The Latest Challenge to Today's Leaders - for ACED 9430 Leadership course in Spring 2014. Slide three was a video in the original presentation, video has been added just after slide three.

1. Managing the
Electronic World
The Latest Challenge to Today’s Leaders
Presented By: Dorea M. Hardy, M.Ed.

2. Information Overload
What is …

4. Managing Your Life?
Is Technology…

5. How many devices do you own?

6. How much time do you lose a day…
• Checking email
• Listening to voice mails
• Reading at tweets
• Looking at Facebook
• Reviewing Pinterest
• And responding to everyone
who has contacted you??

7. Taking Charge! Can you…
• Turn the cell phone off?
• Turn it to silent or vibrate?
• Give it to an assistant?
• “Batch” your jobs?
– Set certain times of the day to check your email
or voicemail … with a time limit!
• Redirect work to others?
– Especially when on vacation!

8. The Four Ds:
1. Do It
2. Delegate It
3. Designate It
1. Delete It

9. Checklist for Managing
Your Electronic Devices
 TURN THEM OFF!
 Batch your activities.
 Delegate as much as possible: Responsibility
cannot be delegated but authority can be.
 In dealing with electronic communications use
the 4 Ds: Do It. Delegate It. Designate It.
Delete It.
 Use installed applications to organize your
electronic mailbox and calendar.
 Establish your expectations concerning
electronic communications and explain them
to your associates.

10. How to stop technology running your life
• Time
• Au Natural
• Device-free
week
• Weekends
• Getaways
• Stop Making
Excuses
TECHNOLOGY DETOX

11. Set Some Boundaries
1. Talk to your family
2. Establish structure
3. Maintain “checks and balances”
4. Keep gadgets in a designated spot
5. Become more self-aware
6. Get to the root of the problem
7. Notice when you’re slipping

12. Additional Resources
• 7 Tips to Keep Technology from Taking Over Your Life (from Wisdom 2.0)
http://tinybuddha.com/blog/8-tips-to-keep-technology-from-taking-over-your-life-from-
wisdom-2-0/
• Has society become controlled by technology? http://www.thinkersjam.com/stuff/other-
writings/has-society-become-controlled-by-technology/
• Take Control of Your Tech Habits http://www.mindful.org/mindful-magazine/take-
control-of-your-tech-habits
• Is the Internet taking control of our lives? Growing dependency leads many to hatred
of technology: study http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/10/01/is-the-internet-taking-
control-of-our-lives-growing-dependency-leads-many-to-hatred-of-technology-study/
• The Wearable Tech Trend Is Getting Out of Control http://dailylounge.com/the-
daily/entry/wearable-tech-trend-is-getting-out-of-control
• Taking Control Of Your Technology http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/23/email-
smartphone-texting-technology-cio-network-gadgets.html
• Modern Technology is out of control, warns top
judgehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8526521/Modern-
technology-is-out-of-control-warns-top-judge.html

13. References
• Duncan, S. (2013). How to stop technology running your life.
SheKnows, LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2014, 2014, from
http://www.sheknows.com.au/living/articles/961777/tips-for-
technology-detox
• Smith, P. M., & Foley, J. W. (2013). Rules & Tools for Leaders: From
Developing Your Own Skills to Running Organizations of Any Size,
Practical Advice for Leaders at All Levels (4th ed.): Perigee Trade.
• Tartakovsky, M. (2011). Is Technology Running Your Life? Set Some
Boundaries. Psych Central. Retrieved March 13, 2014, from
http://psychcentral.com/lib/is-technology-running-your-life-set-some-
boundaries/0008730
• Xerox. (2011). Suffer from Information Overload Syndrome (IOS).
YouTube: Pro Office Solutions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekhf2GYPdtg

14. Slide Show Available At
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