Worksheet for Setting Effective Priorities INSTRUCTIONS Use this worksheet to set effective priorities for your unit, employees, and yourself. Use a separate worksheet for each priority or set of priorities. 1. Write down the priority and indicate who it is for (e.g., your unit, a team member, or yourself). 2. Review your priority using the criteria below. a) Does it have the right level of challenge? Is it a stretch, but not overwhelming? If not, how can you increase or decrease the level of challenge? b) Do you have the resources (e.g., budget, staff, skills, time) necessary for reaching the priority? If not, how can you either adapt the priority or acquire additional resources? c) Is the priority balanced with others you are setting? Do you have a mix of quantitative and qualitative priorities? 3) If necessary, revise your priority and rewrite it here. Page 1 of 1 © 2018 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Harvard Business School Publishing is an affiliate of Harvard Business School.
