In this episode, I explain why to-do lists aren’t actually as helpful as many time-management gurus would have you believe! I also share a new approach that you can use to define your strategic priorities instead of a to-do list.

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Today’s episode:

• [00:42] What time management gurus have led us to believe about to-do lists.
• [01:16] The problems with to-do lists.
• [02:20] Examples of common to-do list items.
• [02:46] Why to-do lists don’t often contain strategic priorities.
• [03:54] Items that you don’t want to find on your compliance department’s to-do list.
• [05:22] Indicators that your compliance department is not prioritizing the right things.
• [06:04] Shifts that are taking place within hugely profitable companies.
• [07:29] The importance of understanding the difference between busy work and solving real problems.
• [08:06] A new approach to defining the strategic priorities in your business.
• [09:20] An important question that all business leaders should be asking themselves.

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