The way you delegate is that first you have to hire people that you really have confidence in. You won't truly let those people feel a sense of autonomy if you don't have confidence in them. Robert Pozen autonomyconfidencedelegate Change image and share on social
It's 5 P.M. at the office. Working fast, you've finished your tasks for the day and want to go home. But none of your colleagues have left yet, so you stay another hour or two, surfing the Web and reading your e-mails again, so you don't come off as a slacker. It's an unfortunate reality that efficiency often goes unrewarded in the workplace. Robert Pozen colleaguedayefficiency share on social
Routinize the routine. The things that aren't important to you, whether it's breakfast or your commute, try to do them with the least energy possible so that leaves you with more energy for other things. Robert Pozen breakfastcommuteenergy share on social
I've seen people spend days, if not months, researching and gathering data, but only at the end did they finally figure out what they were really looking for; then they have to redo a lot of stuff. If after a day or so you force yourself to put together your tentative conclusions, then you'll have guidance for the rest of your research. Robert Pozen conclusiondatumday share on social
I am a great believer in the OHIO principle: Only handle it once. When you read an e-mail, decide whether or not to reply to it, and, if you need to reply, do so right then and there. I have found that about 80 percent of all e-mails, whether internal or external, do not require a response. Robert Pozen believerdecideexternal share on social
The night before, go over your schedule and see what you're going to do and what the purpose of what you're doing is. I advocate having a two-column schedule. On the left, put down all your appointments and phone calls. On the right, put down what the purpose is. Robert Pozen advocateappointmentcall share on social
If you want an active schedule, you have to husband your time so you can act on the things that are important. Robert Pozen actactivehusband Change image and share on social
We don't take a macro view... We'd look at every company to figure out if trade sanctions are helpful or hurtful. Robert Pozen companyfigurehelpful Change image and share on social
I'm used to being productive, ever since I was young. Robert Pozen productiveyoung Change image and share on social
The most important thing is to talk to people that have jobs that you might like and to see what they say the job involves. Robert Pozen importantinvolvejob Change image and share on social