Wouldn’t we all like a little more time in our working day and our personal lives? These four tips provide you with some quick and easy ways a business leader can become more productive and motivated throughout the day.

Smarter, Not Harder

At the senior level in a career, everyone has heard this cliché work tip.  However, this skill can slip at times in our careers. At certain points — a new level of responsibility, shift in corporate structure and other big changes in an organization or position — some lose their well-honed skills at these more chaotic times. 

It’s particularly crucial at these times to prioritize, delegate, and streamline internal work processes of an organization.  Constantly stay vigilant on what is worthy of your time.

Delegation

As mentioned above, for those tasks, which need to be done, but carry little value, find a person you trust within the organization to delegate such matters to. If you do not have the skills within your organization, you can utilize companies such as freelancer.com to get the expert assistance you need quickly, often at affordable prices.

This is a key leadership skill that some executives fail to utilize effectively. In order to get more done and deliver the most value back to your business, you need to master the art of delegation.

Avoid Distraction

If you are working on a task or a specific job, and you get a text or notification, will you carry on working or check the notification?

Your mobile devices are very clever at distracting you constantly, and the irony is this: a device and all the wonderful apps we use on a daily basis are often designed to help us be more productive, but in fact, it is the biggest form of distraction we have in our lives. If you need to focus on getting something done, switch off your notification alerts to get more work done in less time.

Avoid Scheduling a Morning Meeting

Most people are far more productive in the morning than the afternoon. Yet, many people will arrange morning meetings that sap away this productive time. Instead, focus your morning activities on matters that need a greater level of focus and creativity. A meeting that can be delayed until the afternoon will allow you to focus far better during the meeting once those urgent and important tasks are taken care of.  For the days morning meetings are unavoidable, consider starting your workday a bit earlier to allow time to work on essential tasks for the day before the meeting begins.

These four simple steps will help you to do more in less time and with this, allow a far better level of focus and attentiveness to your daily tasks.