Behind Closed Doors

Now Try This

• Review the practices you’ve adopted. See whether you can detect any changes in your work and your group’s work.

• Review the practices you have not yet adopted. Consider how those practices might change the work you and your group achieve. What’s preventing you from adopting these practices?

• Review your management journal. Look for trends or evidence that you are accomplishing more of the important work and reducing the amount of effort expended on low-priority work in your group. Check to see whether you’re surprised by work. If you’re still surprised by work or still performing work that should be on your not-to-do list, influence your peers to arrive at common goals.

• As you review your management journal, look for times you are ...