Ever felt that overwhelming sense that there’s just not enough time to do your job? And that everything is suddenly urgent?
How did we get here and how can we stop the urgent work loop?
Tips from Dermot Crowley:
Six dials you can tweak to manage urgency: Time, Quality, Scope, Resources, Budget, and Risk.
How to plan ahead to avoid urgency:
- Daily: 10 minutes each workday morning to get focused
- Weekly: 45 minutes once per week to get organised for the coming week
- Monthly: 1 hour at the start of each month to step back and get some perspective
