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Personal Effectiveness: Know Your Priorities
Ask any manager what one of their biggest challenges is and chances are that a lack of time will be pretty high up the list of answers. Given that the total time available per day, week, month or year is out of your control, it is how you use it that matters.
With lengthy job descriptions and vague objectives being the norm, you need to take control and get clarity on your priorities.
It is pretty easy to do this.
1. List out your understanding of your priorities
2. Arrange to meet with your boss
3. Ask him or her to tell you what they see as priority
4. Come to an agreed list of priorities
5. Plan your time to focus on these priorities
Duncan Brodie of Goals and Achievements helps professionals, teams and organisations develop their management and leadership capability.
About the Author Duncan Brodie
Since 2006 I’ve worked with in excess of 8,000 accountants and professionals in workshops, seminars and one to one helping them land their next jobs and become better leaders, presenters and business partners. Before that I spent 25 years in accountancy climbing the career ladder from Payments Clerk to FD. I’m a CIMA Fellow, Certified Professional Coach and Team Coach Facilitator.