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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– ______________________
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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 sustaining priorities?

In a recent typical week, on what priorities did you focus?

1) Identify your top three priorities and the amount of time you spent on them. Priorities can be unique project-type responsibilities or sustaining responsibilities.

2) Then list the other primary activities in which you engaged and the amount of time you spent on them.

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

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 considerations in decreasing order of importance with the most important first)