Meet Deadlines

Do you meet deadlines?  One of the two most successful strategies I have employed in my business life are; never quit, meet deadlines.

Why?  Because it is a bit like common sense.  It ain’t that common.  People are forever making commitments, promising deadlines and not meeting them.  And they don’t have to be big.  Every appointment, every meeting, very $1.36m project, has a start, has a finish.

And here is my top 5 list of things to do to keep deadlines; be realistic, delegate tasks, define milestones, do it right the first time (or eliminate waste / rework), communicate.

Easy.  Nothing will work against you more than over promising and under delivering.  And it’s the smaller things like commitment to being on time that can really make a difference.  One of the best compliments ever given to me was ‘He says, he delivers.  You can depend on him.’  Isn’t that what we all want, especially in business.  Go on, tell a colleague today that you will have it done by 4.00 and do it.  Do it twice, they will take notice.  Do it thrice and you are the ‘go to’ person from that moment.  The doors that open as a result will truly amaze you.

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