Did you know, how you end your workweek will not only have a huge impact on how productive you are the following week, but also may determine how relaxed you are over the weekend.
At Beyond Paralegals, LLC an email goes out every Friday morning reminding us to do 4 things by the end of the day.
1. Attend our Friday Afternoon Team Huddle, a tradition around here:
We huddle after lunch and one by one we talk about our top three accomplishments for the week. Why do we do this? We have learned acknowledging and appreciating our accomplishments not only boosts happiness levels, it builds moral and sets the tone for a good weekend.
2. We look at our calendar for the coming week:
There’s nothing worse than walking into the office Monday morning only to find out you have a meeting starting in three minutes (or, three minutes ago). Taking a few seconds to review your calendar on Friday afternoon will help avoid this from happening and will help you enjoy your weekend better.
3. We try to tie up as many loose ends as possible:
It’s impossible to wrap up every project, conversation, decision, etc. on Friday afternoon. Some things will always have to seep into the following week. But we like to tie up as many loose ends as we can. This also helps us go into the weekend without having an unfinished to-do looming over us.
4. We think about our weekend plans:
If you don’t have weekend plans by Friday afternoon, you should take some time to think about what you’d like to do. Perhaps you’ve been wanting to try a new restaurant; you want to spend time with your kids at the park; or you have errands you’ve been putting off. Take a few minutes, before it’s too late, to make reservations, check the weather, find a babysitter, etc.
Lastly, we sign off and say goodbye to the people on our team:
A simple, “have a nice weekend” can go a long way. This is especially important for leaders to do, and especially important on a Friday afternoon to give both yourself and the people you work with a sense of closure to the week and a chance to connect, if even briefly, before everyone departs.
I love working at Beyond Paralegals, LLC, working here empowers me to be my best self and do my best work.
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