Let's be frank. If you have more than one number one priority, you have no priorities. If you have more than one number two priority, you have no priorities, and if you have more than one number three priority, you have no priorities. And if you have no priorities, your organization will struggle to deliver any plan. As leaders, it is our responsibility to have clear priorities. It is also our responsibility to ensure that those priorities are directly linked to the execution of the tactical plan.
Priorities are important because your two most precious resources (your people; their talent and time) will find things to occupy their work time (think e-mail). The questions are: "Are they using the available time to work on the right things?" and "Do the available assets allow for a high probability of successful delivery of the tactical plan?"
So allow me to ask, what is the "through put yield" of your organization (the quantity of work the organization can produce at the prescribed quality level)? Another question, "how does the organization spend its precious assets?" also provides valuable insight.
There are several other questions to be asked in this discussion. If your organization struggles with priorities, we may be able to help. Visit the contact page and reach out to us.
Priorities are important because your two most precious resources (your people; their talent and time) will find things to occupy their work time (think e-mail). The questions are: "Are they using the available time to work on the right things?" and "Do the available assets allow for a high probability of successful delivery of the tactical plan?"
So allow me to ask, what is the "through put yield" of your organization (the quantity of work the organization can produce at the prescribed quality level)? Another question, "how does the organization spend its precious assets?" also provides valuable insight.
There are several other questions to be asked in this discussion. If your organization struggles with priorities, we may be able to help. Visit the contact page and reach out to us.