You always feel like you are running on a treadmill that keeps going faster and further out of control. Even though you were not formally trained as one, almost every day you feel like a juggler.

Without a proactive effort on your part to control the business, it will control you. When this happens, it makes it difficult to focus on priorities, keep teams moving forward and make progress.

Wouldn’t you like say to yourself, “A productive day for me is when I’m falling asleep, thinking, ‘Today, I had full control of my work — it didn’t control me. ‘ “