Opinion: Want 2021 to be Different? Re-thinking Priorities for the New Year, by Randy Hain

By Randy Hain, LinkedIn, December 27, 2020

President of Serviam Partners, Executive Coach, Leadership Consultant, Author, Speaker and Co-Founder of the Leadership Foundry

What do I want my 2021 to look like? You may be reflecting on this important question as we close out one of the most challenging years many of us have ever experienced. Business professionals should always make time for reflection, reassessment of their strategy and goal planning. I would suggest this approach is more critical than ever if we wish to break out of the rut many of us may feel we are in. By now, it is likely you have largely completed your 2021 business goals and strategy planning. If so, I would encourage the readers of this post to expand their thinking about the coming year in terms of time and priorities (both business and personal). The business priorities and goals may be clear, but how about your personal priorities?

Time is a finite resource, yet we often foolishly behave as if there is an endless supply of it to accomplish everything on our daily to-do lists. For most of the professionals I know, working from home with no (or reduced) commute time has not created an abundance of extra free time, but instead these windows have been filled with more meetings and busy-work. Another unintended consequence of working from home in 2020 has been the increased challenge of turning work off at a decent hour.  ….