Transform Your Focus, Choices, and Leadership Growth

Are you busy or are you focused? In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, host Mike Phillips sits down with world-renowned speaker, trainer, and author Jones Loflin to unpack the difference.

With 32+ years of experience helping leaders and organizations worldwide, Jones shares practical insights on why you can’t truly manage time — but you can manage choices. He reveals how to align daily activities with meaningful outcomes, why “busy” is a four-letter word, and six powerful “permissions” from his book Focused As A Bee that leaders can apply immediately:

✅ Permission to prioritize
✅ Permission to plan
✅ Permission to be unavailable
✅ Permission to recharge
✅ Permission to change
✅ Permission to be consistent

Along the way, Jones explains why planning your day is a leadership superpower, how pruning back is often the key to growing forward, and why consistency builds trust on every team.

Jones has worked with organizations like Toyota, FedEx, and Berkshire Hathaway, and is the co-author of five books including Juggling Elephants, Always Growing, and his latest with his daughter Sydney, Focused As A Bee.

🌐 Learn more about Jones: https://jonesloflin.com

00:00 - Welcome to The Leadership Toolkit
01:37 - Introducing Jones Loflin
05:48 - Managing Choices vs. Managing Time
09:35 - The Power of Choice Management
10:20 - Overcoming Limitations
15:12 - Daily Planning Strategies
19:00 - End of the Day Reflections
21:08 - Leadership Toolkit: Effective Meetings
24:01 - "Focused Like a Bee": Latest Book Insights
27:43 - Understanding the Honeybee Principle
28:35 - The 6 Permissions Framework
30:34 - Permission to Prioritize Tasks
31:15 - Permission to Plan Effectively
31:35 - Permission to be Unavailable
34:52 - Permission to Recharge and Reflect
28:45 - Permission to Change
37:27 - Permission to Maintain Consistency
41:36 - Qualities of a Good Coach
42:35 - Creating a Coaching Environment
49:17 - Juggling Elephants: Balancing Tasks
52:25 - Final Thoughts and Takeaways
53:20 - Thank you for watching, like and subscribe!

🔥 Get ready to discover how to navigate change, manage time with clarity, and create space for real growth.

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