8.1: Focus on Priorities Discussion

What primary criteria best represent what is important and feasible for you?

For you and your organization, identify the top 3-5 criteria for both importance and feasibility.

Answer in the space provided using this format:

What constitutes importance to you and your organization?
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– ______________________
– ______________________

What constitutes feasibility to you and your organization?
– ______________________
– ______________________
– ______________________

Priorities can be specific tasks but typically are shorter-term goals and responsibilities that have clear outcomes. Priorities can be unique “project” type responsibilities or repeatable sustaining responsibilities. Sustaining responsibilities are ongoing. The more sustaining responsibilities you have, the less time you have for unique project-type responsibilities.

What are your primary sustaining priorities?

Think about a recent typical week. On what sustaining, project, and other priorities did you focus?

1) Identify your top three “sustaining” priorities and the amount of time you spent on them.

#1 Priority: __________________ % of time:_____
#2 Priority: __________________ % of time:_____
#3 Priority: __________________ % of time:_____

2) Identify your top three “project type” priorities and the amount of time you spent on them. Project type priorities are important and unique responsibilities that are above and beyond your sustaining responsibilities.

#1 Project Priority: __________________ % of time:_____
#2 Project Priority: __________________ % of time:_____
#3 Project Priority: __________________ % of time:_____

3) On what else did you spend your time? List your top 3:

Everything Else: % of time: ____
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On what basis did you decide to invest your time in this recent typical week? (list your top three considerations in decreasing order of importance with the most important first)