March 2024 Prioritization

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MARCH 2024 NEWSLETTER

March 12, 2024

Prioritization

LAYING THE FOUNDATION

You may create order out of chaos, lessen stress, and move toward a successful outcome with effective prioritization.

This issue aims to help you take a step back and set the stage for a successful prioritization process by outlining five crucial factors that are backed by a wealth of LinkedIn Learning courses. Your journey to begin prioritizing will be guided by these factors as well as the methods of prioritization. 

PRIORITIZATION IS…

Setting priorities is a crucial ability that will help you maximize both your personal and your team's productivity. It's especially crucial when time is tight since it frees you and your team up to focus on more crucial duties that may wait until later or be discreetly abandoned. It's also a talent that you need to master in order to clear your mind and make room for the things that are truly important.  

PRIORITIZATION METHODS…

Prioritization methods are a method of evaluating the numerous choices that might be made with relation to a specific feature or concept. For more thought, there are several next to the sections. To view them, click on the links below. 

1. AWARENESS

The first thing to think about is awareness! How about setting priorities for your day? Make it a regular practice to concentrate on using your time wisely and effectively to accomplish the things that really matter. 

Awareness and Focus will allow you to prioritize what is essential, so slow down, take stock and become aware of what's important. There are three questions to ask about your to-do list every single day: How urgent is something?; What good shall it do to have it done today? and; Is it a top priority today? 

We also need to be aware of the “why” behind the strategy. Why are we doing it? What is the end goal? Why is it important? Repeatedly asking why will determine product scope. When you can't come up with why. It might be time to drop the Ball in order to achieve more by doing less. 

2. PRODUCTIVITY 

Secondly, consider actionable results! Make a list, map it out in your calendar and celebrate small milestones.

Have you thought about taking a clarity day? The importance of clarity for greater productivity is not to be overlooked. Here is how: Schedule it in advance, block out appointments, align with your tasks, and find a location for focus. You'll find that this will give you time to differentiate between good and bad requirements and take back control of productivity to cope with overwhelm. 

Take small incremental steps to further along your productivity, this will create a routine that will become a habit. Small wins create momentum, allowing you to stay on track, and give you confidence. 

3. COLLABORATION

Third, collaboration can be a wonderful learning experience! Be clear about your goals by having an essential intent that is inspirational and concrete. 

Oftentimes we should say no to nonessential tasks and reserve YES for those that really matter. However, decision-making in high-stress situations are often difficult in a collaborative group, but it is essential to separate the task from the relationship. 

What is the collaborative process? Who does it involve?  Being a team player and allowing for different ideas can elevate your project. It is also worth remembering that delegation can save time, and engaging your expert stakeholders can not only save the project money but offer an "out of the box" thinking by diversifying perspectives. 

4. MOTIVATION 

Fourthly, motivation can be the most powerful tool! It could be the greatest asset.

Motivating a team to position their prioritization reasoning in terms of how to develop a shared vision everyone can be in line with, creates a unified message for the greater goals of the company.  

Over time your values shape the choices that you make, influencing your priorities. Tapping  into what motivates you and sharing your experiences can make you feel like you are a part of something great! And you are!  

Don't forget to shake up your strategy, match tasks with energy and take short breaks to Keep up your momentum. 

5. MINIMIZATION 

Lastly, let's get rid of the "idea noise"! Prioritization is subtraction, not addition. 

Understanding why everything feels like a priority is the first step to committing to the principles of essentialism, by identifying what is slowing you down and eliminating it. 

As mentioned above Prioritization is subtraction, not addition. This means that we have to be willing to make hard decisions on what to subtract by completely weeding out the ideas that are useless or worthless. 

Create an ordered and ranked backlog to weed out the noise though Forced ranking prioritization. This is an essential step and not an easy one, but necessary to keep your project on track.

These merely make up a small portion of this strategic problem. 

Taking things one step at a time will get you where you need to be, even though there are a lot of other moving parts that need to be considered to ensure your prioritization is effective.  

Well beautiful people, that wraps up this month’s newsletter. Thanks kindly for your time and be on the lookout for my official website as well as next month's newsletter. Until next time, stay healthy my friends!! 

Gratefully, 

Chris Boyd: Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach

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