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10 Insights to Become More Productive — Kory Kogon

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This presentation consists of highlights from the interview with Moe Abdou,

founder & host of 33voices®.

Before joining FranklinCovey, Kory Kogon spent more than 11 years with AlphaGraphics, Inc. where she served almost 5 years as the Executive Vice President of Worldwide Oper-ations. She was responsible for the teams helping franchisees start up their business, de-velop staff, and reach profitability in a highly competitive, commodity-driven industry. She

also led the implementation of ISO 9000, supervised the move of the corporate head-quarters from Tucson to Salt Lake City, and managed the installation of the first company-wide global learning system. Previously, Kory worked in the hospitality industry, where she

held executive positions in sales, sales management, and training.

Kory Kogon@korykogon

Global Practice Leader

Your brain is the #1 time management tool of the 21st century. Be conscious,

intentional, and mindful that your greatest sources of energy are:

Insight #1

Your brain is the #1 time management tool of the 21st century. Be conscious,

intentional, and mindful that your greatest sources of energy are:

A clear and motivating purpose

Insight #1

Your brain is the #1 time management tool of the 21st century. Be conscious,

intentional, and mindful that your greatest sources of energy are:

A healthy physical body

Insight #1

Insight #2

Extraordinary productivity starts by acknowledging the space between

a stimulus and your response.

Pause first, then Clarify before you Decide.

Insight #3

“Anything less than a conscious commitment to the important is an

unconscious commitment to the unimportant.” - Dr. Stephen Covey on the power of Quadrant 2:

Insight #4

If everything is important, then nothing is. Make it a priority to identify the few most important

roles in your life TODAY, evaluate how you think you are doing in each of them, then define

what success looks like in each role.

Insight #5

Schedule the Big Rocks first: your purpose, values, roles, and priorities. Don’t sort gravel.

Insight #6

“But until a person can say deeply and honestly, ‘I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday,’ that person

cannot say, ‘I choose otherwise.’ - Dr. Stephen Covey on choices

Insight #7

Rule your technology, don’t let it rule you. Ritualize these master moves:

Insight #7

Rule your technology, don’t let it rule you. Ritualize these master moves:

Win without fighting. Automate as many decisions as possible, so that your brain does

not have to use up energy on the mundane, useless or unnecessary.

Insight #7

Rule your technology, don’t let it rule you. Ritualize these master moves:

Win without fighting. Automate as many decisions as possible, so that your brain does

not have to use up energy on the mundane, useless or unnecessary.

Insight #7

Rule your technology, don’t let it rule you. Ritualize these master moves:

Turn it into what it is. Each email is either an appointment, a task, a contact, or a note/document; handle it accordingly.

Insight #7

Rule your technology, don’t let it rule you. Ritualize these master moves:

Link to Locate. See the relatedness of information and proactively connect

resources among the core 4 (appointment, task, contact or note/document)

Insight #8

A healthy brain is the catalyst to living a worthy purpose. Remember these 5 drivers:

Insight #8

A healthy brain is the catalyst to living a worthy purpose. Remember these 5 drivers:

Move - Your body is meant to move not sit still

Insight #8

A healthy brain is the catalyst to living a worthy purpose. Remember these 5 drivers:

Eat - Your outsides will mirror your insides

Insight #8

A healthy brain is the catalyst to living a worthy purpose. Remember these 5 drivers:

Sleep - “Sleep is the best meditation” - Dalai Lama

Insight #8

A healthy brain is the catalyst to living a worthy purpose. Remember these 5 drivers:

Relax - You have to slow down to speed up

Insight #8

A healthy brain is the catalyst to living a worthy purpose. Remember these 5 drivers:

Connect - Relationships nourish your life

Insight #9

Take control of your email. Follow these protocols:

Insight #9

Take control of your email. Follow these protocols:

Keep it short

Insight #9

Take control of your email. Follow these protocols:

Make an actionable subject line

Insight #9

Take control of your email. Follow these protocols:

Discuss only one subject

Insight #9

Take control of your email. Follow these protocols:

List the action steps first

Insight #9

Take control of your email. Follow these protocols:

Don’t expect an immediate reply

Insight #9

Take control of your email. Follow these protocols:

Don’t use reply all

Insight #9

Take control of your email. Follow these protocols:

Don’t send emails for private matters

Insight #10

“I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.”

- Dr. Stephen Covey

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