Quotes About Prioritization

Now we realize that time is our most valuable resource, and every minute we spend in one of these meetings just sitting there is time wasted.

Not managing your time and making excuses are two bad habits. Don't put them both together by claiming you 'don't have the time'.

Because of their success, they find themselves faced with so many opportunities that it takes a conscious effort on their part to keep from heading off in the wrong direction.

I've made much more money by choosing the right things to say no to than by choosing things to say yes to," said restaurateur Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group, and he could have been speaking for others. "I measure it by the money I haven't lost and the quality I haven't sacrificed

trying to avoid here is the rush into planning projects and budgets at the expense of strategic thought

Efficiency, Peter said, is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.

The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as how the money is spent.

My family comes first. Maybe that's what makes me different from other guys.

I give 98 percent of my mental energy to chess. Others give only 2 percent.

I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon.

I would say, stay the hell away from the party scene. Anything you put in front of your goal, and especially something like that, whether it's too much gambling, too much food, too much cold beers on the weekend - anything that you put in front of the prize is going to end up getting in the way and hurting you in the end.

Most companies are not those things. They are focused on the competitor, rather than the customer.

We pay attention to what our competitors do but it's not where we put our energy.

We try not to spend money on things that don't matter to customers. Frugality breeds resourcefulness, self-sufficiency and invention. There are no extra points for headcount, budget size or fixed expense.

When you are in the thick of things, you can get confused by small stuff,

During one memorable meeting, a female employee pointedly asked Bezos when Amazon was going to establish a better work-life balance. He didn't take that well. "The reason we are here is to get stuff done, that is the top priority," he answered bluntly. "That is the DNA of Amazon. If you can't excel and put everything into it, this might not be the place for you.

when given the choice of obsessing over competitors or obsessing over customers, we always obsess over customers

Most companies are not those things. They are focused on the competitor, rather than the customer. They want to work on things that will pay dividends in two or three years, and if they don't work in two or three years they will move on to something else.

I don't care about other kids. Only mine.

It is always us against them. That's what all of life is. We fight wars for that reason. We make decisions every day to protect our own loved ones, even if it means hardships for others. You buy your boy a new pair of cleats for lacrosse. Maybe you could have used that money to save a starving child in Africa. But no, you let that child starve. Us against them. We all do this." "Tripp?

If you want something done, ask nicely. If a subordinate forgets to perform a task, don't take it personally; just remind them nicely. In any organization, everyone has a "to-do" list. While juggling these tasks, some things will inevitably fall through the cracks. When that happens, don't assume that the subordinate is lazy or stupid. Simply re-engage them on the task and, if necessary, emphasize why it's a priority.

Put the welfare of your troops above your own. They eat before you eat; they sleep before you sleep.

Occasionally, give yourself permission to let something fall by the wayside—without feeling guilty!