Navigating Work Overload: Strategies for Prioritization and Success

When I first started this job, I was able to do all of the work in a given day and occasionally have a little bit of overtime. But as we’ve gone along, work has continued to grow and grow and grow without additional resources. I’ve done everything I can to create greater efficiencies so that it can work smarter and faster, but there’s still a delta. One of the consequences is I’m getting less and less excited about coming to work, and that’s not like me. I also want to do a good job for you, and I’m wired to be successful, and I’m just not set up for success right now. I’d like to suggest a weekly prioritization. Look at all the things I’m working on, and let’s at least make sure that I’m doing well the things that are most important to the team. And we’re also going to have to make some choices and make sure that there are some things that are least important that can fall off if the time is just gone. Because what we can’t do is do everything and do it well. I’m also curious, how do you see it? Is there something I’m missing here? Ask. Listen. Do you have any other ideas that might be able to work?