Managing energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance.
"The Power of Full Engagement" written by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz (Simon & Schuster) tells us that making change that lasts requires three steps: Define the Purpose, Face the Truth and Take Action to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be.
Energy is simply the capacity to do work. Our most fundamental need as human beings is to spend and recover energy. Our energy bank is finite. Your energy oscillates as you expend and then recover your source of energy. Too much energy expenditure without recovery or too much recovery without sufficient energy expenditure pulls our life out of balance. Balancing stress and recovery is critical to high performance both individually and organizationally.
Great leaders are stewards of organizational energy. They begin by effectively managing their own energy. As leaders, they mobilize, focus, invest, channel, renew and expand the energy of others. Great leaders help people move toward full engagement---where personal and team energy pushes them forward toward their desired peak performance.
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