Week 2 – WHAT Expectations
Lesson 6 Prioritising with the Rule of 3
Did you struggle to limit your expectations to 3? Brian Tracey in his book Eat that Frog tells us that most roles are running at 110 – 130% of their capacity. Data shows that managers
In the last 2 weeks, spent 0% of their time focusing on their top 5 priorities
Spend 23 hours in meetings per week
Have on average 150 tasks on their “to do” list and 42% of them will never get done
The average office worker receives 121 e-mails a day, will spend 28% of their working day in e-mail, and often the reply will involve their manager
Introducing the Rule of 3
We are drowning in a sea of busy and demands, so how do create clarity? The Rule of 3 can be a powerful tool.
Watch the Video
Optional Read the article Get More Done With the Rule of 3
Number of goals vs achieved (with excellence)
Research shows that if you have 11-20 priorities 0 will get achieved. If you have between 4-10 priorities 1-2 will be completed. If you have between 2-3 priorities, 2-3 will get achieved. Often when I get people to narrow their priorities down, this can cause a level of discomfort. Remember priorities are a point in time. They are now. Not forever.
Performance Domains as a Filter
Gallup identified 3 performance domains thar predict job success. Refer to Page 11 of your Black Workbook
Individual Achievement My Work. Responsibilities you need to achieve independently
Team Collaboration My Team. How you partner with other team members to achieve success
Customer Value My Customer. The impact your work has on a customer (customer can be either internal or external)
Activity Return to Page 9 of your Black Workbook.
See if you can attribute each expectation against one of individual contribution, team collaboration, customer value? Looking at your expectations would you change any of them to reflect one of these focus areas?
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