553: The Art of Saying "No" as a Leader - Ask Denis
Leadership Is Changing
English - February 16, 2024 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsManagement Business Careers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
How can leaders stay focused when overloaded with distractions and noise?
Denis Gianoutsos tackles this issue head-on and dives into the critical leadership skill of focus. He discusses how to cut through distractions, noise and information overload to keep your efforts centered on what matters most. Denis offers strategies to differentiate urgent tasks from important goals, as well as techniques for decluttering obligations so you can zero in on priorities. He emphasizes the power of pausing before automatically saying yes, and the art of refusal to preserve energy and prevent burnout. Tune in to gain perspective on leading with greater clarity and purpose.
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"If you can have the ability to sift through that noise, to differentiate between what's urgent and what is important, that is a skill that you must develop and continue to grow." - Denis Gianoutsos
"The skill of saying no starts to emerge, not as a sign of limitation, but really a strategic tool to enable you to have clarity, focus, and effectiveness." - Denis Gianoutsos
"Focus on keeping the main thing, the main thing." - Denis Gianoutsos
"It's not always saying no. Sometimes it's saying not yet." - Denis Gianoutsos
“The ability to say 'no' is a really powerful skill in a leader's toolkit." - Denis Gianoutsos
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