Determination includes defining terms (e.g., priority, urgency, importance) and considering
- deadlines
- consequences of decisions
- resources
- limitations (e.g., manpower).
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why do some people seem to live continually in crisis mode?
- What does it mean to be proactive?
- How can a person facing several deadlines and crises become more proactive?
- Why are values important when setting priorities? Whose values must be considered?
- What happens when there is a conflict of tasks or responsibilities? How should priorities be determined?
- When prioritizing an agenda, is it possible that some items might need to be removed from the agenda? If so, why?