I run a Sales/Distribution facility for a CPG company. As a 'General Manager' when I'm creating my projects list I end up with only a handful of projects that I'm responsible for completing myself and a laundry list of projects my direct reports are responsible for completing that I'm ultimately accountable for.
Outside of some weekly routines like 'Prepare for Weekly Staff Meeting' and 'Completing Weekly Forecast Process' my projects I actually need to take action to complete are typically things along the lines of leadership development activities for my staff which we do a handful of times throughout the year and a few projects assigned to me by the company (typically presenting in an upcoming meeting or participating on a company wide project). I usually have 5 to 10 of these projects going on at any given time.
The MUCH long list of Projects falls under ones my direct reports or another department are responsible for completing that I'm ultimately accountable for as the facility manager. My involvement with these projects is usually coaching the team through the project to ensure they achieve the desired outcome. For example: we have a half-dozen new product launches each year. My warehouse is responsible for making sure we have the product, sales team is responsible for selling and ordering the product, and distribution is responsible for delivering. I'm accountable for achieving our Sales targets for the new launch.
I currently do not capture the projects my team is responsible for carrying out so my project list in Todoist is typically only the 5 to 10 projects I'm personally working on.
Should I be capturing the Projects my team is responsible for in my GTD system? If so, what is the best way to do that? I don't typically dictate specific actions needed to my team as they are the experts. I just make sure the understand the desired outcome, due dates, etc. and then monitor progress. What 'Next Actions' would I include in a Project somebody else is responsible for completing.
Outside of some weekly routines like 'Prepare for Weekly Staff Meeting' and 'Completing Weekly Forecast Process' my projects I actually need to take action to complete are typically things along the lines of leadership development activities for my staff which we do a handful of times throughout the year and a few projects assigned to me by the company (typically presenting in an upcoming meeting or participating on a company wide project). I usually have 5 to 10 of these projects going on at any given time.
The MUCH long list of Projects falls under ones my direct reports or another department are responsible for completing that I'm ultimately accountable for as the facility manager. My involvement with these projects is usually coaching the team through the project to ensure they achieve the desired outcome. For example: we have a half-dozen new product launches each year. My warehouse is responsible for making sure we have the product, sales team is responsible for selling and ordering the product, and distribution is responsible for delivering. I'm accountable for achieving our Sales targets for the new launch.
I currently do not capture the projects my team is responsible for carrying out so my project list in Todoist is typically only the 5 to 10 projects I'm personally working on.
Should I be capturing the Projects my team is responsible for in my GTD system? If so, what is the best way to do that? I don't typically dictate specific actions needed to my team as they are the experts. I just make sure the understand the desired outcome, due dates, etc. and then monitor progress. What 'Next Actions' would I include in a Project somebody else is responsible for completing.