Most days I find that the emails are mostly not all that transformational in my experience. And it's back to what are you trying to achieve? Do you really know what this breakthrough success is going to look like? What's this breakthrough project? It could conceivably be possible that in certain seasons of the work lifecycle, those emails are going to be critical to ensuring these transformational projects unfold. But if we look at these shifts, then I think it does start with an understanding that we play here. We have to play a different game as a leader.
Richard Medcalf reveals how to free up time for the strategic activities that will advance your career.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why productivity won’t solve busy-ness.
2) The crucial question that makes you more strategic.
Richard Medcalf describes himself as "what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and an entrepreneur into a blender".
He is the founder of Xquadrant, which helps elite leaders reinvent their 'success formula' and multiply their impact. His personal clients include CEOs of billion-dollar corporations, successful serial entrepreneurs, and the founders of tech 'unicorns'.
Richard has advised the C-Suite for over 25 years. After a Masters at Oxford University, where he came top in his year, he joined a premier strategy consultancy and later became the youngest-ever Partner. He then spent 11 years at tech giant Cisco in an elite team reporting to the CEO.
Richard is bi-national English/French, lives near Paris, and is happily married and the proud father of two. He has an insatiable love for spicy food and the electric guitar.