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Written by: OS Consulting Services · Business consultant
A strategy only works when everyone knows what comes first. Three questions help you sharpen your priorities.
Too many priorities means none
Organisations often start ten initiatives at once. People switch between them, nothing gets finished and the strategy loses credibility. Fewer priorities deliver more.
Question 1: what has the most impact?
Estimate for each initiative what it contributes to your most important goal. Be honest: a project that is fun or urgent is not automatically important.
Question 2: what can we really carry?
Look at the capacity of your team. A priority without people and time attached is a wish, not a plan.
Question 3: what do we stop doing?
Choosing also means stopping. Make explicit which projects are paused, so the team has room for what matters.
Make it visible
Share the priorities, the reason behind them and how you measure progress. Review them every quarter.
