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Need to be done with others:

Can be done alone:

When was the last time you did the really important ones?

Then plan to build more joy into your life. Start with the easy ones first
perhaps, spontaneous, low cost activities that you can enjoy alone. What
Jack Welch calls, in business terms “low hanging fruit”. Gradually seek
opportunities for all the others and get their richness back into your life.

Summary

I Robert Burns called on the Gods to give us the gift of seeing
I ourselves as others see us. My work in psychology suggests that
I the way that others see us is a function of the way that we see
I ourselves. The best bosses and the most successful people know
I where they are going and how things will be when they get there.
I Research shows that the drifter is subject to major stress and is a
I prime candidate for a heart attack. Ask yourself the key questions
I that will uncover to you who you really are and you will do a
I much better job of understanding and managing others.

Making the best use of the best people

A few jobs are best done in splendid isolation, some demand superior
teamwork, but I believe utterly and completely that whatever else a busi-
ness might need it must attract, recruit and retain the very best people and
then make the very best use of their capabilities. When you know yourself
and know how to be true to yourself the following very practical questions
will help you to make the key decisions.

34 Key management questions