OXFORD DICTIONARY

There are two types of unnecessary urgency

1. Fake urgency - self inflicted or external influencer
2. Avoidable urgency - something could’ve been avoided and wasn’t - created based on procastination or by poor time management

Both can kill a planned workday. Save urgenc...

• Always act in ways that maximize benefit – and minimize harm
• Create a Plan of action
• Working in a way that makes team members lives easier
• Measure twice and cut once - strive to do things right the first time
• Prioritize by importance
• Minimize procas...

Manage urgency by balancing the following, tune each dials based on the situations

1. Time
2. Scope
3. Quality
4. Bring in more resources
5. Use budget to outsource things
6. Risk - reduce risk by cutting

Implement a proactive system to manage your work effectively and boost productivity. when requesting work, state the deadline, and make sure your team does the same. Stay organized and manage activity by time

For external urgency, try to be responsive and not reactive.

When there is urgency,

1. Pause your work
2. Acknowledge the task
3. Evaluate
4. Prioritize & decide on course of action

Ask why the issue’s urgent – or whether it’s really urgent at all. If...

Right amount of urgency is needed in order to get things done quickly or to drive progress. But too much urgency can lead to destruction of team's morale and productivity and Too little can induce lethargy or stagnation.