The 25 Essential Tools of Excellence (v2), 15: The Flight Deck

Man is a generalist. No harm in that: he/she is remarkably adept at adapting and to enhance this process has created a batch of tools which allows him/her to perform to the highest levels.

When push comes to shove, what are the essential Tools of Excellence?

15: The Flight Deck

Who'd want to be on a long flight with a team who didn't have access to a decent flight deck? Who couldn't instantly know how far they had to go on this section of the journey and which direction they had to take? And what needed to be done next for a successful mission?

Create a Flight-Deck: a corner which is yours. It has your notebooks and pens. Music is instantly available, to any mood. A compass spins  as a reminder. The wall planner gives you overview. The stop watch is ready for those high intensity bursts of productivity. In a top drawer the Swiss Army Knife is at hand. Just a couple of metres away is the trail mix and a bit further in the workshop a skipping rope and wall & ball are poised.

Be the best pilot you can: build and/or update your flight-deck now.

The Excellence Kit-Bag so far:

1: The Wall and A Ball

2: The Play List

3: The Back of an Envelope

4: Perfect Coffee

5: The Stop Watch

6: The Skipping Rope

7: Trail-Mix

8: The Treasured Note/Photo

9: The Swiss Army Knife

10: The Compass

11: The Wall Planner

12: Two Short, Intersecting Lines.

13: The Camera on your Phone

14: The Steel Water Bottle

Bonus: How To be Brilliant.