EM Productivity hacks

Question

As an EM, how do you keep yourself sane? Would you recommend any 'must-try-productivity-hacks' ?

For context - I manage a 9 member team now and in the process of taking up another team in the next few months.

SomeGuy · Accepted Answer

Delegation is #1 productivity hack.

ahuram · Answer

Create pods within your team, identify leads or to be leads whom you can bank upon and start investing in multiplying yourself by building new leaders within the team. Give them enough space and let them fail, dont miss on having regular review and delegently work with them perhaps hand hold for next couple of months till they become self sufficient.

nvuou2pl · Answer

Don’t get annoyed by small issues. Focus on impact and what you need to do to drive success on a consistent basis.

90821nucaw · Answer

Productivity is about maintaining a sustainable pace, setting the right expectations, and delivering consistently.

Whiskey68 · Answer

Keep informed, no matter how unnecessary you think it is to go out.

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