Sometimes you have so many things to do but just don’t know where to start. How do you prioritise when all you are facing is a list of priorities? When you find yourself in a such a situation, the first thing you should do is take time to reflect and draw up a battle plan. By clearing your mind and analysing the problem you can often find a better way forward. Focus on the following:
1) Analyse the source to see where the demand is coming from. Many of the priorities we have are ones that we place on ourselves, but if we are honest they can often be downgraded. What is more important, declaring your tax returns on time or making sure that the office storage room is cleaned out as you have promised to do that for ages? When judging priorities ask yourself the question “who will it effect and what will be the consequence if I do not complete this task?”
2) Can you delay or negotiate away the priority? Deadlines can sometimes be extended or maybe someone else is willing to take on the task instead of you.
3) Once you have sorted through your priority list, put them in to order based on when you need to do them by. Rather than starting with the activities that we deem easy or of lesser priority, start directly with the one that is due first and most important.
How do you sort your priorities?
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