Chapter 7 Prioritize and Execute Flashcards
Chapter 7 Prioritize and Execute p149-160
Combat Operation of Prioritize and Execute
BTF occupied a building enemy territory, upon leaving IED discovered and Seal falls through roof on the other side of a heavy iron gate. Must prioritize objectives, shooters in defensive posture, head count, breach door, the recover seal who fell.
Chapter 7 Prioritize and Execute p161
How should a leader handle a situation confronted with multiple problems, each demanding attention?
Leader must remain calm, and make best decision to do this utilize prioritize and execute. Verbalize Relax, look around, make a call.
Chapter 7 Prioritize and Execute p161
Even very competent leaders can be overwhelmed if they try to tackle multiple problems simultaneously. The team will likely fail at them all. What should a leader in that situation do to avoid that fate?
leaders must determine the highest priority task and execute. When overwhelmed, fall back upon this principle: Prioritize and Execute.
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What is a particularly effective means to help Prioritize and Execute in the business world?
Is to stay a least a step or two ahead of real time problems through careful contingency planning. A leader can anticipate likely challenges that could arise during execution and map out an effective response to those challenges before they happen.
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What does staying ahead of the curve do for the leader and his team?
It prevents the leader from being over whelmed when pressure is applied enabling greater decisiveness. If the team has been briefed and understands what actions to take they can rapidly execute when the problem arise even without specific direction.
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When confronted with the enormity of operational plans it becomes easy to get lost in the intricate microterrain w/i those plans. What is it good for leaders in the sort of situation to do ?
Step back, pull themselves off the firing line, and maintain the strategic picture. This is essential to help correctly prioritize for the team. With this perspective it becomes far easier to determine the highest priority effort and focus all energies toward its execution.
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When priorities shift and change what is important for leaders to do?
They must communicate that shift up and down the chain of command. Teams must be wary to avoid target fixation on a single issue. The team must maintain the ability to quickly reprioritize efforts and rapidly adapt.
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To implement prioritize and execute in any business, team, or organization, a leader must: (7)
- evaluate the highest priority problem
- layout in simple, clear, and concisely terms the top priority effort for the team
- develop/determine a solution, seek input from key leaders and team
- direct execution of solution, focusing efforts/resources toward this priority task.
- move to next highest priority problem, repeat
- when priorities shift w/i team, pass situational awareness up and down chain of command
- dont let focus on one priority cause target fixation. Maintain the ability to see other problems developing.
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Business application of prioritize and execute
CEO’s company was hurting had grand plans that covered multiple areas, but the most important area had not been clearly identified and the plan spread the company too thin. Scaled down the plan to the one main issue tackled that and moved on to issue two.etc
Chapter 7 Prioritize and Execute p158
When on the roof with a team member fallen through to the street below. Leif recognized that he could (nor could any commander) handle an array of challenges simultaneously without being overwhelmed. That risked failing at them all.
- he had to remained calm,
- step back from the immediate emotional reaction,
- determine the greatest priority for the team
- Rapidly direct the team to attack that priority
- then once progress was being made with the first priority, determine the next priority
- focus the team there, and determine the next
- He could not allow himself to be overwhelmed
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What is Prioritize and Execute all about?
Relax, look around, make the call
Chapter 7 Prioritize and Execute p158
In seal training Leif had learned how to make critical decisions under pressure. What was the process?
Amid the noise, mayhem, and uncertain outcome they practiced
- the ability to remain calm
- step back from the situation mentally
- assess the situation the scenario
- decide what had to be done
- make the call
aka prioritize and execute
