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Great Leaders Prioritize

Guest post by: Duane Hatfield

Article Overview: Responsibility prioritizing is done by everyone and about everything we undertake. From the smallest effort we exert to the most complicated mission attempted each is receives a position of importance. We decide when and how tasks are completed and the value placed on each one. The list can be written or mental but it is still made.

Great Leaders Prioritize

Responsibility prioritizing is done by everyone and about everything we undertake. From the smallest effort we exert to the most complicated mission attempted each is receives a position of importance. We decide when and how tasks are completed and the value placed on each one. The list can be written or mental but it is still made.

Everything about our lives gets prioritized. No matter what we are involved in or tasks we must accomplish a priority will be set for them all. Often this is done by what we feel is most important or will be due first. Other times they are ordered by the time available to achieve their completion. Most times it seems we are like firemen and only do things when they become an emergency. Whatever criteria we use to determine this list we need to expect things will occur to interrupt the process but persistence is required to stay on course.

The decision when we perform these duties is our own but do we use the best process? There have been many proven statements and opinions given as to the most efficient ways to set priorities. One of these I especially like is “Put the Big Rocks in First”. If we consider our daily responsibilities as rocks being put into a jar and we put the big ones in first, the smaller things will fill the jar later. Doing the larger tasks first finishes them and leaves time for more small ones. If we complete the small things first the larger ones often go undone and they are usually the most profitable.

Priority setting in business is a vital and fundamental part of the operation. Leaders constantly must adjust them for continual positive productivity. They are never carved in stone or are unchangeable because customer and associate needs always vary and must be accommodated. It is important for leaders to keep sight of the final outcome and guide procedures in that direction. Part of that precedence setting may require duty delegation or even eliminating the project so the leadership may focus on what only they can complete. Leadership requires decision making with confidence and taking full responsibility for the actions and proper priority setting will accomplish this.

So whatever system you use to determine your priorities remember it is essential to follow it consistently. Bouncing from one item to another never gets anything accomplished and leaves everything only started. Persistence and drive toward a goal achieves it and distractions will kill it.

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