The 4 M’s of Workload Management

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Is your team feeling overwhelmed by their workload?

Whilst monitoring, measuring and managing work is the leader’s responsibility, you can help your team to dial up their agency and control their controllables with the 𝟰 𝗠’𝘀: 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁, 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗲𝘂𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.

These four quick tips will help your downlines feel more in control:

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁: Stay positive and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. Swap “This won’t work” for a can-do attitude. Focus on solutions (not blame) and what you can control.

𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴: Communicate 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆. Set clear boundaries on your time and tasks. Say “no” politely when you need to, and let others know when you’re in focus mode.

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴: Get 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱. Prioritise and delegate tasks, schedule focused work time, and remove distractions. Set realistic deadlines and manage others’ expectations upfront.

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗲𝘂𝘃𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: Be 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰. Build your influence to improve how work gets done. Strengthen your “no” muscle for extra requests and offer alternatives (your own “menu” of options) to keep workload manageable.

𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 4 𝘔’𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬.

About Tanya

Positive Change Drives Positive Results

A keynote speaker and author of 3 books with a career spanning more than 25 years in leading people, culture, projects and change, Tanya knows what it takes to cut through the noise and create positive change at work.

Known for her highly engaging approach alongside her evidence-based programs, Tanya’s programs are highly impactful which is why her clients continue to partner with her for years.

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Working with CEO’s, Senior Executives, and People, Culture and Safety Teams, Tanya’s clients often say they are:

Wanting to create a mentally healthy and high performing workplace but don’t know how to start
Struggling with team dynamics and culture challenges impacting on wellbeing and productivity
Implementing workplace change and want to ensure best practice so that it doesn’t fail or lose engagement of their teams
Going through complex change and people are stressed, overwhelmed and need to get change back on a more positive track
Are afraid of losing good people and the organisations’ reputation when tackling a significant change
Wanting to ensure their people thrive, not just survive.

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