They Just Don't Get It!

of band-aid fixes and having the courage to say no to low-value work. Bottom Line Doing the right things, the right way, is how leaders escape the cycle of firefighting. Prioritization ensures you're investing effort where it matters. Root cause thinking ensures the solutions actually stick. Pulse Check: Are You Creating Impact or Just Activity? • Do the same problems keep coming back, despite repeated "fixes"? • Are quick fixes becoming permanent workarounds instead of true solutions? • Is your team spread thin across too many initiatives, or focused on the few that really move the needle? • Do you have a clear, shared process, like the Impact--Effort Matrix, to decide what gets attention---and what doesn't? Transition: Prioritization only matters if the problems you're solving connect directly to business impact. That's the bridge we'll build next.

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