Prioritize the Urgent, Squeaky Wheel and Someday

Cathi Hight, Hight Performance Group

How do you prioritize when everything feels important? Do you have more to do than the time to get it done? How can I be more productive without sacrificing my sanity, health and my personal time?

Trying to balance multiple projects and demands from coworkers and members can seem impossible. Every task feels Urgent and there are constant “fires” at work that make it difficult to get things done. And trying to work on new ideas, your goals and other things that are “Important and Not Urgent” stay on the backburner in the meanwhile.

There are only so many hours in a day and work week, so how can you prioritize and get the right things done including those you deem as equally important, without working killer hours and sacrificing everything else. If you’re like most people, you’ve tried different methods for creating and managing a To Do List, but still haven’t the “perfect” one that seems to work for you. How do other professionals make prioritizing decisions and juggle multiple priorities and requestors?

Learning Objectives:

• Discover prioritizing techniques and how to work on the right tasks at the right time.
• Review different types of To Do Lists and how to choose the right one for you.
• Explore strategies to manage multiple priorities, meet expectations and optimize our productivity

About the Speaker

Cathi helps develop high performing teams, effective leaders, and sustainable organizations. She has more than 25 years’ experience in the association industry and is passionate about helping member-based organizations evolve and thrive. Considered as a Membership Guru, Cathi is the developer of The Member Retention Kit and A New Approach to Tiered Membership. She helps associations meet the changing expectations of members and effectively communicate the value of membership.