Google engineers, for some time now, have been apportioned 20% of their time to focus on things they are passionate about.
Google even makes mention of it in their job descriptions.
It's time for leaders, particularly senior leaders, to introduce this concept into their leadership workflow.
But, there is a slight twist.
I'm not proposing leaders spend 20% of their time to focus on things they are passionate about.
No, that would be too easy.
The 20% Leadership Challenge ... spend twenty percent of your time on a weekly basis coaching, mentoring, listening, collaborating with and helping members of your direct team as well as their direct reports.
Not in team meetings, operational check-ups or strategy sessions, but in 1-1 personal discussions.
It doesn't have to be everybody every week.
But it has to be 20% of your time.
It's my personal thesis that this is one of the easiest methods in which to drive engagement, which drives performance, which then drives customer satisfaction.
And if you follow this space, you'll know what that means.
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Dan Pontefractโs keynote on the importance of workplace culture in employee engagement was excellent. ย Dan used his vast leadership experience to provide our conference attendees with practical strategies to build teams that are engaged and committed. His relatable, real-life examples were thought provoking, memorable and very personal, creating a connection to the audience. I would highly recommend Dan as an entertaining keynote speaker who delivers content that is relevant and actionable.
Michelle Hillyard, Director SCU
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Malin Bjรถrnell, Salesforce
Dan challenged us to have clarity of purpose, both as individuals and as an organization. He related inspiring stories drawing on his experience in business, technology and academia. As he said, โThere is no ownership without belonging.โ
Christian Pantel, D2L
Fantastic engaging talk for our global partner summit. Thank you so much, Dan!
Barb Kinnard, CEO Response Biomedical Corp
Dan not only brought his presentation to life with his charisma, but also content, style and presentation finesse. Our members were especially interested in his thought provoking and top of mind topic on the future of work and how weโre going to be leading the next generation of leaders.
Cheryl Goodwin, CPA
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Director and General Counsel
Dan accomplished what we set out to do, which was not only to be inspirational, but also to leave everyone with tools and food for thought / self-reflection to improve their personal and professional lives.