Practical Thinking - Getting Things Done Immediately, Thoroughly, and Cheerfully

Jul 26, 2024

Episode Description

In this episode of the Wake Up Eager Workforce podcast, host Suzie Price dives into the realm of practical thinking. Discover how mastering the ability to get things done immediately, thoroughly, and cheerfully can transform your professional and personal life. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed or looking to enhance your practical thinking skills, this episode is packed with valuable insights and actionable tips to help you achieve your goals with greater efficiency and joy.

Overview of Episode #118 --- 

• What is Practical Thinking and Why It Matters
• Real Life Examples of the Impact of Having High and Low Scores
• Seven Competency Behavior-Based Interview Questions to Ask Your Candidates
• Coaching Improvement with Three 'Must-Haves', Eight Tools and Coaching Exercises and Thirteen Quick Tips 

In Episode 118 of the Wake Up Eager Workforce podcast, Suzie Price explores the critical skill of practical thinking, focusing on how to improve our ability to get things done immediately, thoroughly, and cheerfully. Practical thinking is one of the six key areas measured by the Trimetrix assessment, a tool used to enhance self-awareness and improve decision-making throughout the employee lifecycle.

Suzie begins by explaining the concept of practical thinking and why it matters. She emphasizes that practical thinking is essential for anyone feeling overwhelmed or looking to optimize their productivity. The episode provides a deep dive into real-life examples of individuals with high and low scores in practical thinking, including Suzie’s personal journey of transforming her own practical thinking skills.

Listeners are introduced to seven competency-based interview questions designed to assess practical thinking in candidates, along with three must-haves for coaching improvement: awareness, readiness, and knowledge. Suzie shares eight practical tools and exercises to enhance practical thinking, such as adopting a mindset mantra, maintaining an appreciation journal, and overcoming the planning fallacy.

One of the highlighted resources is David Allen’s "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity," a methodology that helps individuals manage tasks and projects effectively. Suzie discusses the benefits of implementing this system and how it has personally helped her achieve a more organized and stress-free workflow.

The episode concludes with a reminder of the importance of practical thinking in creating a wake-up eager life and workforce. Suzie encourages listeners to embrace the insights and tools shared to enhance their productivity and overall well-being. 

In this episode:

[00:02:00] Insights on creating a Wake Up, Eager Workforce and using the Trimetrix assessment to pinpoint areas where there could be some gaps, as opposed to guessing where the challenge might be. 

[00:04:32] Coaching improvement tips and information. We've got three must haves. Things you have to have in place in order for someone to even want to make improvement.

 

[00:11:46] Dr. Hartman insight on becoming all that we can be. 

 

[00:32:54] A-R-K-T - A is awareness, R is readiness, K is knowledge, and T are the tools. 

 

[00:37:02] Remarkable results of those that participated in the gratitude journal.

 

[00:45:26] How to get more organized and feel that less anxiety and frustration about getting things done. 

[00:48:10] The list of six and completing the day's most important tasks.

[00:53:10] How to break large projects into smaller tasks. Be realistic about what you can accomplish, and don't be afraid to delegate.