How to deal with your top priorities

Setting goals Decide how important each task is by putting them in order of how important you think they are. To reach your goals, do the tasks on your 11th in the order. It looks easy, but it’s not. Because you’ll be a manager, you’ll have a hard time setting priorities and keeping to a deal with yourself that you make. Here are a few important tips to help you make a priority list and make it work.

1. The first thing to do is to deal with management problems first.

Give the most important thing on your list the top spot, and you won’t be very good as a manager. It could be very difficult for you to do your job if you have a personal disagreement with your boss or your personal assistant. Face these problems right away, get them out in the open, and come up with solutions quickly.

2. Group your priorities in a meaningful way.

It is sometimes possible to put your daily goals first and save both time and money. For example, if you put off an inspection, you might be able to get a few more things done during that one trip. Sensible planning pays off in the long run.

3. Do it or take it away.

Don’t let something bother you. Tasks on your priority list should be done as soon as possible, or they should be taken off the list. It’s not going to happen if you don’t. Is it not important enough to get rid of? Make room for something else.

4. Refrain from cutting and changing.

Changing your priorities all the time will not get you anywhere. Start something, then switch to something else. You will soon lose your motivation. Tasks that are at the top of your list should be done. ‘Dig right in on what’s most important.’

5. When it’s necessary, change the order of things.

When a task is so hard that there isn’t an immediate solution, you might need to spend more time thinking about what else might work. When you don’t want to forget about something, move it down the list.

6. Follow up on what you want to do.

Check every day to see if your priorities and tasks have in fact worked out as planned. The only way to get rid of something from your to-do list is if you are satisfied or meet the first requirement.

7.  Take on the difficult tasks head-on.

Putting a high-priority task down because you’re afraid to do it is not a good reason.

8. All visual information should be shared.

If one of the tasks on your to-do list requires communication in the workplace or office, for example, it should get extra attention. Delaying this could make things even worse.

9. Treat your office as if it were a surgery room.

Surgeons don’t get interrupted because they have to pay attention to the job at hand in case. It’s the same if you would like to reach your goals. Think about when you’re in “surge” and can’t be interrupted with phone calls or meetings or even a pen drop. You can’t even write with your pen down at these times. During this time, only do the things that are most important.

10. Accept that you will always have a priority list

let your priorities decide when you work. Don’t let your schedule decide what you should do.