Priority management cannot be done optimally without adopting a strategic posture.

Indeed, it is easy to get carried away by events and our moods, moving from one task to another, without creating all the value that can be delivered when priorities are well thought- out and ordered.

Therefore, the purpose of this first section is to clarify the basics of strategic thinking, before moving on to the principles of priority management in the next section and those of planning thereafter.

To learn more about strategic thinking, we invite you to read the ‘Strategic thinking’ course from which this introduction is derived.

Let’s start with the common pitfalls when it comes to determining the order in which to accomplish your tasks. Do you recognize some of your natural inclinations?