Glosbe uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Log in. English English. Stem Match all exact any words. The African continent is reeling under this scourge and continues to redirect scarce resources amid competing priorities. Governments are typically caught between competing priorities. In implementing the OPs, Member State authorities face competing priorities.
Adequate resources were required to deal with many competing priorities in the areas of development, peace and security. I have believed in making lists of my tasks daily and marking them based on their importance. This article validates that and is really helpful as well! Prioritizing may not be easy. I realize that I must consider tasks from many angles. Also, these jam-packed reminder resources to help keep us Admin on a roll.
Finding my top 3 for the day is a great idea. I usually try to list them in order by importance, but narrowing it down to three seems a little more manageable. Then when done with those three I can work on the next three.
I like the ABC concept because I already do it, the three breaks it down even more which is what my brain needs! This is an excellent resource! Thanks for the terrific information! I can add items and filter in order of importance as necessary. It is also mentally stimulating to have an on-going list and marking items as complete. Completed items can be hid, but can also be re-accessed if needed. I love the idea of a priority list.
I work for a non-public school for students who are not successful within their own district school and who need a little extra help. There are days that I am super busy, and this is when I employ my priority list. I love being reminded of the simplicity of the above. The longer you have know and follow her practices the more well rounded and strategic you become. I have noticed over the past year I have slowly transitioned away from some of these activities that used to be so ingrained in me.
This article is a good reminder and a good boost to start again and begin with what I know and focus on it. Thank you Joan and team for the eloquent reminder and always coming back and finding new ways to remind us of our best practices and ways to restart them. I love the tips for prioritizing projects and tasks on a Master List. All the information is applicable, practical and very time saving! This is very helpful! I use the A, B, C approach in a slightly different way. The days I get to a green item I feel like doing a celebratory dance!
I will be sharing this with my admin team! I use One Note as a few others have stated. Helps us to go through the week and prioritize everything and gives me a clear list of what I need to get done asap! I loved this! I am the type that needs to know what the end result will be before I can start working and the procrastination can build… this simple question will definitely help me stay on top of my priorities.
Thank you Joan! I love the idea of A, B and C priorities. Exercising assertiveness is also helpful when managing expectations with conflicting priorities. Having multiple people to answer to can be a source of conflict. This is a great article to help with approaches to resolve issues. Great article. The one thing that caught my eye was to make deadlines public information!
This allows everyone to be on the same page. This was a great article! I have always been one to write things down and a to-do list person. They, too, should understand what an A, B, and C priority mean. I have always been a person to write things down and make to-do lists. If it does not affect today it goes lower on the list.
Long-term projects get a slice of time per day, usually during the quietest part of the day. They are done immediately, and if I have to switch between two or more such, I do. Often that is because I need information to complete an item, so, while I wait for that, I move to the next items and so on.
I make sure there are no conflicts, and if there are…yes it happens, precisely how they wish them handled. Conflicts arise, again, because outside or client companies need a switch of schedule, and the juggling begins.
Calendars, expenses, travel and projects. Prioritization and reprioritization are key to any successful assistant! You can start your day out with an entire list of things to accomplish and this list can change in a heartbeat. I like to start each day with a new list. I feel like I have accomplished tasks by checking items off of my list. Loved the article. It addressed some realistic everyday issues.
I have a bad habit while working one thing, I will stop to help someone else. This messes up my priority lists now. At the beginning of the pandemic, I was the only assistant in my dept. I had to use some of these tips in order to get things done. I had to prioritize, saying no to some tasks and delegate it to someone else, and tell staff a deadline date and time. A best practice I use with my Executive is color coding the calendar — this helps me prioritize meetings that may need to be moved or cancelled.
Love the idea of A, B and C priorities. Working for two 2 team leaders can be very demanding. I think that prioritizing tasks is key. The Executive Assistant Best Practices listed are awesome the list is going to help make me more efficient and productive. Awesome Blog! Very helpful article! WOW, this was great information. Especially the tips about priority you task A,B, and C. Learning our leaders are so important.
Who cannot relate to pulling in so many different directions with various leaders? Love this! Great reminder especially when we are getting into the year and trying to keep up with goals. I have been trying to have 3 prioritized tasks to complete each day, but I often allow others emergencies to override my priorities. Still working on it though. Prioritizing is important especially when three Directors feel that everything is a priority! Thankfully, I give deadlines for when documents need to be returned to me.
Everything is tracked in a spreadsheet with colorful conditions making it easier to see the need to follow-up, correct, file, resend, date completes, even the duration of time documents were sent to the office to when they leave for the next destination. I have tried to use the Priority A, B, or C but it has not worked for me — yet.
I use the hierarchy of my office to determine which tasks to give priority. I have been in the support role for 10 years now, and I still feel like no two days are the same.
While I would love to have my day go according to my plan but it never happens. There are conflicting priorities that I must sift through and work on important ones as the day progresses. Reading this post before opening my email that will no doubt be filled with requests from my multiple leaders and their teams made my morning feel so less daunting and allowed me to sip my coffee, take a breath, and get a more focused and confident start to my workday.
I will also take this practice into my personal life because thriving personally helps you thrive in your career. I had never thought of doing a coding system before. That is a tactic I look forward in implementing this year. Great read! We all have ways of getting the job done. Realizing there is no one right way, helps each personality type get the job done. Seeing things and writing them down, make them real and checking that completed box leaves you feeling accomplished for the day.
Still one of the best tools in my aresenal. I am also wanting to implement the weekly status update to let my executives know where I am in completing their items. This not only helps me to organize my projects but allows them to know where in the process I am in completing them. I like the idea of the Top 5 priorities.
I would love to figure out how to stop those from changing mid-day! I have started using OneNote for tracking my projects and tasks.
I keep a page for weekly, monthly, quarterly, projects, and training. I link all other pages to my weekly tasks list. I use a Red, Yellow, Green system for highlighting the most important tasks for the day, those needed this week, and longer-term tasks. It has really worked nicely for feeling like I am in control of my day while keeping other tasks on my mind so I do not drop the ball on anything. Great information — especially having a master list and prioritizing those items on your list A, B and C.
Great Article! This is a good reminder! Make a list of all your competing priorities preferably in the form of a table paper or electronic. Even though these priorities may seem to be equally important, try to order them based on the impact they might have on accomplishing your goals — ….
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