Priority Setting - Working on the Right Things
In today’s economic climate, it is more important than ever to make sure that the things we choose to spend our time on are the right things. Drucker encourages us to understand that it is important to decide “what” is to be done first. Only after that decision is made should we figure out the “how” and “when”.
When you consider your system for setting priorities, you must focus on doing the right things, rather than simply doing things right.
- Are you in charge of leading your business or department?
- Do you have a large list of abandoned projects all sitting at various levels of incompletion?
- Do you have a list of projects that do not reflect your best work?
- Do you struggle with figuring out how to focus your time and energy and work on what is truly important?