NECESSARILY ACCOMPLISHMENT LEADERS UNDERSTAND THAT ACTIVITY IS NOT
?? Ruth Dorsainville ??
Best-Selling Author | Strategic DEI & People, Culture Leadership | Engaging Work Cultures | Board Member
Summary of the 21 irrefutable laws by John C. Maxwell:
17. THE LAW OF PRIORITIES: NECESSARILY ACCOMPLISHMENT LEADERS UNDERSTAND THAT ACTIVITY IS NOT
Leaders never advance to a point where they no longer need to prioritize. In setting priorities, use the Pareto Principle: If you concentrate your efforts on the most important 20 percent of activities, you will realize an 80 percent return on your effort.
Also, use the power of the three Rs — requirement, return and reward — to set priorities.
First, what is required of me? Ask: What must I do that nobody else can or should do for
Second, what gives the greatest return? You should spend most of your time working in your areas of greatest strength. If someone else can do a task 80 percent as well as you can, then delegate it.
Third, what brings the greatest reward? This relates to personal satisfaction. Make time for those things in life that you love. That will energize you and keep you passionate.To apply the Law of Priorities, take three steps:
1. Identify something in your life that is working so poorly that you know it will require a major revision in how you do things. Describe how and why it is not working. Can you think outside the box to solve the issue and realign your priorities?
2. If you have never done so before, take the time to write out your answers to the three R questions. Be sure to include family and other responsibilities, not just a career. Ask:
- What is required of me?
- What gives the greatest return?
- What brings the greatest reward?
Create a list of the things you are doing that don't fit solidly into one of the three Rs. Then delegate or eliminate those activities.
3. Carve out specific time on a regular basis to revisit priorities for your area of responsibility.
Help your organization, department, or team to live according to the Law of Priorities.
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Success is in Your DNA,
Ruth Dorsainville