How to Prioritize Your Work When Your Manager Doesn’t
12 Dec 2022
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Prioritizing work can be frustrating, especially if you work for a hands-off manager or a company that doesn’t give you clear goals. In a world where conflicting and unclear priorities are the norm, how can you learn to prioritize your own work and still feel satisfaction from a job well done?
00:00 Research shows that more than 90% of employees don’t fully understand their company’s strategy. What can you do?
00:45 Step 1: Take ownership
01:12 Step 2: Filter priorities
02:03 Step 3: Determine next steps with an organizing framework
03:20 Step 4: Operationalize and flag priorities in your calendar
Based on the HBR article by Amy Jen Su: https://hbr.org/2017/01/how-to-prioritize-your-work-when-your-manager-doesnt
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