant part of their time on non-essential tasks and administrative duties.
  • The data highlight that only a fraction of the workday is dedicated to core job duties.

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