On May 10, 2010, an interview with Sharon Napier, chief executive of Partners + Napier, an ad agency based in Rochester, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. The title of the article is On Her Team, It’s All About Bench Strength. Read the whole interview here.
This is the second post based on this article. See the first one here.
Sharon talks about many of the key concepts with which she manages her company. One of those concepts is time management. Sharon says that she often has 100 things going at the same time and believes that she is reasonably adept, but a long way from perfect, at multi-tasking. So she has learned to examine how her role has evolved over the prior year and then to pick two or three things she is going to dedicate herself to accomplishing by the end of the current year.
That certainly resonates with anyone who is implementing EOS at their company. Every company implementing EOS uses our V/TO (Vision/Traction Organizer) to create a entrepreneurial strategic plan for their company. By entrepreneurial strategic plan I mean a simple, effective two sheet plan which you will actually refer to and use regularly.
In the V/TO there are eight sections – the one which Sharon Napier could use is the 1-Year Plan. In the 1-Year Plan section, each leadership team documents the 3 to 7 key goals for the year, which they commit themselves to accomplishing no matter what. Closer to 3 is better, but whatever the number, the goals are specific, measurable and achievable.
If you are interested in seeing what the other 7 sections are in the V/TO, you can download a free copy here.
Photo: John-Morgan
