jonathan@researchcomputingteams.org
This resource first appeared in issue #104 on 11 Dec 2021 and has tags Becoming A Manager: Other, Strategy: Prioritization
Your Calendar = Your Priorities - John Cutler
Cutler points out that our scarcest resource is time. There’s a saying in policy circles “Show me your budget and I’ll tell you what your priorities/values are”; in research computing managerial work, where our budget is typically pretty constrained, it’s our time which reflects our implicit priorities. Those implicit priorities may not be what they should be! Looking at your calendar (and making sure your calendar reflects what you actually do - e.g. blocking off time for working on things) is one of the most powerful tools you have to make sure your effort is being focussed where it should be.
