Take the assessment below to reflect on what you have learned about WhiteSpace and Productivity in this course. Make notes in your journal about the ways you have seen growth and how you can continue to apply your learnings.
- Where have you seen improvement?
- What have you learned about yourself as a leader?
Instructions:
Use the scale below to rate yourself.
1 – Never True of Me
2 – Rarely True of Me
3 – Sometimes True of Me
4 – Mostly True of Me
5 – Always True of Me
Assessment Questions:
1. In a typical workday, I have a good flow of emails, meetings and phone calls and am able to get to my necessary work.
2. In a typical workday, I spend less than thirty minutes of my time on non-productive busywork.
3. In a typical workday, spend less than thirty minutes of my time in meetings where I am not a necessary contributor.
4. In my workplace, I am a champion for simpler processes and communication in order to make our team more productive.
5. I use a batch email strategy, devoting specific time during my day or week to handle email all at once.
6. I resist the urge to check email throughout the day.
7. I keep an ongoing list (a “yellow list”) of discussion topics for each of my team members to cut down on email overflow.
8. I resist the urge to send an email when a short meeting would be quicker or more productive.
9. I can distinguish between matters that are tactically time sensitive vs. those that are emotionally time sensitive.
10. In a busy season, my teammates would say that I successfully deliver on the projects that are time-sensitive and table those that are not.