Productivity Paradox

Whether we know it or not, we're all managing a team. It could be a work team or our family; the concept is still the same. We have to continually work to build our team mentality and to have everyone contributing to the greater good of the group. Today I was joined by Kristi, a busy career woman with three teenagers and a husband who is feeling like she needs to take some things off of her plate. She shares how her family's hectic schedule poses a problem for outsourcing tasks. Together we create a plan for empowering her family members to take ownership of their assigned responsibilities. I discuss how outsourcing gives others the gift of being able to uplift us and the role communication plays in building a team mentality.   What’s In This Episode: Understanding that you really can’t “do it all” Empowering our team to feel like they have ownership over their choices and days Tackling outsourcing one chore at a time Allowing others to lift us up from time to time Using communication to help team members lea