#concentration #past The first rule of concentration is to slough off the past that has ceased to be productive. Executives, whether they like it or not, are forever bailing out the past. This is inevitable. Why - [[Future over Past]] - Focus on [[Effective executives focus on contributions|contribution & result]] - only concentrate on the few tasks that, if done with excellence, would really make a difference in the results of his own job and in the performance of his organization. Ex with gov organizations: > There is a serious need for a new principle of effective administration under which every act, every agency, and every program of government is conceived as temporary and expires automatically after a fixed number of years (maybe 10) unless specifically prolonged by new legislation. Following careful outside study, the program's results, and its contributions. > The assumption should rather be that all programs outlive their usefulness fast and should be scrapped unless proven productive and necessary. Social organizations need to stay lean and muscular just like biological organisms. [[Exiting mechanism and expiry need to be designed into any new endeavor]]