Big Rocks

There is a demonstration you may have seen.

It involves a large, clear glass jug, fist-size Big Rocks, pebbles, sand, and water. The idea is to reveal to the audience the folly of trying to put big, important priorities(the big rocks) into your schedule(the glass jug), AFTER you've used your time attending to smaller, less important issues(pebbles, sand and water). Fill up the jug - your life - with pebbles, sand and water - lesser priorities - and you have no room for your top priorities - your Big Rocks - .

Unless you identify and attend to your larger, more important business priorities first
- your Big Rocks - it is likely that your time, energy, creativity and money will be used up on minor goals or projects.

One client of mine identified his own Big Rocks, in priority:
- Development of his core group of team mates,
- Marketing, which is the lifeblood of business viability,
- Systems and process improvement, and
- Financial management.

Identify and prioritize your own Big Rocks. It works for every organization, every department and every person, and it will help you focus on what YOU need to do each day as a leader.