Discussion Post
A. Think about a time when you had far too many things you needed to do and it felt like more and more was being asked of you without regard to your already busy schedule. How did you know what items were important and where to focus your attention? Reflecting upon that will help you determine how you manage your time.
B. Read this Learning Resources, especially
a. Drucker, P. F. (1967). How effective executives use their time. Management Review, 56(10), 18.
b. Eisenhower. (2017). Introducing the Eisenhower Matrix.
c. Henry, A. (2012). How to prioritize when everything is important.
C. Reflect on your own method for managing professional and personal priorities.
Post a cohesive response in which you:
A. Summarize a time or circumstance where you had multiple and competing demands on your time. Include responses to the following questions in your summary, along with anything else you think is important and relevant:
a. What were the sources of those demands?
b. What did you do to manage these demands? What criteria did you use to determine which demand was most important?
c. Did you feel like you could say no to some of these demands? Why? Under what kinds of circumstances are you able to say no?
d. Did any of the tasks not get done? Why? Did it matter?
e. What kinds of things do you find can distract you from attending to things that need to get done?
B. Discuss what your reaction and resolution to these competing demands illustrates about your ability to manage priorities.
C. Discuss what your reaction and resolution to these competing demands illustrates about the importance of being able to manage priorities, and the implications if you do not manage priorities.
D. After reviewing this week's Learning Resources, summarize the information that you gained which might have helped you do a better job in the circumstance that you described. Explain how the change might impact you when you approach these types of situations in the future.
The response must include a reference list. One-inch margins, double-space, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.