{"id":34109,"date":"2022-09-08T10:17:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/?p=34109"},"modified":"2022-12-23T10:15:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T15:15:25","slug":"balancing-quality-with-quantity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/2022\/09\/08\/balancing-quality-with-quantity\/","title":{"rendered":"Balancing Quality with Quantity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"34109\" class=\"elementor elementor-34109\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d4796a9 dsvy-col-stretched-none dsvy-bg-color-over-image elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d4796a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70f33220 dsvy-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"70f33220\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7611e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b7611e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><div style=\"text-align: center;\">Does quality always matter more than quantity?<\/div><\/div><div><div><div>It\u2019s not uncommon to work at a frantic pace with the work environment setting unrealistic expectations for needed deliverables.\u00a0This may impact us (and our team), resulting in\u00a0lower quality work, morale issues, intense work relationships, and high stress levels.<br \/><br \/>This does not mean that long hours and critical deadlines won\u2019t be experienced, but as skilled leaders we must monitor work-loads for intensity and pace (for both exceptional performers as well as under achievers).<br \/><br \/>TIPS include:<br \/><ul><li>Set priorities and identify 3 to 5 things that must be accomplished.\u00a0\u00a0Studies show that only about 50% of a worker\u2019s time is spent on goal specific activities. The rest of the time gets diverted to other tasks that are not mission critical.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Have clear goals, tasks and objectives and standards with measurable objectives. Set stretch goals and checkpoints and encourage feedback.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Establish best practices; debrief deliverables for what went well and what to be aware of, have documented processes and procedures.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Have a clear business case for the resources you will require (staff, funding, materials, and support).<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Make sure you (or your project manager) possess the skills required to delegate, empower, and inspire the team, communicate, plan, and set clear priorities.\u00a0\u00a0If not, invest in developing the missing skills.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Be prepared to take risks.\u00a0 Thinking outside of the box and tough negotiations may be necessary to attain what is required.\u00a0 This may also include making mistakes and failing to deliver what is expected.\u00a0\u00a0Again, debrief what went well and what did not.<\/li><\/ul><br \/>As leaders, we need to understand how we, and our teams, react to stress.\u00a0\u00a0Some are energized by it, others debilitated by it.\u00a0\u00a0Watch how team members interact, ask how they are doing, and don\u2019t disregard the need to balance life outside of work.<br \/><br \/>We need to truly understand when quality work is being impacted by the quantity of work that must be done.\u00a0 Are you able to help others find the appropriate balance?<br \/><br \/><\/div><div>Sincerely,<\/div><\/div><p>Mike and Jan<\/p><\/div><\/div><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a name=\"m_7727965591060807661__Hlk106720458\"><\/a><\/p><div><div>We need to provide value to our organization and one way is to ensure we deliver quality results.<\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does quality always matter more than quantity?It\u2019s not uncommon to work at a frantic pace with the work environment setting unrealistic expectations for needed deliverables.&nbsp;This may impact us (and our team), resulting in&nbsp;lower quality work, morale issues, intense work relationships, and high stress levels. This does not mean that long hours and critical deadlines won\u2019t be experienced, but as skilled leaders we must monitor work-loads for intensity and pace (for[&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":34118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[63],"class_list":["post-34109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-decision-making","tag-behaviors"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34109"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34120,"href":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34109\/revisions\/34120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peopletekcoaching.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}