Framework 2 of 5
Setting business priorities people actually work on
Priorities turns direction into a small number of things that matter most, in a clear order, so people know what comes first.
Signs you may need it
- Everything feels like a priority, so nothing really is.
- The urgent keeps winning over the important.
- People don't know what the business priorities mean for their own work.
- Management rarely gets time to step back and work on the business.
- The Health Check found more to fix than you can fix at once.
The questions it answers
- Focus
- Which few things matter most over the next 12 months?
- Sequence
- What should be addressed first, and what can wait?
- Ownership
- Who is accountable for each priority?
- Measurement
- How will we know it has improved?
- Translation
- Does everyone understand what the priorities mean for their work?
Where it fits
- Draws on
- Direction, and the Health Check's register of every improvement opportunity, alongside the priorities you chose.
- Feeds into
- Operating Rhythm, which keeps the priorities moving. Priorities about structure or accountability go to Organisation Effectiveness.
