Stop! Prioritize Listening & Learning

“Due to [time] constraints, I have to put down in priority things I like to do and that would be very interesting. I can't spend as much time as I'd like to at hospitals, talking with doctors and patients who use our products. This is where I hear and see so much and get so many ideas.”

(Daniel Vasella, CEO of Novartis, in “Crowded Calendars Rule Executives' Days.” by Carol Hymowitz. Wall Street Journal: June 16, 2008. pg. B.1)