Intangible Returns

How strict prioritization processes cause malaise, and why you should take gut instinct more seriously in your planning process.

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It’s Monday morning.

Your calendar notifies you that Monthly Planning is starting now, so you fire up Zoom, and next thing you know you’re staring down a big list of ideas in a spreadsheet with your team.

The problem is simple: prioritize the list, so you can pick the best things to do next. But, how? This is one of the most important and challenging decisions every manager faces. 

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