Many years ago, I was assigned to sit on a strategic planning The director started by saying, “Five years is going to come to Suddenly, the Frequently new employees to online work ask “how much time can I I personally subscribe, and I like my employees too, to a 90\/10 Investing in the future could look like a myriad of things but in remote work it could be:<\/span><\/p>\n 10% of a 40 hour workweek is 4 hours each week. 4 hours is a whole If setting aside 4 hours seems untenable (and yes, I struggle to The most important thing any employee will want to know with this \n It takes courage to support your employees and let them invest in activities that might lead them away from their current job. <\/b>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n The trick here is that everyone seeks to learn; everyone seeks to <\/p>\n #management #leadershipphilosophy #timemanagement <\/span><\/p>\n This article originally posted on LinkedIn on April 12, 2019. It was updated with a better font on April 3, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n committee. I thought it was going to be the driest, most boring work
\nassignment ever<\/b>. Then I went to the first meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n
\npass, whether we plan for it or not. Five years from now is going to be different<\/i>
\n from today; that much is certain. The purpose of this meeting is to
\nplan for change. Let’s arrive where we mean to go.” <\/p>\n
\nproblem looked less like a color-between the lines assignment and more
\nlike a ‘what do you want the future to be and let’s plan on getting
\nthere’ assignment. Any choice was on the table? All future options? The
\nfuture is always in flux? OK, Yoda, count this Jedi in<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nset aside, reasonably, for professional development?” After all, this is
\n remote work and no one is checking a time clock. But I know that the
\nheart of the question is “Am I going to get in trouble for investing in
\nmyself?” Wholeheartedly, the answer is no.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nmodel of professional development time. That means that I want 90% of
\ntime dedicated to what needs to be done today, now, and urgently. But I
\nwant 10% of time to be set aside and kept reserved to invest in the
\nfuture. In my opinion, if you do not invest in the future, you don’t
\nknow what it will be when it gets here. (Remember, strategic planning is
\n planning for<\/u><\/i> change.)<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\nthings? They are quite forgiving and a great deal of them are waiting on
\n you. P.S. the local library reminds you the books are free, too.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\nmorning or afternoon’s worth of work. Put that way, many of my employees
\n found the idea refreshing and were a little stunned to be free to spend
\n that much time. Spend 1\/2 of a day a week on making a better version of
\n yourself–it’s OK. I’ve got your back.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nset aside that much myself), how about 1 hour a day Monday – Thursday as
\n your last hour of the workday when your productivity (#when
\n#DanielPink) might be at its lowest anyway? Wouldn’t it be easier to
\nlisten to a podcast than do those spreadsheet calculations? Believe me,
\nthe spreadsheet can wait until your brain is buzzing tomorrow. Give
\nyourself the moment to think creatively and together we’ll solve MANY
\nmore problems than that spreadsheet was ever<\/i> going to.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nquestion is that their manager supports their own development
\ncompletely.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nbecome more than they currently are. If you create the support and the
\npathway, you are creating the place where everyone feels that they can
\nexplore and do better. This is a ‘rising tide raises all boats’ thing
\nand it represents a leadership philosophy<\/i><\/b> that I invite you to join. After all, don’t you want to do better, too?<\/span><\/p>\n
\n#professionaldevelopment #setasidetime #time #bebetter #leader #manager
\n#manage #timeofday #schedule #online work #workfromhome #remotework
\n#remotemanagement #onlinemanager #onlinemanagement #wfh<\/span><\/p>\n
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