Do you know your top priorities at work? How well doo you honor these goals? These are the tasks that will define your success in your job. Sometimes these priorities are the things you never get around to performing due to distractions and other responsibilities.
In this episode of our Productivity Tips For Leaders series, we talk about the importance of clearly defining these goals. You’ll also learn how you can avoid some of the low priority tasks that can distract you from your top priorities, something that can make you be a better leader.
Ken Okel’s ongoing Productivity at Work video series is designed to make you more effective on the job. Every week, you’ll learn a new, easy to understand tip that you can use right away.
What Productivity Questions Does This Video Answer?
- How can get more done at work?
- How do prevent distractions at work?
- What can I do to become more successful in my job?
- How can I focus more on my goals?
Video Transcript
Do you spend enough time doing the important things? How much time are you spending on your top five priorities on the job? Identify those priorities and then consider, over a week or two, how much time you actually spending on them.
My guess is they’re often getting pushed to the side by little emergencies or other things that are coming up or tasks that you have to do but they’re not your top five priorities.
Remember those top five? Those are the things that you’re judged on and they move the needle in your job. So you want to focus on them as much as possible.
See if those other tasks, do you really need to be doing them? Can you delegate them, perhaps to other people or is there some sort of automation that could take care of them.
Honor those top five task as much as you can. Suddenly your productivity may improve
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About Ken Okel
Ken Okel works with leaders and organizations to boost productivity, performance, and profits. At conferences, conventions, and company meetings, he engages audiences with new ways to maximize their time at work. To see a sample of his keynote and workshop presentations, visit: https://www.kenokel.com/videos/
