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Setting priorities
- The first 20% of any task usually accounts for 80% of the value of that task.
- Once you begin working on that task, the first 20% of the time that you spend planning and organizing the resources necessary to achieve the task usually accounts for 80% of your success.
In setting priorities, always focus on the first 20% of the task. Get on with it and get it done. The next 80% will tend to flow smoothly once the first 20% is complete.
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“We must give a lot of thought to the future, because that is where we are going to spend the rest of our lives.”
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Forget about the small things…
While setting priorities, never give in to the temptation to clear up small things first.
Don’t allow yourself to get bogged down in low-priority activities.
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5 key questions for setting priorities
- Why am I on the payroll? Ask yourself if what you are doing right now is the most important thing that you have been hired to do.
- What are my highest value activities?
- What are my key result areas? What are the specific results that you have to get in ord...
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