Workplace Multiplier by Tola Akinsulire

December 1, 2025

Welcome to the Workplace Multiplier newsletter. Published Monday to Friday, equipping you to achieve your professional goals faster and without burnout or overwhelm.

You're two weeks in. Show me what's done.

 Howdy ,

Two weeks ago, I told you the truth: 30 days of focus left before the holidays shut down your brain.

You're now 14 days into that window, which means you're down to 16.

And here's what I'm seeing: Most of you are confusing motion with completion.

You've been "working on" things. Making progress. Moving pieces around. But if I asked you right now what you've finished in the last two weeks, something you can point to and say "that's complete, that's delivered, that's done", you'd hesitate.

That hesitation is the problem.

You think clarity will box you in, so you keep everything in motion.

The proposal stays in draft mode "until we have more input." The strategy conversation stays theoretical "until we align calendars." The visibility plan stays conceptual "until the timing is right."

Flexibility feels safer than commitment. But here's what that flexibility costs you: You'll work every day this week and have nothing finished by Friday.

Busy? Yes. Productive? No.

This week has to be different.

Not because you need to work harder. Because you need to finish one thing completely instead of advancing five things partially.

So before you touch your task list, answer this:

What is the ONE thing you will finish by Friday—and what does "finished" actually mean?

Not this:

❌ "Move forward on the leadership proposal"

❌ "Make progress on Q1 planning"

❌ "Work on stakeholder relationships"

This:

✅ "Final leadership proposal sent to exec team by Thursday, 2 pm"

✅ "Three Q1 priorities documented and reviewed with my manager by Friday"

✅ "Two stakeholder conversations completed and follow-up actions scheduled by the end of the week"

See the difference? One is motion. The other is completion with a finish line.

Once you know what "done" looks like, block the time to deliver it. Not the time you hope will open up. The time you claim right now, before today ends.

Put it on your calendar. Protect it like it's a meeting with the CEO. Because finishing one meaningful thing this week is more valuable than starting ten.

Here's the accountability question:

If someone asked you on Friday afternoon, "What did you complete this week?", what would your answer be?

If you don't know the answer right now, this week is already drifting.

16 days left. One completed priority this week.

I'm doing this too. Last week, I finished building a performance framework for my role and identified the publishing pipeline for my 2026 books. This week, I'm finishing the strategic planning process for Q1 priorities. Not hoping to. Finishing.

Name it. Schedule it. Finish it.

Keep winning at work and in life.

Tola Akinsulire

Your Strategic Workplace Mentor

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