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"Which of the other highest priority projects should I deprioritize to work on this" or "If you had to rank these 5 highest priority projects from 1-5, what w
by fred_is_fred 6y ago
"Which of the other highest priority projects should I deprioritize to work on this"
or
"If you had to rank these 5 highest priority projects from 1-5, what would that list look like"?
Managers like this need to have it shown to them in black in white that you are at capacity. Once you push back, I suspect you will have better luck.
- sulam 6y agoI take things one step further. "My assessment of the priority is A, B, C. I only have time to work on A, B. I am going to let TPTB know that I am focused on these, and that C isn't getting my time. Let me know if you disagree with my prioritization, but otherwise, this is how I plan to manage the situation."
- fred_is_fred 6y agoThat's another great approach. In almost every case this has happened to me simply pointing out that you cannot have everything as top priority caused the manager to reassess.
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- sokoloff 6y ago> "If you had to rank these 5 highest priority projects from 1-5, what would that list look like"? 1, 1, 1, 1, and (a token) 2.